Presentation by Dr. Elena Gonzalez It will help to organize all the important things of your life.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Workshop
Dr. Elena Gonzalez
October 17, , 2014
CADI 308

2. Objectives
 Become familiarized with different formats and
contents of science curriculum vitae
 Determine the content sections you should include in
your curriculum vitae
 Decide what to include in each section of your
curriculum vitae
 Write each entry following language appropriate to a
curriculum vitae
 Select the best format that best meets your needs

3. Origin of the Word
 Curriculum Vitae
 Origin is Latin- “course of one’s life”

4. CVs Versus Resumes
 University of Chapel Hill Writing Center
 CVs Versus Resumes
 Differences clearly defined
 See handout #1

5. Formats and Contents
 University of Puerto Rico - RISE Program
Presenter
 CV Margaret Colón (handout #2)
 California State University – Career Center
 Handout #3
 University of Kent- Career and Employment
Services
 http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/sciencecv.htm

6. Format, Style, and Content
 Taken from: Laura Malisheski - Office of Career Services at
Harvard University, February 2010
Refer to document entitled:
Just for Scientists: CV, Resume or Something in
Between?
See handout #4

7. Commonality
 What are some of the common features between the
CVs?

8. Content Sections
 Contact information *
 Career Goal
 Education * and Course work by year
 Practical skills learned during degree
 Current Research Project *
 Work/Teaching Experience *
 Skills/Techniques
 Interests

9. Content Sections (con’t.)
 Grants and Awards*
 Community Service *
 Professional Memberships/Student Associations*
 Scholarships
 Conferences and Symposium Presentations*
 Peer-Reviewed Publications*
 Review Articles

10. Your Content Areas
 Decide what sections you will include in your CV and their corresponding
order.
 Content Sections
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________
6. __________________
7. __________________

11. Contact Information
 Name
 Address
 Email
 Telephones

12. Career Objective
 “I am keen to begin a career in biomedical science. I am a
recent graduate who combined studies with working and
other commitments. In achieving this, I have shown myself
to be self-motivated, committed and determined in
achieving my goals, come what may. I have also
demonstrated negotiating and organizing skills, a firm
sense of responsibility and my capacity to work hard under
pressure. I possess excellent verbal and written
communication skills and am able to relate to a wide range
of people, as proven by my varied work experiences: in
retail, catering, hospitality work, teaching and patient care.”
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/sciencecv.htm

13. Education
 Name/address of institution, degree, and year
obtained
 Science course taken each year (table format, Kent
U.)
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year

14. Practical skills learned during
my degree
 Skills you have that are transferable to the field of science – see CV
of Kent U.
 “Preparation and identification of nucleic acids, protein isolation and
separation by gel filtration, molecular modelling and computer analysis
of kinetic data. Use of a haemocytometer, microscopic investigation,
aseptic technique and bacterial isolation and cultivation.”
 “Cell breakage, ELISA, immunoassays, spectroscopy, enzyme assays,
protein purification, gene cloning, gas chromatography, HPLC and
microscopy.”
 “Well versed in sterile microbiological techniques allowing for the
maintenance and growth of bacterial and yeast cell cultures, UV
mutagenesis, western blot analysis, agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE,
DNA and RNA extraction and spectrophotometry. These were all
key skills I had to master for my final year project (see below).”
 Scientific techniques you are versed in

15. Research Experience
 You will mention everything you have done in terms of
research
 Participation in RISE Program
 Summer Bridge experience
 First Semester Course
 Proposals
 Review Papers

16. Work Experience
 Company name, duties, and skills

17. Teaching Experience
 Tutor

18. Awards
 Any science related award obtained
 Travel award
 Poster presentation award
 Leadership awards

19. Conferences &
Symposiums

20. Community Service
 Things you have done to provide service to your
community

21. Professional Membership and
Student Associations
 Membership in associations related to your field of
science
 Membership in student associations and positions
held
 Provide name of association and years of membership

22. Presentations
 Include symposiums and conferences
 Provide names of presenters, title of presentation,
organization offering the event, date, and place

23. Publications
 Peer-review publications
 Review Papers

24. Appropriate Language
 Write information in sentence fragments
 Mostly use action verbs to introduces the fragment

25. Format
 The content is more important than the format
 Format should be uniform, formal, and clear
 From the examples of CVs you have seen today
select one and use it consistently