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Writing your "CV" or "Resumé"

  Eventually, in years to come, you will have to decide between a "resumé" and a "curriculum vitae" ("CV"). 96% of high school graduates do a resumé, but that 4% who go into academic pursuits or become scientists or engineers do a CV. A resumé is mandatorily a one-pager and is generally submitted with a job application, but the CV can run on and on and on because a CV-writer is expected to include ALL one's life of publications - books, journal articles, speeches, etc.

  I might suggest that you ask any one of your professors for his or her CV (and call it a "CV" - they will know what you are talking about). I would suggest that you ask a professor in a discipline into which you see yourself someday going.

  A CV can be built up in a permanent, though evolving, computer file. It is a very simple matter to do a little surgery on it to get it down to one page "resumé" by merely stating that you have X number of journal articles, Y number of invited speeches, etc. Thus many future pages can be shortened to a couple of lines, if need be. SO START OUT WRITING A "CV". Fill out as much of the outline below as possible AND keep it in a "CV" file in your computer.

---My Curriculum vitae---[Current date]----

Full name and Social Security Number / Birthdate/year Current address, phone number, email address at which I can be reached currently.

Until you have a home and institution of your own, put down your parents' address/phone as an altenate contact point.

Your current occupation (student, garbage collector, whatever)

Your goal (Doctor of and professor of pediatrics)

Your educational history (most recent first)

Your employment history (with dates)

• Checkout girl at Wal-Mart
• Hospital aide
• Ambulance driver
• Peace Corps in Mali, West Africa (thus a "veteran")

A history of your responsibilities (most recent last)

• Kindergarten treasurer
• Girls' baseball team batgirl
• High School Senior Class President
• Garden Club President
• City Planning Commission Member
  (although these may have little to do with your intended job, they do tell the employer that other people hold you in esteem - and that is a very important recommendation!)

Honors

• Junior Honor Society, high school
• 11 times Deans List, college
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Elected to Outstanding Young Women of America this year

Publications

• Patent: Antigravitron 2003
• Invited Papers: Commencement speaker at alma mater
• Papers reviewed and accepted by your scientific peers and experts
  • Your ASM posters
• Other papers not reviewed
  • Your state level ASM posters and talks (all applicants are accepted)

Extracurricular Activities (these are important as they reveal your well-roundedness)

• Skiing, swimming, SCUBA
• Play the cello at concert level
• Like reading about and participating in investing

The inner "me":

• Generally frivolously wafting aimlessly in a daze, or driven by a need to help others and save lives.

Recommendations can be obtained from the following person(s) (including addresses).

• Albin Erstein / Institute for Advanced Studies / Ralston University / Purina, MO

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