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Guide to Curricula Vitae
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A CV—we all need one. Here are some tips and links to resources that can show you how to put together a good CV.


Download a CV Checklist.—This two-page checklist provides a quick summary of what you need to put in a CV and how to format it professionally

Links:

Academic Career Search: Curriculum Vitae (PDF)—The UW Career Center offers a variety of materials and services for grad students including information on CVs.

http://careers.washington.edu/gradstudents/academicjobsearch

"CV-Part 1-Overview"—UC Berkeley Career Center

http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDCV.stm

"Prepare for the Job Search–CVs"—Stanford University

http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/jobsearch/cvs/default.htm

"CVs, Cover Letters & Teaching Portfolios" (PDF),  Stanford University (This is an expanded version of "Prepare for the Job Search–CVs," available as a PDF.)

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CDC/graphics/pdfs/CV_covlets.pdf

"Graduate Student Career Guides" (PDF), Stanford University (Includes information on CVs, teaching portfolios, job search strategies, and more—a great resource for thinking about and preparing for the academic job market).

http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/guides/grad.html

The C.V. Doctor: C.V. For the Humanities, Chronicle of Higher Education

http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/1999/09/99091707c.htm