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Workshop on Writing Effective
CURRICULUM VITAE
Hassan Bashiri
Hamedan University of Technology
April 2009
Outline
Definition of Resume and CV Resume vs. CV Cover Letter Parts of Cover Letter Types of CV The Anatomy of CV Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid Reviewing Samples Questions
What is a Résumé?
The French word resume means “a summing up.”
It is a concise, written summary of your work experience, education, accomplishments, and personal background
Self marketing tool to highlight your uniqueness
Personal Ad
Job skills showcase
“Value Added” to future employer
Usually 1 or 2 pages length
What is a Résumé?
Positive profile of your personal, educational and experiential qualifications for employment or admission.
It cannot get you a job
A good resume can help you get an interview.
A good interview gets you the job offer
The rest is up to you.
It is a written representation of you!
What is a Curriculum Vita?
Comprehensive biographical statement
Not limited to 2 pages like resume
Emphasizes teaching and research activities
Should address faculty roles such as teaching, research, service, professional associations and presentations
Publication is prominent section
How is a Curriculum Vita used?
Often used in the field of higher education and concentrates on academic pursuits
Used when applying for grants, fellowships, scholarships and/or other academic awards
Competitive academic admission
Resume vs. CV
Resume:
From French «to
summarize»
Focus on job skills
1-2 pages long
Used to apply for a job in a
business world.
You can scan it by 10 – 30
second
CV (Curriculum Vitae):
From Latin «the course of
[one’s] life»;
Not held to any particular
length;
Used for academic activities,
certain professions (Ph.D)
Includes papers published,
memberships, etc.
What is a Cover Letter?
To cover your resume. To introduce yourself along with your attached
resume to a prospective employer. To obtain an interview appointment or
application. Creates a desire for employer to read your
resume and urges employer to talk with you. Informs employer of your communication skills.
2 Types of Cover Letters
Letter of application
– Targets identified positions
Letter of inquiry or interest
– Not directed at any specific job vacancy.
– Directed at a school district or school.
Writing and effective CL has some guidelines like
resume, we are not going to discuss in detail
Types of CV
Chronological – Reverse Chronological
Functional– SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• An accomplishment that directly relates to the objective.
• A quality or characteristic of yours that supports this goal.
• Number of years of experience.
• Another accomplishment or characteristic.
Combination Electronic
e.g www.irantalent.com
How do I get started?
Be familiar with the comprehensive anatomy of CV
Think about categories of the resume or CV Customize your resume for the job you are
applying Brainstorm what you might want to include
– Professional, Vocational, Research Objective
– Research Experience and Research Skills
– Qualifications, Laboratory Experience
– Publications and Presentations
– Computer and Technical Skills, …
The Anatomy of CV
Heading or Personal Information
Objective
Education
Experience
Teaching
Research
Professional
Publications
Honors & Awards
The Anatomy of CV (Cont.)
Special Skills & Training
ProfessionalMemberships
Presentations & Invited TalksResearch
Interests
ReferencesActivities & Hobbies
Student Advisement
Name (Usually Bold in Title) Address – If you have a permanent and local, put
both. Phone number – it’s okay to use your cell phone
number. Email Address – be careful of trendy email
address names such as hotstuff@hotmail.com. Using of academic email address is suggested.
Website address Not add military service status, weight, height, …
Heading and Personal Information
Personal Information: Example
Mohammad Mahdian 90 WoodAvenue, Apartment #23
TeacherHill, MA 01832
978-212-64447
e-mail: mahdian@cc.mit.edu
First Name: HASSAN
Last Name: BASHIRI
Date of Birth:
Home Address:
Work Address: Lecturer of Computer
Engineering Department, Bu-Ali Sina
University, Shahid Fahmideh Avenue,
Hamedan, Iran
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Home Page: http://home.basu.ac.ir/~bashiri
E-mail: bashiri@basu.ac.ir
Tells the employer:
– what kind of work you are interested in,
– what you are hoping to do
Be specific about the job you want.
– To obtain an entry-level position within a financial institution requiring strong analytical and organizational skills.
– To engage in advanced research and teaching programs of a top ranking university
– To work in a Student Assistant position in Info Technology Services.
– To become Marketing Assistant in a public relations firm
– A research position, preferably in the area of Politics and International Relationships
To obtain, To acquire, To utilize, To design, To Become, A position
Objective
Research Interest
Categorize and specify your research interest Area of research should have enough coverage Don’t expand it so much Example:
– Information Retrieval• IR Models and Ranking
• Matrix Processing (SVD, SDD, LSI, PCA)
• Search Engines
• Question Answering Systems
Education
Describe your academic accomplishments:
– Degree you expect to earn, university, and expected date of grad, Institution name and department
– Overall or Major GPA
– Related course work (if it is reflective of a specialization or is particularly relevant to the position you are pursuing)
List institutions attended in reverse chronological order.
DO NOT INCLUDE HIGH SCHOOL.
List GPA if 3.0 or better, can be in major or overall
Thesis Information (if relevant to the job)
Education: Example
M.Sc. (2001-2004): Software Engineering Student, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
– CGPA:17.22 out of 20
– Dissertation
• Title: Implementation and Evaluation of Latent Semantic Indexing Model for Persian Text Retrieval
• Grade: 20 out of 20
B.Sc. (1997-2001): Computer Engineering Student, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.
– CGPA:16.68 out of 20
– Dissertation
• Title: Analysis and Design of an Instance System with UML in RUP Software Process
• Grade: 19 out of 20
Education: Example
Awards and Honors
Combinational is a good method (Chronological and Functional)
2005
– Champion of the 3rd American Open RoboCup Competitions (USOpen05), Jul 2005, Atlanta, USA.
– 5th Place of RoboCup WorldCup 2005 Competitions, May 2005, OSAKA, Japan
2004
– 2nd Place of the 3rd Iranian Open Robotics Competitions, May 2005, Tehran, Iran.
– Award of doing effective efforts in ICT Incubator Center of Bu-Ali Sina University as Assistant Director of Center, given by: Vice President of Research and Technology of Bu-Ali Sina University
Experience
List work history in reverse chronological order.
Begin descriptive statements with an action verb.
– conducted, managed, supervised, determined, implemented, developed, Improved, documented
DO NOT INCLUDE reasons for leaving, past salaries, complete
address or phone number for employer, or past supervisor’s name.
Internships and non-paid employment can be listed in this section.
It is not necessary to note if they were unpaid.
In CV it is better to classify in:
– Research Experience
– Teaching Experience
– Professional Experience
Experience: Example
Research Experience
– Head of Persian Information Retrieval Research Group at the Department of Computer Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University (2003-Present), List of achievements:
• Design and Implementation of an Automatic Indexer for Persian Text
• Design and Implementation of New Crawling Method named Regional Crawler
Teaching Experience
– Lecturer of Modern Information Retrieval, Department of Computer Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, Spring 2006, Spring 2005, Spring 2004
Professional Experience
– Project Manager and Analyst of Xagross e-Commerce Project, Xagross Company, Hamedan, 2003-2004, www.xagross-IT.com
Publications
Categorize them– Book, Conference Paper, Journal Paper, Technical Paper,
…
– Subjective
– Reverse Chronological
Publications: Example
Information Retrieval
– H. Bashiri, F. Oroumchian, Assessment of Query Expansion based on Rocchio Approach in Persian Information Retrieval, 3rd Iranian Journal of Information and Science, September, 2006 (in English)
– H. Bashiri, F. Karbalaie, S. Mousavi, Design and Evaluation of Automatic Farsi Indexer for Persian Text, In Proceedings of 11th International CSI Computer Conference Tehran, Iran, January 2006, (in Persian)
RoboCup (Intelligent System)
– H. Bashiri, M. Rafaei, RoboSina2006 Team Description, In Proceedings of the 10th International RoboCup Symposium (RoboCup’06), Beremn, Germany, July 2006 (in English)
– H. Zarrabi-Zadeh, H. Bashiri, RoboSina2005 Team Description, In Proceedings of the 9th International RoboCup Symposium (RoboCup’05), OSAKA, Japan, July 2005 (in English)
Skills
List your related skills Computer and Language skills are usually
required– Computer:
• Microsoft office (Good)
• Internet and Search (Expert)
• SPSS (Expert)
– English Language:• Reading, Listening (Good)
• Speaking (Fluent)
• Writing (Expert)
Membership
Member of American Mathematical Society, 2004-present.
Member of Computer Society of Iran (CSI), 2001-
present.Member of Meshkat Cultural Association, 1997-
present.
Member of Student Council, Department of Computer
Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 1998-1999.
Student Advisement
List thesis or research you have advised Example:
– A. H. Jadidinejad, Design and Evaluation of Fuzzy Clustering Method in Persian Information Retrieval, Department of Computer Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, In Process, (in Persian)
– A. Rezvanian, SABA Crawler: Focused on Persian Web Characterization, Department of Computer Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, September 2006, (In Persian)
– M. Shokouhi, Regional Crawler, A New Method to Crawling the Web, Department of Computer Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, March 2004, (in English)
References Available upon request. Dr. Farhad Oroumchian
Associate Professor
Wollongong University
Dubai Branch
oroumchian@acm.org
Dr. Tom Hayden
Dept. of Communication
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-2222
hayden@hotmail.com
Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid
Avoid tables, paragraph borders, columns, and fancy fonts.
Avoid trying to indent or center text using the spacebar. Keep all lines left justified against the page, and use line breaks to separate headings and sections.
Make sure all dates are correct. Be prepared to explain any gaps.
List your education and experience in reverse chronological order – from the most current back.
Use key words and action words.
– Key words are words used in “professional jargon”.
Use quantifiable numbers.
– Wrong: “Helped increase sales substantially while in position”.
– Right: “Increased sales by 35% in nine months”.
Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid (Cont.)
Check & double check for content flow, grammar, punctuation, redundancy, and spelling
Have a top, bottom, left and right margin
Print on quality white or off-white paper
Have your CV and resume reviewed by expert people
– Seek others’ opinions
– Proofread– then have someone else proofread
Keep length right (resume: 1 or 2 pages, CV has more)
Always:
Be relevant. Stay focused on specifics that relate to the job for which you are applying.
Be positive. Emphasize your strengths, accomplishments (not just responsibilities), and experience.
Be accurate. DO NOT exaggerate or mislead.
Be factual
Be neat. Go for eye appeal. Not too fancy, no colored paper.
Be brief: Don’t be general
Scanned in 10 seconds – make sure important information stands out
Be organized: Create section by section so it’s not overwhelming
Write long on first draft – edit later
Focus on accomplishments, not routine duties
Don’t use without proofreading
Don’t let someone else write it for you
Common Resume and CV Mistakes
Including a heading such as "Résumé" or "Curriculum Vitae": not necessary
Including irrelevant information: personal details (age), high school etc.
Format/Style: lack of white space, too narrow margins, loud gimmicky paper or font use.
Ordering of information: not in reverse chronological order.
Excluding information such as phone or email: include on résumé
Attention to detail: spelling mistakes, grammar and use of consistent tense.
Take a look to some samples …..
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