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The document provides guidance on creating resumes and CVs, outlining their purpose in demonstrating qualifications for employment opportunities. It describes the key components of resumes and CVs, such as work experience, education, skills, and accomplishments. Tips are included for tailoring resumes and CVs to specific positions and ensuring they highlight the qualifications being sought by employers.

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2 Resume Preparation

The document provides guidance on creating resumes and CVs, outlining their purpose in demonstrating qualifications for employment opportunities. It describes the key components of resumes and CVs, such as work experience, education, skills, and accomplishments. Tips are included for tailoring resumes and CVs to specific positions and ensuring they highlight the qualifications being sought by employers.

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RESUME PREPARATION

What Is a Resume?
 A resume or résumé (both spelling variants correct) is a document
you create to outline your work history, educational background,
skills, and accomplishments.

 A resume is a formal document that provides an overview of your


professional qualifications, including your relevant work experience,
skills, education, and notable accomplishments. Usually paired with
a cover letter, a resume helps you demonstrate your abilities and
convince employers you’re qualified and hireable.
Curriculum Vitae (CV) is Latin for "course of life." In contrast, resume is
French for "summary." Both CVs & Resumes:

 Are tailored for the specific job/company you are applying to


 Should represent you as the best qualified candidate
 Are used to get you an interview
 Do not usually include personal interests
• Resume • CV
• Emphasize skills • Emphasizes academic
accomplishments
• Used when applying for a position
• used when applying for positions in
in industry, non-profit, and public
academia, fellowships and grants
sector
• Length depends upon experience
• Is no longer than 2 pages, with an and includes a complete list of
additional page for publications publications, posters, and
and/or poster presentations if presentations
highly relevant to the job • Always begins with education and
• After 1 year of industry experience, can include name of advisor and
lead with work experience and dissertation title or summary (see
place education section at the or examples). Also used for
merit/tenure review and sabbatical
near the end, depending upon
leave
qualifications
Essential Components of every resume and CV

 Relevant Experience
 Job Title, company name, dates of experience, describe job, duties,
significant accomplishments and contributions. You can include
volunteer or leadership and research experience related to your
objective as well. Experiences should be listed in reverse chronological
order.
 Education
 Name of school, degree earned, major and minor, expected
graduation date, and sometimes GWA (depends on field and
employer). GWA is not included on CV's.
 Contact Information
 Full name, address, best phone number and email to reach you, web
address (e.g. your LinkedIn or online portfolio) you would like employers
to use to contact you.
Optional Components that can be included
on a resume or CV.
 Objective
 Qualifications/Skills
 Group/Class Project/Relevant Coursework
 Honors and Awards
 Travel
 Research/Publications/Presentations/Posters
 Relevant Volunteer and Community Activities/Leadership/Academic
Service
 Certifications/Licenses/Patents
 Professional Affiliations
 References
General Guidelines:
 Resumes are typically one page for students and recent graduates, or two
pages if you have extensive work history. For master's and Ph.D. students
and postdocs, you may have a three-page resume with academic
accomplishments such as publications, presentations, awards and grants.
Consider not including more than 10+ years of experience on your resume
unless the experience is highly relevant.
 Proofread! No typos, spelling or grammatical errors.
 Tailor content to each job or application. This means you'll have multiple
versions of your resume or CV, and you may end up featuring different skills
or experiences based on what you're applying to.
 List information in reverse chronological order, with most recent first.
 Be selective about what you include and organize information logically.
 Use consistent verb tense. If you choose to use present tense, be sure it's
only used to describe currently held positions or activities.
Final preparation for submitting your resume
or CV:
 Review the job or position description one more time to make sure that your
resume/CV addresses the desired qualifications, key words and
transferrable skills.
 Job descriptions typically go offline after the closing date. Make sure you
save the description for interview preparation and future reference.
 Before you upload your resume/CV to a website or send it via email, make
sure to use an appropriate filename. We suggest using a combination of
your last name, company or position title and date
 Follow all application directions carefully and include all supplemental
information (e.g. cover letter, references, writing samples, etc.).
A cover letter is an important tool to use when applying for a job because
it:

 Introduces you to the prospective employer


 Highlights your enthusiasm for the position
 Describes your specific skills and qualifications for the job or internship,
and clearly explains why you are a good fit
 Confirms your availability to start a new position
Cover Letter Format and Content Description
Creating a Reference List for a Potential Job
 References are generally requested and checked after a successful interview and
just before offering you a position. Often a potential employer will request a list of
3-5 people you have worked with as references. References can serve as a final
confirmation of your skills, abilities and verification of positive on-the-job
performance.
 References can be individuals who know your work style, can attest to your
performance, time management, punctuality, professionalism on the job and
ability to do the work.
 References might include current or former supervisors, faculty mentors, campus
staff or advisers, coaches or anyone in a professional position who can speak
about your character, skills and work ethic.

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