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 ====== Curriculum Vitae (CV) ====== ====== Curriculum Vitae (CV) ======
   * A brief guide on preparing a curriculum vitae (CV) for your academic career; by Chih-Horng Kuo (chk@gate.sinica.edu.tw)   * A brief guide on preparing a curriculum vitae (CV) for your academic career; by Chih-Horng Kuo (chk@gate.sinica.edu.tw)
-  * Target audience: graduate students and postdocs (in biology)+  * Target audience: undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs (in biology)
  
 ===== Considerations ===== ===== Considerations =====
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     * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae]]     * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae]]
     * Latin for "course of life"; a short summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education     * Latin for "course of life"; a short summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education
-    * Who you are now? Who you were before?+    * Who are you? (now); who were you? (before)
       * Provide information regarding who/when/where/what/why/how to answer these questions       * Provide information regarding who/when/where/what/why/how to answer these questions
-      * For example: for your MS degree; who = you & advisor; when = year started/finished; where = department & university; what = thesis topic; why = motivation & relevance to career path; how = techniques and skills related to thesis+      * For example: for your MS degree; who = advisor; when = year started/finished; where = department & university; what = thesis topic; why = motivation & relevance to career path; how = techniques and skills related to thesis
     * Obvious gap(s) in record? Better to explain by yourself, rather than let people wonder.     * Obvious gap(s) in record? Better to explain by yourself, rather than let people wonder.
   * Career stage and purpose?   * Career stage and purpose?
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     * Long form (comprehensive information): maintain an up-to-date copy (with version control); basis of customized versions     * Long form (comprehensive information): maintain an up-to-date copy (with version control); basis of customized versions
     * Short form (selected information for highlights): for specific purposes     * Short form (selected information for highlights): for specific purposes
-      * Minimum = 1 page. Even for undergraduate students, you should be able to provide materials sufficient for filling one page & tell people who you are. +      * Usually one or two pages. 
-  * Order of components: variable, depends on the purpose+      * Even for undergraduate students, you should be able to provide materials sufficient for filling one page & tell people who you are; use the space well. 
 +  * Order of components: variable, depends on the purpose. Put what you would like to emphasize first.
  
 ===== Key Components ===== ===== Key Components =====
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   * Contact Information (email, address, phone, etc)   * Contact Information (email, address, phone, etc)
     * Email: usually institutional/work email addresses are preferred. However, for people in early career stage, the work email address may change every few years, so it is okay to use personal email addresses (e.g., Gmail). If personal email addresses are used, make sure that the addresses look professional (or at least neutral).      * Email: usually institutional/work email addresses are preferred. However, for people in early career stage, the work email address may change every few years, so it is okay to use personal email addresses (e.g., Gmail). If personal email addresses are used, make sure that the addresses look professional (or at least neutral). 
 +  * Employment; Professional Experience
   * Education   * Education
-  * Professional Experience+    * Note: for early career stage (e.g., postdoc), you may merge "Employment" and "Education" into "Professional Training", then start with your current position so it is immediately clear what you are doing now.
  
 ===== Other Components ===== ===== Other Components =====
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   * Publications   * Publications
     * Representatives or a full list?     * Representatives or a full list?
-    * If only the representatives, provide a link to the full list (ORCID, Google Scholar, WOS, personal website, etc)+    * If only the representatives, provide a link to the full list ([[https://orcid.org/|ORCID]], [[https://scholar.google.com/|Google Scholar]], [[https://www.webofscience.com/|WOS]], personal website, etc)
     * Highlights?     * Highlights?
-    * Citation statistics?+    * Citation statistics? Probably no need to list for individual publications unless there is something worth emphasizing. May be helpful to to provide summary statistics such as the total number of citations and the h-index; specify the source (e.g., WOS or Google Scholar)
     * This is a very important section. In your early career stage, likely you have none or only few publications to list. If you have none, then strengthen other sections (e.g., thesis for graduate students and internship projects for undergrads). If you have one or more, you can add some brief descriptions to explain the significance of the publications and your contributions.     * This is a very important section. In your early career stage, likely you have none or only few publications to list. If you have none, then strengthen other sections (e.g., thesis for graduate students and internship projects for undergrads). If you have one or more, you can add some brief descriptions to explain the significance of the publications and your contributions.
   * Presentations   * Presentations
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   * Teaching Experience   * Teaching Experience
   * Service   * Service
-    * Reviewers/editors for journals+    * Reviewers/editors for journals; a WOS profile is useful
     * Activities that can demonstrate service and leadership     * Activities that can demonstrate service and leadership
       * Student representative       * Student representative
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   * Resume (more for industry)   * Resume (more for industry)
     * [[https://icc.ucdavis.edu/materials/resume/resumecv]]     * [[https://icc.ucdavis.edu/materials/resume/resumecv]]
 +    * for industry: communication skills and project management may be important
  
  
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