Is your CV holding you back?
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representing your track record to a selection committee: a workshop for early career researchers on preparing an academic CV.
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Is your CV holding you back?
- 1. Is your CV holding you back? representing your track record to a selection committee Photo: César Santiago Molina Greg Downey Department of Anthropology
- 2. CV is visual communication 2 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE prepare document that is scannable. 90 second sample. highlights clear. scale clear. Eye by João Marcelo Ribeiro from the Noun Project
- 3. Five ‘C’s of CVs Clear, Concise, Complete, Consistent, Current
- 4. CV responds to priorities 4 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE selection criteria (separate document) CV is not the place to fight for individuality. CV is not the place to tell stories. Public domain graphic.
- 5. CV responds to priorities 5 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE principle is that the most competitive items are earliest. academic positions, publications (peer reviewed first), grants, invited lectures… teaching. Job cover letter is different… Public domain graphic.
- 6. CV shows professional acumen 6 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE know the relevant categories. do not confuse categories. come clean (don’t obfuscate). Document by DesignNex from the Noun Project
- 7. CV shows professional acumen 7 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE In Australia, HERDC* categories. A1, B1, C1, E1, for purposes of ERA. Reverse chronological order (reasons). Document by DesignNex from the Noun Project Publication categories * Higher Education Research Data Collection.
- 8. CV shows professional acumen 8 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Clear distinction between published, in press (accepted) & in preparation (DO NOT confuse). Descending order of importance (A1s, ed volumes, C1s, B1s, E1s, others… non-refereed last). List by Thomas Helbig from the Noun Project Publication categories
- 9. Formatting General rule is: Scannable, Consistent….
- 10. Formatting advice 10 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Minimal personal info (contact info). Don’t do too much emphasising. Don’t just edit on screen. Text Indent by Thomas Helbig from the Noun Project
- 11. Formatting advice 11 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Order: education, professional positions, publishing, grants/honours, invited talks, conferences, teaching, admin… Employment is only continuing or contract positions. (Tutoring is under ‘teaching.’) Order Ascending by Thomas Helbig from the Noun Project
- 12. Formatting advice 12 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Don’t include ‘guest lectures’ when you’re tutoring (looks like padding). Invited talks are only at other institutions (also where $ involved). Grants tend to include $ amount. Price Quote by Roy Milton from the Noun Project
- 13. Formatting advice 13 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Avoid institution-specific language & coding (e.g. unit numbers). Do put page numbers & name on each page! (Year is also useful.) Don’t need ‘CV’ on top. text format by Thomas Helbig from the Noun Project
- 14. Formatting advice 14 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Submit as a pdf if electronic to prevent formatting meltdown. In general, don’t over- format. (Online CVs are a separate issue.) text format by Thomas Helbig from the Noun Project
- 15. Pitfalls Or, ‘Your CV is NOT a resumé!’
- 16. Inconsistency 16 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Inconsistency: quit alert, derails info transfer. One font, uniform formatting (referencing style). Simple formatting (no boxes or columns). Updating easier. Trash Can by Clayton Meador from the Noun Project
- 17. Inconsistency 17 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Lead with the year on left margin (highly visible). Do not right justify. Headings in bold + all caps. Subheadings in bold. Trash Can by Clayton Meador from the Noun Project
- 18. Overstuffing Or, ‘You can say tooooo much.’
- 19. Over-stuffed 19 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE NO verbiage! NO (minimal) ‘duties’! NO paragraphs describing books! NO abstracts! NO biographies! NO ‘objectives’! Overconsumption by Lizzy Gregory from the Noun Project
- 20. Over-stuffed 20 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Drop all (or virtually all) non-academic information. No ‘personal data.’ No bullet points. No italics (except titles of books). No graphics. Overconsumption by Lizzy Gregory from the Noun Project
- 21. Misdirection Trying to hide something inevitably backfires.
- 22. Misdirected 22 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Desire to compensate can distort CV. Signals you don’t understand priorities. Emphasising irrelevant information hurts you. confusion by Kelcey Hurst from the Noun Project
- 23. Misdirected 23 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE In Australia, relevant CV type is always chronological. Skills-based CVs are non-standard. Check with supervisor or senior colleague. confusion by Kelcey Hurst from the Noun Project
- 24. Keeping it current 24 FACULTY OF ARTS I RESEARCH OFFICE Over time, CV becomes bloated. Ditch more junior concerns as you progress (less info about diss, slimmed down teaching). Make sure to purge things that don’t materialise. schedule by Aaron K. Kim from the Noun Project
- 25. Photos are public domain and CC from Pixabay. Graphics are from Noun Project (see individual attributions). Presentation sponsored by Faculty of Arts Research Office.