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A domestic curriculum vita (also called curriculum vitae, CV, or vita) is a comprehensive biographical statement emphasizing professional qualifications and activities; it is generally 3-10 pages in length. It usually details personal, educational, and work background. It is particularly important for you to develop if you are a student in the Pharm.D. program or you are seeking employment in higher education, publishing, research and development, government service and/or professional associations here in the United States. Additionally, it is often important to anyone seeking promotion or professional advancement. Following is a brief outline of information often found in a CV (including information for Pharm.D. candidates). As in resume writing, the information should be prioritized in accordance to the expected requirements of your profession.
PERSONAL DATA1. Home, business (include your job title) /school address and phone, email address2. Optional but expected if preparing for international opportunities (see International Careers) · Age, birth date · Social security number or citizenship status · Professional licensure(s) including number(s) and the issuing state · Marital status including wedding date or number of years · Children, number and ages or birth dates · Health, including height, weight and handicaps · Church affiliation · Spouse's occupation · Hobbies and recreational activities
EDUCATION - include degree work as well as significant educational activities (i.e. CEU's)1. Degree, date2. Institution, location3. Field of study, major, minor, option, concentration4. Honors - assistantships, scholarships, high GPA.5. Include additional certifications/training (e.g., OSHA 40-hr. Hazardous Materials Certification, Red Cross CPR certification, EMT-B certification6. Clinical and Experimental Rotations - can be listed here if you wish; wherever you choose to list your rotations, the following information should include: a. Name of the site, location (city and state), site preceptor's name (but not contact information) b. Information can be listed in two different ways: 1.) Separate rotations into "rotations completed" and "rotations to be completed" listing them in reverse chronological order 2.) List all rotations from most to least current and allow the reader to determine that the most recent ones may not be completed, depending on the date c. Include a brief description of each rotation. A source of information for the description is the syllabus provided by the preceptor to the college. For rotations not yet completed, descriptions are unnecessary and inappropriate.
RELATED/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - significance is the key1. Pharmacy - include summer/academic internships, using the same format as for clinical rotations2. Start with most current position3. Entries should be uniform in style and length4. List: dates, job title, employer's name, location5. Optional - include major duties, areas of achievement, research interest, committee assignments
CONSULTATIONS1. List area(s) of specialty2. List in same manner as other professional experience
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND/OR HONORS1. Current memberships, national, state, regional, local2. Meetings attended including dates and locations3. Significant appointment/election to positions/committees (you may also want to describe your duties)4. Pharmacy - include health care related activities and organizations
HONORARIES AND/OR AWARDSHonors from professional affiliates - business, education or related professional organizations; a description of those which are not well known is also in order
PUBLICATIONS - including co-authors, title, publication title, date, volume, pages in standard citation format1. Books or chapters2. Periodicals3. Book reviews4. Technical papers, research reports, unpublished documents, curriculum materials (charts, graphs)
PRESENTATIONS1. Speeches2. Lectures3. Panel appearances4. Workshop leadership5. Pharmacy - presentations given during rotations; include presentation title, site, location, audience and a short description
MEDIA PRESENTATIONS1. Radio2. TV.3. Videos4. Teleconferences5. Films or filmstrips
INVENTIONS1. Discoveries2. Development of procedures/techniques3. Patents/copyrights
RESEARCH
GRANTS - including grant title, sponsoring organization, other grantees, date, amount of money
SOCIAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIESInclude Greek membership
OTHER - as determined necessary by the writer; may include:1. Special competencies a. Foreign languages b. Teaching competencies c. Organizational/managerial skills d. Communications skills (oral and written)2. Non-related or "other" work experience3. Military experience4. Religious affiliation & activities5. Political activities6. Hobbies
REFERENCES (3-5) - including supervisors, colleagues, faculty1. Prepare as if it's the last page of your vita2. List: Name, job title, work address/phone3. Include 1-2 sentences about how the recommender knows you
UPDATE - the month and year you last updated your C.V.1. Placed on last line, flush right2. Update annually at minimum
FORMAT· Keep the C.V. looking fresh and timely. Drop old/less important information with appropriate annotations, i.e. Publication Highlights (heading) - A complete list is available upon request.· Keep the style open and readable. This will keep the reading the most interesting or, at least, less tedious. · Be consistent, consult the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Book.· No double entries. List information only once.· Don't mix chronological order. The current trend is to list information in reverse chronological order, most current information first.· Headings provide opportunity to organize information in the most beneficial order; use them to your advantage. Additionally, you may choose to use subheadings to highlight particular activity or to simplify the "scanability" of your C.V.· Critiques. You are likely to be too ego-involved to review and critique your own C.V. Ask someone else to critique. Those suggested include: professional friends, professionals who do not know you well, staff at the Career Services Center, a hiring personnel officer, college dean, or department head.
A domestic curriculum vita (also called curriculum vitae, CV, or vita) is a comprehensive biographical statement emphasizing professional qualifications and activities; it is generally 3-10 pages in length. It usually details personal, educational, and work background. It is particularly important for you to develop if you are a student in the Pharm.D. program or you are seeking employment in higher education, publishing, research and development, government service and/or professional associations here in the United States. Additionally, it is often important to anyone seeking promotion or professional advancement. Following is a brief outline of information often found in a CV (including information for Pharm.D. candidates). As in resume writing, the information should be prioritized in accordance to the expected requirements of your profession.
PERSONAL DATA1. Home, business (include your job title) /school address and phone, email address2. Optional but expected if preparing for international opportunities (see International Careers) · Age, birth date · Social security number or citizenship status · Professional licensure(s) including number(s) and the issuing state · Marital status including wedding date or number of years · Children, number and ages or birth dates · Health, including height, weight and handicaps · Church affiliation · Spouse's occupation · Hobbies and recreational activities
EDUCATION - include degree work as well as significant educational activities (i.e. CEU's)1. Degree, date2. Institution, location3. Field of study, major, minor, option, concentration4. Honors - assistantships, scholarships, high GPA.5. Include additional certifications/training (e.g., OSHA 40-hr. Hazardous Materials Certification, Red Cross CPR certification, EMT-B certification6. Clinical and Experimental Rotations - can be listed here if you wish; wherever you choose to list your rotations, the following information should include: a. Name of the site, location (city and state), site preceptor's name (but not contact information) b. Information can be listed in two different ways: 1.) Separate rotations into "rotations completed" and "rotations to be completed" listing them in reverse chronological order 2.) List all rotations from most to least current and allow the reader to determine that the most recent ones may not be completed, depending on the date c. Include a brief description of each rotation. A source of information for the description is the syllabus provided by the preceptor to the college. For rotations not yet completed, descriptions are unnecessary and inappropriate.
RELATED/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - significance is the key1. Pharmacy - include summer/academic internships, using the same format as for clinical rotations2. Start with most current position3. Entries should be uniform in style and length4. List: dates, job title, employer's name, location5. Optional - include major duties, areas of achievement, research interest, committee assignments
CONSULTATIONS1. List area(s) of specialty2. List in same manner as other professional experience
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND/OR HONORS1. Current memberships, national, state, regional, local2. Meetings attended including dates and locations3. Significant appointment/election to positions/committees (you may also want to describe your duties)4. Pharmacy - include health care related activities and organizations
HONORARIES AND/OR AWARDSHonors from professional affiliates - business, education or related professional organizations; a description of those which are not well known is also in order
PUBLICATIONS - including co-authors, title, publication title, date, volume, pages in standard citation format1. Books or chapters2. Periodicals3. Book reviews4. Technical papers, research reports, unpublished documents, curriculum materials (charts, graphs)
PRESENTATIONS1. Speeches2. Lectures3. Panel appearances4. Workshop leadership5. Pharmacy - presentations given during rotations; include presentation title, site, location, audience and a short description
MEDIA PRESENTATIONS1. Radio2. TV.3. Videos4. Teleconferences5. Films or filmstrips
INVENTIONS1. Discoveries2. Development of procedures/techniques3. Patents/copyrights
RESEARCH
GRANTS - including grant title, sponsoring organization, other grantees, date, amount of money
SOCIAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIESInclude Greek membership
OTHER - as determined necessary by the writer; may include:1. Special competencies a. Foreign languages b. Teaching competencies c. Organizational/managerial skills d. Communications skills (oral and written)2. Non-related or "other" work experience3. Military experience4. Religious affiliation & activities5. Political activities6. Hobbies
REFERENCES (3-5) - including supervisors, colleagues, faculty1. Prepare as if it's the last page of your vita2. List: Name, job title, work address/phone3. Include 1-2 sentences about how the recommender knows you
UPDATE - the month and year you last updated your C.V.1. Placed on last line, flush right2. Update annually at minimum
FORMAT· Keep the C.V. looking fresh and timely. Drop old/less important information with appropriate annotations, i.e. Publication Highlights (heading) - A complete list is available upon request.· Keep the style open and readable. This will keep the reading the most interesting or, at least, less tedious. · Be consistent, consult the American Psychological Association (APA) Style Book.· No double entries. List information only once.· Don't mix chronological order. The current trend is to list information in reverse chronological order, most current information first.· Headings provide opportunity to organize information in the most beneficial order; use them to your advantage. Additionally, you may choose to use subheadings to highlight particular activity or to simplify the "scanability" of your C.V.· Critiques. You are likely to be too ego-involved to review and critique your own C.V. Ask someone else to critique. Those suggested include: professional friends, professionals who do not know you well, staff at the Career Services Center, a hiring personnel officer, college dean, or department head.
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