Grant Chat

Grant Chat: CV Workshop - Feb. 26

Meeting summary: A hands-on workshop to give your CV a facelift, or an opportunity to prepare a 1- or 2-page biographical sketch suitable for grant proposal submissions.

Handouts/Resources:

Sculpting Your Curriculum Vitae (provided by Bev Delidow)

NSF guidelines and template

Useful Web sites:

Science Careers - collections of articles, search-enabled job listings, and the ability to post “position wanted” ads.

How to Craft a Winning Résumé offers many links about applying for jobs and CV tips. Their additional articles feature academic CVs.
Science’s Next Wave
Tips for a Successful CV by Sarah Webb is an especially nice overview with a list of "do's and don'ts", as well as tips for managing your CV over the course of your career.

Chronicle Careers provides articles, search-enabled job listings, and the ability to post “position wanted” ads.

The CV Doctor Returns, which helps readers put together a document that demonstrates their record and showcases their potential in a way that is clear and appealing without being gimmicky. This site features example CVs for different positions and disciplines, including tips for administrators, fine arts, biomedical sciences, and social sciences.

Community of Science provides a Web workspace for Expertise profile holders, with many features to help you promote your work and manage your resume/CV.

Societies who provide career information