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A CV, or Curriculum Vitae, is an expanded resume for those in the teaching profession. Where the resume is focused on brevity and your work experience, a CV demands more detail and specifically your education, teaching experience, research, presentations, working papers, consulting, and honors & awards.

Almost all CVs these important sections:

- Your name and contact information
- Education
- Research
- Teaching
- Service
- Publications

You may find you need other sections such as Presentations, Awards, Professional Societies, Grants, or Other Skills.

Follow the steps below to write your CV.

Steps

1. Use the sample outline above to start your CV. Fill out your name and contact information like this example:

   Todd Smartman

   186 Beller Way
   Columbus, Ohio 43229
   614.890.0000 • tsmartman@osu.edu

2. Since the CV focuses so much on education, let's fill out our education section next in reverse chronological order. Most CVs do this in table form to make it easy to read and understand, like this:

   School	Degree	Year	Major
   University of Texas	Ph. D.	2006	Organizational Leadership
   Virginia Tech	M. A.	2001	Business Administration
   Richmond University	B. S.	1998	Electrical Engineering

3. Next, we're going to fill out the professional section. This should also be in reverse chronological order and focus on listing the positions.

   Assistant Professor, Franklin University.     2006-2007
   

   Manager, Credit Card Analysis. Capital One.   1999-2000
   

   Sr. Analyst, Reclaimed Accounts. Capital One. 1996-1999

4. Now, we're going to repeat the format of the previous section with Teaching Experience.

5. We've gotten the major sections completed, now complete the Publications, Books, Certification, Research Interests, Academic Honors, Presentations, Services, Papers Presented, Grants, Other Skills sections.

6. Here's a sample of where we are at:

   Todd Smartman

   186 Beller Way
   Columbus, Ohio 43229
   614.890.0000 • tsmartman@osu.edu

   Education

   School	Degree	Year	Major
   University of Texas	Ph. D.	2006	Organizational Leadership
   Virginia Tech	M. A.	2001	Business Administration
   Richmond University	B. S.	1998	Electrical Engineering

   Professional Experience

   Assistant Professor, Franklin University.     2006-2007
   

   Manager, Credit Card Analysis. Capital One.   1999-2000
   

   Sr. Analyst, Reclaimed Accounts. Capital One. 1996-1999

   Teaching Experience

   Assistant Professor, Franklin University.     2006-2007

   Research

   Research Assistant to Dr. Rhudi Dwahli, Franklin University, 2005-2006. Research entrepreneurship psychology, startup organizational behavior, training and development effectiveness.

   Publications

   Organizations and Their Symbiotic Behaviors, Journal of Organizational Behavior 5:11:12-13, 2006

   A Psychoanalytical View of Engineers Turned Entrepreneurs, American Engineering Quarterly, 2:5:5-8, 2004

   Papers Presented

   Businesses and HR Training, HR Professionals Association Annual Convention, 2005.

   Service

   Non-Profit Consulting Students' Association, Sponsor, Franklin University, 2005-2006.

7. Check out the links to samples below for further sample CVs.

Tips and Tactics

• Leave off personal information such as marital status, religious affiliation, children, age, race, sexual orientation, or anything else which is unnecessary for a CV.

• Tailor your CV to your audience. Focus your CV on research and experiences which relate to the position you are applying for.

• A CV for an ABD or recent PhD should be two-three pages, longer for experienced candidates. We generally recommend a maximum of 10 pages.

Links to Resources

• postdocs.unc.edu/cv.PDF

• owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/641/01

• jobsearch.about.com/od/curriculumvitae/Curriculum_Vitae.htm

• How to Write a Great Resume

• Sample CV from Karen Bruhns

• Sample CV from Harvard

• Sample CV from Stanford