CV Writing

[Praziquantel86]

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A few questions about writing a good CV:

- How much detail should go into rotation-specific activities? I've heard everything from no detail at all to every gory bit.

- What about detail on other activities (i.e., job responsibilities, class officer/similar positions)?

- Where do posters go? I feel weird grouping a poster at a conference in the same heading as an inservice I did as an intern or with peer-reviewed publications.

Any input is appreciated, so thanks in advance.

 

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A few questions about writing a good CV:

- How much detail should go into rotation-specific activities? I've heard everything from no detail at all to every gory bit.

- What about detail on other activities (i.e., job responsibilities, class officer/similar positions)?

- Where do posters go? I feel weird grouping a poster at a conference in the same heading as an inservice I did as an intern or with peer-reviewed publications.

Any input is appreciated, so thanks in advance.

Outside of one research project (an elective) I did not put any rotation stuff on mine. I put job responsibilities under "Professional experience" and class officers and stuff under "University Service" Publications when under "Publications" and posters at conferences went under "Abstracts" I would not include any poster that I presented as an inservice.

I can send you a copy of mine to check out if it'll help

 

[Dalteparin]

Posters should be in a separate section.

For job/organization responsibilities, keep it short. You want a max of 3-4 bullet points for each job/organization. If you're still a student, apply the same rule to your rotations. If not, just list the rotations you had.

I have a question for those who've been out of school awhile. How long after graduation do you keep your student activities on your CV?

 

[Praziquantel86]

Outside of one research project (an elective) I did not put any rotation stuff on mine. I put job responsibilities under "Professional experience" and class officers and stuff under "University Service" Publications when under "Publications" and posters at conferences went under "Abstracts" I would not include any poster that I presented as an inservice.

I can send you a copy of mine to check out if it'll help

Thanks for the advice. That would actually be pretty helpful if you could sent it over.

Thanks!