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PFF Spring 2018 CV

Video CVs are catching up with employers; most useful probably in business especially marketing jobs but there is no stopping designing one that suits our profession.

Always worth sending people to OWL to see examples and formatting for common academic genres.

What is a CV? How is it different than a resume? What should I include? Is there a standard format? How should I enter my work description entries? Find OWL's answers here!

This handout provides an overview of strategies for writing an effective curriculum vitae. This topic is particularly important for graduate students who are entering the academic job market for the first time

Curriculum Vitaes (also called "vitas") and resumes have similar purposes - as jobseeker marketing documents that provide key information about your skills, experiences, education, and personal qualities to prove that you are the ideal candidate for a job in an easy-to-digest format. Primarily used in Europe, CVs differ slightly from resumes in their use format, and length.

As I mentioned, there are not many websites that are or have portfolios for IT. I did find this site that gives dozens of examples of what portfolios could like it. You just had to fill in the content. - ERR Web technology has filtered its way in to portfolios especially in the digital work place job market. Creative Professionals are looking for an portfolios websites for an exclusive online presence to present their work more professionally and elegantly. Recently, I have been working on my personal portfolio website, which mainly showcase the websites I have done in the past.

What type of curriculum vitae (CV) is most likely to impress potential employers? One that is simple, straightforward, organized and tailored to fit a job ad, experts say. "Right now it's a very competitive job market, and a CV is your ticket to an interview," says Tara Kuther, PhD, an associate professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University who has given seminars on writing CVs.

This article stresses both the do's and the don'ts of a CV. I thought the sections on "Honestly Representing Your Work" and "Weight if it's Worth Including" added to the required articles of this module.