UF-SACNAS

CV Workshop

Emilio M. Bruna

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation & Center for Latin American Studies

Updated: April 16, 2024

Before we start

These Slides can be found at:

https://brunalab.github.io/cv_workshop/slides/index.html

What is a CV and what is it for?

What do others need from your CV ?

Who are you?
How can we contact you?
What have you done?

What do you need from your CV ?

How do you do that?

Content, Organization, Creativity…

…and know your audience.

Name & contact info
Educational background
Awards, scholarships, fellowships
Grants
Publications
Teaching Experience

Extension / Outreach Activities
Presentations
Professional service
Relevant professional memberships
Professional Development/Training
Other Stuff

What goes in each category?

Name & contact info
- webpage, google scholar, github?
- Citizenship or immigration status?
Educational background
- Advisors? Thesis titles?
Awards, scholarships, fellowships
Grants
Publications
- Peer-reviewed, non-peer-reviewed, technical reports, theses

Teaching Experience
- TA, Guest Lectures, Environmental Ed.
Extension / Outreach Activities
Presentations
- Invited vs. submitted, posters
Professional service
Relevant professional memberships
Professional Development/Training
Other Stuff

What is ‘Other Stuff’?

Technical Skills
Language Skills
Presentations
‘Named’ Scholarships & Fellowships
Certifications & Licenses
Foreign Study
International Experience
Programming Skills
Reviewer for Journals
Editorial Boards
Exhibits
Organizing events (e.g., this workshop)

Areas of Expertise
Internships
Academic Interests
Administrative Experience
Supervisory Experience
Consulting Experience
Advising
Outreach
Advisory Committees
Guest Lectures in Courses
Patents

The categories, and what you include in each, changes over time.

CV aesthetics

CLEAR
- Well-organized, readable, visually appealing, error free
- name & number all pages
CONCISE
- Don’t pad, avoid lengthy entries
COMPLETE
- Everything relevant to your audience
CONSISTENT
- Styles, fonts, formats, chronological order
CURRENT
- dates, update ~~regularly~~ immediately