What is a Curriculum Vitae(CV)?
The curriculum vitae or CV is an expanded resume. It is a detailed and structured listing of education, publications, projects, awards, work history, and other information.
It has commonly been used among professionals and students in higher education, scientific fields, research, and medicine; however, it is also becoming more common for undergraduatesapplying for admission to graduate and professional schools, submitting proposals for grants and fellowships, or selected areas of employment.
The CV is a comprehensive biographical statement emphasizing your educational, work, and life experience achievements and accomplishments.
CVs generally are 2-8 pages in length.
The curriculum vitae does not include personal information such as, age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity or religion.
Guidelines:
Clear: Vitae should be well organized, logical, readable, and easily understandable.
Concise: Don’t duplicate your information. Nothing should appear on your CV more than once. Summarize and highlight your information. Don’t pad your CV with extraneous information.
Complete: Include all important and relevant information that the reader needs to make an informed decision about your application.
Consistent: Use the same fonts/style throughout; don’t mix categories and dates.
Honest: Pay attention to detail and make sure the information on your CV is accurate.
Tailored to the position: Consider the purpose of the CV and who will be reading it when selecting the sections, format, and content of the CV.
Open Space: Use a detailed outline approach when formatting your CV. Initially, the CV should attract the interest of the reader by how it is presented.
Relevant information first: Consider the purpose of the CV and its readership when selecting section titles and order.
Publication Style: Use the publication style guide recommended by the graduate school or used in your field. (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
Current: Continually update the CV; revise at least once a semester; ideally monthly.
Detailed concise action-verb sentences: Action-verb sentences include specific examples and contain quantitative information and show results, when available.
Free of spelling and grammatical errors:Visit the Career Center, LSN-1013, to have someone proof the CV, as well as the University Writing Center in CLV-128.
Reflects your uniqueness: Your CV should represent your uniqueness in its presentation, style, formatting, and content.
Isabel A. Student
2222 West Johnson Street • Sacramento, CA 99999
(916) 555 - 2222 •
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Computer Science, Cum Laude
California State University, Sacramento, CAExpected: December 2016
Major GPA: 3.86
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Emphasis: RoboticsMinor: Sociology
University of Nevada, Reno, NVMay 2014
Related Coursework:Algorithms and Paradigms, Machine Learning, Computer Networks,
Microprocessor Systems Architecture, Artificial Intelligence,
Achievements:National Award for Excellence in Computing, 2014
Scholarship, American Computing Society, 2013
Language Skills:Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Languages: Java, C++, C, Perl, SQL, PHP
Technologies: Java AWT/Swing, JavaBeans, HTML, CGI
Software: CodeWarrior, Visual C++
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (SunOS, AIX, IRIS), Mac OS, Solaris
PROJECTS
HCI Research Project:Researched human-robot interaction using sociological research methods to study what people think about robots. Fall 2006
Sensing Computing: A Sensing Approach to Software Design: Focused on sensory applications to computer interface, rather than electronic mediums. Fall 2006
WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Design Intern2014– 2015
Environmental Counsel of California, San Francisco, CA
•Developed a Toxicology Tracking Program (TTP) in Perl and C++ for Engineers.
•Responded to TTP inquiries from consultants throughout California.
PUBLICATIONS
Isabel Student and Brian Jones, Projective Software Analysis, Robotics Transactions on Pattern
Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 233(5): 5190-5227, 2004.
Isabel Student and David Jacob, 3-D to 2-D Robotic Projections, International Journal
of Robotics, 342(2/3): 12-145, 2004.
Isabel Student, Adam J. Lake, and David Jones, Efficient Software Analysis of Robotics, Journal of
Recognition, 31(11): 1691-1703, 2004.
Isabel A. Student
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STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Poster Presentation Participant, National Society of Robotics, 30th Annual National Convention,
Dallas, TX, March 13 –16, 2014.
Oral Presentation Facilitator, National Society of Hispanic Robotic Engineers, Region One,
University at Buffalo, N.Y., September 18-22, 2014.
Oral Presentation Participant, Healdsburg University, Ronald E. McNair Annual Research
Conference, Bell, N.Y., July 13-15, 2013.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
California State University, Sacramento
•Student Member, University Health and Planning Committee
•Student Member, Student Activities Recreation Committee
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Fundraiser, American Heart Association, Sacramento, CA, 2014
Board Member, Capitol Aquarium Society, 2014
Community Relations Volunteer, Big Brothers Association, Oxford Chapter, New York, NY, 2014
Event Volunteer, National Bicycle Safety Week, San Francisco, CA, 2013 – 2014
Homeless Shelter of Oxford, Oxford Chapter, Sacramento, CA, 2013
Volunteer, Oxford City Council 10K Run, Folsom, CA, 2012
Former Volleyball Coach, Gridley, CO, 2012
CONTINUING EDUCATION
C++ Advance Training, National Computer and Robotics Society, San Francisco, CA, 2015
Software Applications/Robotic Hardware, Northern California Robotics Association, Winters, CA, 2015
Computer Interfaces, Technical Software Working Group, Sacramento, CA, 2014
Robotics in Industry, Industry Technical Working Group, Los Angeles, CA 2014
Advances in Medical Robotics, Northern California Robotics Association, Sacramento, CA 2013
Seminar on Advanced Robotic Software, National Computer and Robotics Society, Bend, OR, 2012
AFFILIATIONS
Northern California Robotics Association
Secretary, Technical Software Working Group
National Computer and Robotics Society
California Robotics Society
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Secretary, Alumni Group, Northern California Robotics Association
Membership Chair, California Robotics Society
Curriculum Vitae
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Curriculum Vitae Sample Categories
Include categories that emphasize your strengths, accomplishments, and achievements, and those that are most appropriate to the particular graduate program or research endeavor to which you are applying. Do not include personal data, such as race, disability, date or place of birth, ethnicity, marital status, photographs, or information concerning your family. The following are examples of categories that may be appropriate:
Academic AppointmentsAcademic Accomplishments
Academic Background
Academic Preparation
Academic Service
Academic Training
Advising
Affiliations
Areas of Concentration in Graduate Study
Areas of Knowledge
Areas of Expertise
Arrangements/Scores
Articles/Manuscripts
Awards
Bibliography
Books
Career Achievements
Career Highlights
Committee Leadership
Community Service
Conference Participation
Consulting
Convention Addresses
Creative Work
Dissertation
Dissertation Topic
Education
Editorial Appointments
Editorial Responsibilities
Endorsements
Exhibits/Exhibitions
Faculty Leadership
Fellowships
Graduate School Field Work
Grants and Contracts
Honorary Societies
Honors
Internships
Institutional Service
International Travel
International Studies
Languages
Language Competencies
Lectures and Colloquia
Licensure
Master's Project
Memberships
Outreach
Papers/Presentations/Panels
Professional Achievements
Professional Association Advisory Boards
Professional Certification
Professional Competencies
Professional Contributions
Professional Development
Professional Memberships
Professional Service
Professional Studies
Professional/Technical Papers
Proficiencies
Patents
Refereed Journal Articles
References
Research Awards
Research Experience
Research Interests
Scholarly Publications
Study Abroad
Special Training
Teaching/Research
Teaching/Research Internships
Thesis
Travel Abroad
University Involvement
Works in Progress