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It is the standard representation of credentials within academia.  \n• The full CV is only used when applying for academic positions in four-year institutions.  \n• Do not use a CV when applying to community colleges—use a teacher-focused résumé instead.  \n• Tailor your CV to the specific positions to which you are applying and place more relevant sections earlier in the document.  \n– For a position at a teaching-focused liberal arts college, the CV will strongly emphasize teaching.  \n– For a position at a research-intensive university, the CV will accentuate research.  \n• Format can vary by field, so also seek disciplinary-specific advice from advisers, professors, and others within your field.  \n• There are no length restrictions for CVs.  \nFORMATTING  \n• Your CV must be well organized and easy to read.  \n• Choose an effective format and be consistent.  \n• Use bolds, italics, underlines, and capitalization to drawattention.  \n• List all relevant items in reverse chronological order in eachsection.  \n• Strategically place the most important information near the top and/or left side of the page.  \n– In general, place the name of the position, title, award, or institution on the left side of the page and associated dates on the right.  \n• Use a footer with page numbers and your last name, in case pages get separated.  \nDESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCES  \n• Take ownership of all you have done. Also, take advantage of the opportunityto describe your research and teaching experiences—do more than simply listthem.  \n• Don’t be afraid to “toot your own horn”. If you don’t speak out on your accomplishments, noone else will do it for you!  \n• Use a variety of action verbs and adjectives. Avoid repetition.  \nSECTIONS TO INCLUDE  \nThe Basic Sections  \nHeading: Name, email address, mailing address (your most current), and phone number  \nEducation: List academic degrees, with in progress or most recently earned first.  \n• Name of institution, city and state, degree type and major, month and year degree was (will be) awarded  \n• Thesis title and advisor, if applicable  \nRelevant Experience: List positions that show off your skills and expertise. You can group experiences into relevant categories to enhance your CV (e.g. Research, Teaching, and Administration) . For each position, include:  \n• Title, organization name, city and state, dates position washeld.  \n• Bullet points that summarize your activities/duties, accomplishments, and successes. Use action verbs.  \nPublications: Give bibliographic citations for articles, pamphlets, chapters in books, research reports, or anyother publications that you have authored or co-authored. Use the format appropriate to your particular academic discipline for a clean look. Indicate if publications are pending, when applicable.  \nPresentations (Oral and Poster) : Give titles of professional presentations, name of conference or event, dates and location, and, if appropriate in your discipline, also include a brief description. 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