Important Points about a CV
- Audience: academics in your field of study
- Length: highly flexible
- Focus: represents your academic achievements and your scholarly potential
- Essential: list of publications, presentations, teaching experience, education, honours, and grants
- Extraneous: activities unrelated to academic pursuits
- List of References: include at least 3 references on the CV
- Goal: present a full history of your academic credentials—teaching, research, awards and services
Common Sections in a CV
- Personal Information: contact information in a letterhead look, including name, address, email, phone
- Education: postgraduate, graduate, undergraduate: Degree titles; names of institutions including city, province and country if applying out of the country.
- Dissertation or thesis titles: include names of advisors and committee members
- Awards, Fellowships, Scholarships, Grants: including name
- Teaching Experience: course titles, institution and dates; include teaching evaluations
- Research Experience: type and description
- Publications: titles of articles, names and dates of publication
- Presentations: name of conference or event; title of presentation; dates; locations
- Other Relevant Experience: non-academic relevant experience such as administrative experience
- Special Skills: might include languages, computers, administrative and technical skills
- Professional Affiliations: memberships, including committee work
- References: Include at least 3 references