Questions tagged [cv]
A curriculum vitae (CV) or resume provides an overview of a person's education, academic and industry experience, some of his qualifications, research interests and a list of his references. A CV may be optimized and edited to highlight some parts of the CV to be presented into a research institute or to apply for a job.
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How "submitted", "to appear", "accepted" papers are evaluated in a CV?
Assume a search committee is reading my CV and in the publication section they notice some of my papers are only submitted or claimed to appear in a journal (or accepted for publication in a journal). ...
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Can I include the completion of Udacity and Coursera classes I have attended in an academic CV?
Can I include in my academic CV that I have attended and completed the Coursera and Udacity classes I have been taking? I understand that these are not anything major, but the courses definitely gives ...
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Stack Overflow reputation in CV
Should I mention my Stack Overflow (and other Stack Exchange sites) reputation in my CV while applying for a post-graduate position?
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Indicating a name change after publication
My wife has publications under both her maiden name and her married name. How should she indicate that this is the case on her CV, if she wants to mention publications from both time periods?
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Changing my legal name for research
I'm in the process of applying to graduate school.
Previous to this, I published an article under the name "Usama B. Ayasrah". At the moment, I'm working on my second article. My MSc ...
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Is it a good or bad idea to list declined fellowships (for a PhD program) on one's curriculum vitae?
E.g. as shown in the example here.
2011—Centennial Fellowship, Princeton University Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (accepted)
2011—Top Student Award, University of Washington (...
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Do you list journals you have reviewed for on your CV?
Is it acceptable to list the journals you have reviewed papers for on your CV? Is it common? Do you think it’s recommended?
On the one hand, it shows that you are engaged in this necessary part of ...
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Should I include a publication where I'm only acknowledged (and not one of the authors) in my CV?
Suppose that I've helped other researchers with the statistical analyses for an epidemiological study and therefore I am acknowledged for that in the "Acknowledgments" section of the paper (something ...
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Can I hide my bachelor and master degrees in CV when I apply for a PhD position?
I have 1 Bachelors degree and 2 Masters degrees. They are in different subjects, not closely related. I am now planning to apply for a PhD program.
Question: Do you think that I can only mention the ...
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How should a PhD student approach a collaboration?
I'm a PhD student at a top-ten university in the UK. I'm just starting the second year of my social science doctorate. I'm way 'ahead' of where I should be at the moment in terms of words written, ...
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Do presentations given during interviews count as invited talks?
I am in the process of interviewing for faculty positions and trying to keep my CV up to date as I go. Should I include research (or teaching) presentations given during on-campus interviews as ...
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Should one list incomplete degrees on a CV?
When applying for jobs after my PhD, should my CV include an incomplete degree I read towards years ago? It's a field completely unrelated to what I'm doing now. However, before my final year when I ...
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Should I post publications in preparation (or just submitted) on my CV?
If I have works that are almost submitted to journals, or are in journal review, is it appropriate to include these on my CV?
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How to communicate achievements on the StackExchange network in an academic CV or job interview?
I think contributions to StackExchange constitute a valuable thing for an academic to do. In many cases such contributions are directly related to the aims of an academic department: community ...
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Is TA-ing worth the opportunity cost (of having more time for research)?
If you already have funding, is TA-ing (i.e. being a teaching assistant) worth the opportunity cost of doing more research?
What are the relevant considerations?
I've always heard that focusing on ...
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Is listing non-academic interests on academic CVs important?
Since the first time I had to write an (academic) CV, I seem to be getting two conflicting opinions on the subject of including non-academic interests on an academic CV.
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Is use of unconventional design elements or layout something frowned upon in academic context?
I quite enjoy paying attention to how I design my documents and presentations. I usually spend hours thinking over and designing my slides for a workshop or presentation, so that they are ...
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In what situations would it be appropriate to include one's photograph in a CV?
I think I have only seen one CV where a photograph of the CV owner was included. I personally wouldn't want to put my photograph in my CV, but I was wondering, in what situations would including a ...
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Should I include a paper with a low impact factor in my CV
I'm a Masters Student who has an old paper. I wrote a paper years ago with a research group in my old school. However, it's a really simple idea and was published in a not very reputed journal (Impact ...
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Can something published on arXiv or optimization-online.org be mentioned in my CV?
I was thinking about submitting one of my papers in arXiv or www.optimization-online.org and hence I was just wondering if mentioning the same in my CV would be appropriate. Is it done usually? If yes,...
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Is one spelling mistake in the academic CV a big deal?
Just after submitting my CV to graduate school for masters admission, I realized that there was one spelling mistake on the first page of my CV. I misspelled the word 'merchandising'(missed the h). Is ...
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How much detail to include for an award listed on a CV
I would like to have a section titled 'Awards/Honors' in my CV and I am confused about how much detail to include for the items in this section. Here are some formats and levels of detail I am ...
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Mention impact factor or conference acceptance rate in CV
Some people, in their CV or publication list, add bibliometric information to each entry. I've typically seen:
mention the impact factor of each journal
number of citations of each paper
mention the ...
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Should I start my CV by telling about myself?
Currently, in my CV, the first section is the About me section. It goes like this (I'll reserve the format of the text):
Broad knowledge, is why my friends are proud of me.
Never stops asking ...
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Should I list talks I invited myself to give on my CV?
I'm traveling a lot this summer, and I invited myself to visit and give talks at a couple of universities in other countries.
Do I list these talks on my CV? If so, under what heading? They're not ...
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Should you include press interviews and articles about your work in your CV?
Is it appropriate to include interviews (published online or in print magazines) in an academic CV?
What about articles/news published about your works? I mean brief (one paragraph) news that ...
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Should I mention (double-blind) submitted conference paper in CV?
I am from computer science field specifically from Computer Vision field. I need suggestion if I should list my paper which I submitted but not yet got any acceptance/rejection. I am more confused due ...
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How to refer to a university that changed its name?
More than 10 years ago I went to University A School of Engineering, in the USA and used this name on all resumés, etc. Now, I am applying to attend this same school again (for another degree).
Over ...
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Ranking in class + Resume
I have a question about how to write my ranking in a class in my CV. I mean, after graduation from the university for my BSc degree, my ranking due to overall GPA among the class of 30 students was 2. ...
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CV for leaving academia after PhD
I am soon finishing my PhD in computer science and I decided to leave academia for the industry (not industry research).
I am not clear about what to include in the CV.
I currently structured it ...
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How does an Erratum on one's own paper affect one's career as a researcher?
I'm still early in my scientific career, with only a few papers published. However, I've discovered a typo in a non-critical equation of my paper, and one of the graphs in the same paper should have ...
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When should I stop including talks on my cv?
When I was applying for grad school, I felt that my CV was pretty empty and so I included all my research related presentations (posters/talks) from conferences/competitions/etc (11 of them at the ...
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Is it beneficial to publish papers not related to your primary research field?
I know there is nothing preventing me from publishing an article in a different research field, but is it beneficial other than for satisfying my own interest/curiosity? Presumably these may be added ...
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Is it ethical to omit the PhD credential from my resume?
I am applying for a Statistical Programmer position at a commercial research organization (CRO), and I am wondering if it is unethical to omit my PhD in Statistics from my resume?
All of my degrees (...
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Is it advisable to have many clickable hyperlinks in an academic CV?
I have recently been updating my academic CV. I realise that some items are not as internationally recognised as to that every reader will be aware of their importance without googling them. Hence, I ...
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What to do if I can't get a visa to attend a conference that accepted my paper?
My work got accepted into a very good category in a very good conference in my field. Due to complicated visa issues it will be very hard for me to attend that conference.
If I don't attend the ...
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What is the correct protocol for including peer reviews that I have done in a CV?
I have been advised that I should include the peer reviews in my CV, particularly when I am applying for academic/research positions. I am not too sure how to go about this, thus my questions:
Is it ...
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Why is personal information (DOB, marital status) listed on CVs in Europe and can it be omitted?
I find it irrelevant to specify personal information on my CV, and frankly I do not see why they should be listed in academic applications. What is the advantage for the hiring committing to know if I ...
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Indicate Journal name for "under review" and "accepted/in press" publications on CV
there are similar questions on how to list on CV publications that have not passed the accepted or in press stage when applying to junior research positions ( PhD/postdoc).
I am not clear if such ...
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Is hiding publications in CV a good idea?
Here's my story:
I study computer science. When I started my master's degree, I had good research ideas and I wanted to publish them immideately (I now realize being in a hurry is the worst thing I ...
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Is attending an academic conference beneficial if you are not presenting any paper? Does it reflect well in your CV?
I have recently been given an opportunity to attend a conference on Robotics although I don't have any paper to present. The registration fee is around 7k. Before spending such an amount, I wanted to ...
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Should a conference paper in a journal be considered a journal article?
I have recently been doing a revision in my CV. I organized my publications into "Peer-reviewed journal articles", "Peer-reviewed conference papers", "Other published papers" ...
My dilema is which ...
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Is it appropriate to include declined post doc offers on your CV?
I have recently got several postdoc offers and two of those were really nice. I have accepted one of them and I am thinking whether I can make some use of the second one that I have turned down.
I ...
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Conventions regarding listing grant applications/funded grants on a scientific CV
I am a young academic in a scientific field and, in the process of updating my CV, I've realized I'm unsure exactly what is appropriate to list with regard to grant applications/funded grants. ...
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Why is an academic CV not the place to sell?
In a comment, ff524 said this (and got confirmed by scaahu, Nate Eldredge below (not to mention the number of votes)):
Actually, academic CVs are typically not as sales-pitch-y as non-academic CVs. ...
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Value of listing OEIS contributions on an academic CV
The Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) is a large online database of number sequences. It's popular among professional and amateur mathematicians, and its entries are widely cited. Like ...
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How do I express a degree on my CV that I have completed but have not been awarded?
I have completed all the requirements for an M.S. degree and have filed the appropriate paperwork. All I have left to do is walk at the end of this semester. I want to put this on my CV, but it seems ...
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Where can I find academic CV samples containing minor research projects for PhD applications without publications?
Context:
Prof messaged me, interested in my CV
During my master's in mathematical finance, I may have had one "publication" if a quasi-thesis, that wasn't exactly a thesis, counts.
While applying to (...
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Would a high Stack Exchange rep make a difference in a job interview?
I am a PhD student in mathematics going into graph theory. I hope to either do a post-doc or (hopefully!) get a tenure-track position at a research-oriented university after graduation. I don't have a ...
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Personal web page vs Academia.edu vs ResearchGate
I will soon finish my PhD and start searching for a post-doc position and I was wondering which web-based solution is the best suited to present myself and my work (I work in plant biology).
I see ...
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