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To write effective CVs, check this information from the School of Public Health's Career Center.

While not everyone needs to know how to write a CV, academic jobs (e.g., teaching and research) within the University of Minnesota (and elsewhere) require one. The School of Public Health's Career Center has provided the following information on possible categories for a curriculum vitae. Not all of them must be used, and some of them overlap. The utility of categories will depend on the focus of the CV. For some CVs, categories may be given their own heading which on others would be included under a broader header.

Academic Experience
This category functions as a way of grouping academic expertise and experiences outside the categories of Education and Courses Taught. Other work related to academic settings may be grouped under this heading.

Academic Accomplishments	Academic Honor Societies
Administrative Experience	Areas of Concentration in Graduate Study
Background	Courses Taught
Dissertation	Graduate Work
International Assignments/Work/Research	Internships
Master's Project	Methodological Specialization
Postdoctoral work	Visiting Professorships

Biographical Statement
The biographical statement in a CV is a brief biography of the applicant's professional career, and only their career. While a biographical statement is sometimes advisable, one should neither provide data such as age, physical characteristics, marital status, or religion on a curriculum vitae. Also, while name and contact information should be provided, no headers should be used for this information.

Committees (or Academic Service)

Administrative committees	Appointments served	Dissertation committees
Honorary appointments	Honors thesis committees

Community Service

Computer Skills
It is unnecessary to indicate every computer program you use; however, you may indicate the most recent versions of programs with which you are familiar, and any specialized programs, such as statistical programs, in which you have proficiency.

Courses Taught

Course highlights	Courses taught with supervision	Teaching assistantships
Courses created	Courses taught without supervision

Dissertation

Advisors	Committee members	Title	Topic
Brief synopsis (sometimes a one-page synopsis may be included as an appendix)

Education and Training

Academic background	Academic preparation/training	Comprehensive areas
Degrees	Disseration (title, topic)	Educational background
Graduate field work	Graduate practicum	Internships
Master's project	Principal teachers (if well-known in field)	Postdoctoral work
Professional studies	Thesis

Employment History

Academic employment

Consulting

Relevant non-academic experience

Grants and Awards

Grants

Grant reviews

Monetary awards

Patents

Honors, Awards and Fellowships
This section may be combined with Grants and Awards, or Grants may stand on its own. Fellowships may also be placed in the Education category.

Awards	Chairs	Conference Planning and Organization
Distinctions	Fellowships awarded	Fellowships declined/accepted
Honorary Societies	Honors	Licensure and Boards/Certifications
Patents	Research Awards

Language Skills
Indicate your level of fluency with the languages, i.e., conversational ability, reading and writing only, proficient, fluent, native speaker, etc.

Professional Activities

Committees served	Doctoral dissertation dommittees (as chair or member)
Offices in professional societies	Professional memberships
Scholarly presentations at institutions

Presentations

Convention and/or conference addresses	Invited presentations
Lectures and colloquia	Named lectureships
National interviews	Programs and workshops
Seminars

Publications
Abstracts and unpublished presentations (if accepted for future publication)
Articles and monographs
Book manuscript reviews (publishers)
Books, written or edited; articles; book chapters; conference papers; and other publications
Conference papers
Editorial activities/Editorial boards
Journal articles (peer reviewed)
Manuscripts in preparation
Peer-reviewed journals
Refereed publications (reviewed publications)
Reviews

References
Names and contact information of references
Dossier

Research

Research Interests

Service Interests
Community service
Academic service

Teaching Experience
Areas of expertise

Teaching Interests

For more information on writing resumes and CVs, visit the following sites:
http://www.provenresumes.com/
http://www.iseek.org (and look in employment)

Writing a cover letter

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