CVs
Getting started on your CV
If you're new to curriculum vitae, also known as CV for short, here's how you can get started writing yours.
CV overview.pdfPro Tips for Getting Started
Pro Tips from Enrichment Leads
Do NOT delete previous writing as you update. You may want it later. Make a new file that you label with the date: YourLastNameCV_yearmonthday
Write it in reverse chronological order (newest things are at the top, older things are at the bottom)
Create a folder in your email for CV items. When you have new items (like conference abstracts), forward them to yourself and dump in that folder. Or write yourself a quick email and move it over. Then you can do all CV items at one time.
Pro Tips from EXITO Alums
It is really hard to get started. Refer to examples to see what things look like and to get sense of what is included (like research experience, awards through school, etc.) and piece it together that way.
Start it now. It's scary and overwhelming, but really important. Just start it. Template for starting! Make it your own
Your CV will be long (in time) and is a way for you to record anything and everything that you've done that's related to your career interests.
Leveling Up
Here's how others recommend doing it as you get more experience and things to add
UCLA - Creating a CV
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health - CV headers for public health professors (i.e., what are the types of things that generally go on CVs as you get more experience)
Princeton University - CV vs. Résumé
Health Career Navigator - The career companion is especially helpful for framing language.
Lisa's examples: Marriott CV (12/2020) | Marriott CV of Rejection (Keep going, always)
Oregon high school graduation requires developing a resume (with rubric (pdf)!)
How do I put that on my CV?
We often get asked how to word items for CVs and how to describe experiences. There are lots of things you can include, like:
Video editing experience
Prezi presentations or other formats
Need help? Come to EXITO Enrichment's Writing Workshops (see schedule for details)
Examples from Life
Your life experience and prior jobs are often directly applicable to research. Don't discount how these experiences may uniquely prepare you for research careers. Here are a few we hear about:
Being a caregiver: Scheduling, coordination with medical and educational providers, event planning, budgeting.
Being a bartender: Active listening, conflict resolution, work with substance-using populations, memorizing and mixing precise formulas.
Property management: Project management experience, documentation, conflict resolution.