Preparing Future Faculty

Good to know the common mistakes in order to avoid them in the CV

Useful list of things to avoid on CVs

I found this to be very helpful because there are many pages with samples of CVs and how to set up CVs (all very helpful), but sometimes I feel that looking at what not to do is equally as helpful.

This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/). When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice at bottom. Summary: This handout provides an overview of strategies for writing an effective curriculum vitae. This page is a great starting point because it gives basic information about the CV. It also provides links to additional sources.

I thought this was a kind of fun read!

This guide is detailed, clear, and very helpful. I also love that when someone comments on the page asking specific questions, Karen herself takes the time to answer and initiate discussion. The only downside is it is a little older, but if the guidelines still apply it doesn't really matter.

Oh my gosh Katie it's too funny that we chose the same articles and I did not realize it until I scrolled down! haha

CV of James A. Herrick at Hope College in Michigan (Private baccalaureate, A&S)

Some general tips on writing a CV for a government job.

CV of Charles Bazerman at University of California - Santa Barbara (public research)

CV of Anthony Lee at University of Maryland - University College (public master's level)

It is important to set clear boundaries about your time for yourself and others. It is also important to do this in a way that t doesn't make you look bad.

EXPECTING work/life balance is impossible. One has to be intentional and CREATE balance by setting clear boundaries on their time and attention.

CV of Paul Prior at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Public research)

I appreciated this piece of advice, which seems like a good rule of thumb: "Make sure that each month you add another line to your C.V."

Has a listing of possible headings/categories for your CV.

I liked that this resource provided headings and what is included under each heading.

This looks a bit like one of my professor's CV from Northern Colorado

This CV is from John Crafton. My field is in English.

This is just a template but exposes that idea of having subcategories and using white space