1. Academic CV
Lecture 15: ALES 204
Dr. Jessica Laccetti

2. Outline
 What career suits your personality?
 CV or Résumé?
 Key Headings
 Examples
 Job Search
 Example Academic CVs
 Creative Ideas

3. About You!
 Take the online Jung & Briggs Myers personality test
 It will highlight occupations matched to that personality
 Add a comment on the blog about the test and whether you
agree/disagree with it & note it’s use value (in your opinion)
 http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

4. What is a résumé?
A résumé is a brief document that
summarizes your
education, employment history, and
experiences that are relevant to your
qualifications for a particular job for
which you are applying.

5. What is the purpose of a résumé?
The purpose of a résumé is to get an interview.
Research has shown than it takes an
average of ten (10) interviews to
receive one (1) job offer, so your
résumé needs to be persuasive and
perfect. Given this, your résumé must
be user-centered and persuasive.

6. Main Difference
A résumé is a simpler document
while the CV is expected to
thoroughly outline your education
and your professional history (think
jobs, volunteer
work, publications, presentations
etc...).

7. CV or Résumé
CV: A presentation of credentials for a
research/teaching position in a
university, a research institute, or
company with R&D requirements.
Résumé: (two pages max.) is prepared
for employers outside the academic and
research environment
Information from the University of Waterloo's Career Se

9. What makes a CV persuasive?
Persuasiveness is directly related to usability.

10. Key Headings
 Name  Presentations
 Address/Telephone/Email  Awards/Scholarships
 Citizenship  Professional Affiliations
 Research and/or  Volunteer Work
Professional Interests
 Languages
 Education/Professional
Training/Certifications  Hobbies
 Employment
 Publications

11. Key Headings for Academic
CVs
 Publications
 Descriptions of Research
 Details of Funding Awarded

12. Academic CV Structure
 Personal details - your name as the document title
with contact details beneath.
 Education and prizes - in reverse chronological
order. Focus on higher education (GCSEs are no
longer relevant and front-page space is precious).
Include awards and scholarships. Include the name
of your doctoral supervisor and funding body.
 Research interests - a brief outline of past, present
and future. see the section on statement of
research interest

13. Academic CV Structure
 Research experience - also in reverse chronological order
 focus on higher education
 aims
 achievements
 relevant techniques
 responsibilities.
 Funding - awards for research projects or to attend meetings or
conferences, prizes.

14. Academic CV Structure
 Teaching - include student
demonstrating, supervision, lecturing, seminar
leading, assessment, (again in reverse chronological
order).
 Administrative experience - eg course
organisation, committee membership, highlighting
any positions of responsibility.
 Skills - specialist/technical, IT, languages, plus any skills
required for the job.
 Professional qualifications - membership of learned

15. Academic CV Structure
 Training and development undertaken - eg teaching and
learning qualifications, specialist research or analytical
techniques, skills development (for example, presentations, time
management, academic writing, research supervision).
 Publications - listing most recent first. Include journal articles, books
or chapters of books, reports and patents.
 Attendance at conferences and seminars - highlighting any
invitations to present. Always list the most recent first.
 References - details of two or three referees (usually at least two
academic) who have given permission to be included.

16. Contact Information
 name, address, telephone number and email
 BUT use a professional e-mail address:
 death_metal_kitty@hotmilk.com
 demented_bovine@gnumail.com
 so_kiss_me@hotmilk.com
 platypus_mcdandruff@gnumail.com
 busty-beth@gnumail.com
 flockynockyhillipilification@gnumail.com
 virgin_on_the_ridiculous@hotmilk.com
 yourmywifenowgraham@gnumail.com
 original_madcow_jane@gnumail.com
 circle-of-despair@gnumail.com
 rage_against_the_trolley_fish@mail.com
 sexylikewoaaaah@hotmilk.com

17. Work Experience
 Use action words such as developed, planned and
organised
 Even work in a shop, bar or restaurant will involve working in
a team, providing a quality service to customers, and
dealing tactfully with complaints
 Try to relate the skills to the job. A finance job will involve
numeracy, analytical and problem solving skills so focus on
these whereas for a marketing role you would place a bit
more more emphasis on persuading and negotiating skills

19. Work Experience
 "All of my work experiences have involved working
within a team-based culture. This involved
planning, organisation, co-ordination and
commitment e.g., in retail, this ensured daily sales
targets were met, a fair distribution of tasks and
effective communication amongst all staff
members."

20. Good CVs
 targeted on the specific job or career area for
which you are applying and brings out the
relevant skills you have to offer
 carefully and clearly laid out: logically
ordered, easy to read and not cramped
 informative but concise
 accurate in content, spelling and grammar
 if you mention attention to detail as a skill, make
sure your spelling and grammar is perfect!

21. Targeted to Specific
Employer
 It is very important to do some research:
 Look on:
 Company website
 Job advertisement
 Any publications about the company (magazine
articles, etc.)

22. Targeted
 What is the essential criteria
 Sprinkle these words throughout your
cv
 Most organisations use software to scan
cvs for these key elements

23. Activity
 Look for a job that you might like to do now or in
the future
 Read the ad. and note the required and
desirable criteria
 Share, with the person next to you, how you
would tailor your experience to match up with
ONE of the required skills
 10 minutes

24. Academic CV
 KAUSTAV MAJUMDER

25. Academic CV
 Dr. Jessica Laccetti

26. Slide from Jesse Dee on slideshar

27. Creative CVs

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30. Slide from Jesse Dee on slideshare.