ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Resume</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name="GENERATOR"> </head> <body style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" vlink="#551a8b" alink="#0000ee" link="#0000ee"> <table style="width: 900px; height: 600px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left;" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0"> <tbody> <tr style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 500px; font-family: verdana; height: 60px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><big style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><big><big><big>Resume</big></big></big></big><big><big><big><big><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <small style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><small><small><small>...................................................................................</small></small></small></small><br> </big></big></big></big></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; height: 60px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: right;"> <h6><br> </h6> <h6 style="font-family: arial;"><big><big><a href="http://www.adamturner.net/">home</a></big></big></h6> <h1><big><big><a href="http://www.adamturner.net/"></a></big></big></h1> </td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 500px; height: 500px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <h3 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: arial;">Resume or CV?</h3> <h3 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A resume is used for a regular Job such as a first job for a student who has just graduated.</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p>A Curriculum Vitae is for a professional job (such as a Lawyer) or an Academic Job.<br> It is also used for post-doc positions, fellowships, grants and proposals.<br> It could also be used for a graduate school application<br> <small>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/resume_types.htm">http://www.jobera.com/resumes/resume_types.htm</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">There are many differences in CV or resume style depending on the country<br> you are applying to <small><a href="http://www.jobera.com/international_resume/country_cv.htm">http://www.jobera.com/international_resume/country_cv.htm</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Generally speaking, the &#8220;resume&#8221; format is more commonly used in North America <br> (except for Professional, research or Academic jobs)<br> while the CV format is more common in Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Resume job applications that are sent by mail usually require a cover letter.</span><br> <small><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/cover_letter.html"><small>http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/cover_letter.html</small></a></span><br> </small><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><small><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/cover_letter.html#sample1">http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/cover_letter.html#sample1</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-family: arial;">Good websites to consult</h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><small><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><small><a href="http://jobsearch.about.com/library/blresume.htm">http://jobsearch.about.com/library/blresume.htm</a></small><o:p></o:p></span> </small> </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><small style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html#sub2">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html#sub2</a></small><o:p></o:p></span> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><big><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">How long should it be?</span></span></big></span><br> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Students looking for their first job should use a one page resume format. </span><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">Those with some business experience can use two pages. </span><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">The standard CV is between two and eight pages</span><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">&nbsp;but could be even longer for an experienced professional with technical skills</span><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">&nbsp;or a Professor who has a lot of publications:</span><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <small style="font-family: times new roman;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jobera.com/cv_examples/cv_sample_print.htm">http://www.jobera.com/cv_examples/cv_sample_print.htm</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><big style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Resume</span></big><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a good example of a resume for a student looking for their first job.</span><br style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Print this out.</span><br> <small style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_ressample.pdf">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_ressample.pdf</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow this tutorial for a resume for your first job.</span><br> <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/index.html"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResumeW/index.htm</span>l</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are three main types of resume formats:</span><br> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/functional_resume.htm">Functional</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/chronological_resume.htm">Chronological</a><a href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/chronological_resume.htm"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/combined_resume.htm">Combined</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><big style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I recommend a functional or combined resume.<br> The chronological style is becoming less common.</big><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">The Grammar of the Resume</span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">VERBS should be active for North American job Resumes.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <span style="font-family: times new roman;">List of verbs for resumes (scroll down)</span><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br> <small><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual/resumes.html#verbs" target="_top">http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocecs/CRC/manual/resumes.html#verbs</a><o:p style="font-family: times new roman;"></o:p></small></span><small><br style="font-family: times new roman;"> <a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://purdue.placementmanual.com/resume/resume-02.html" target="_top">http://purdue.placementmanual.com/resume/resume-02.html</a></small> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Resumes should also use parallel structure (Textbook page 166-167)</span><br> <small style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_parallel.html">http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_parallel.html</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><big style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Curriculum Vitae</span></span></big><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">What is a CV?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><small><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/cv.htm"><small>http://www.jobera.com/resumes/cv</small>.<small>htm</small></a><o:p></o:p></span> </small> </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><small><small><small><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://gradschool.about.com/library/weekly/aa051500a.htm" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><small>http://gradschool.about.com/library/weekly/aa051500a.htm</small></span></a></span></strong></small></small><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong> </small> </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><small><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.careers.ucr.edu/Students/Graduates/CV/">http://www.careers.ucr.edu/Students/Graduates/CV/</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></strong> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -195.3pt 0pt 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in -195.3pt 0pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Templates for CV writing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt; font-family: times new roman;"><small><small><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.jobera.com/cv_examples/cv_sample_form1_print.htm"><small>http://www.jobera.com/cv_examples/cv_sample_form1_print.htm</small></a><o:p></o:p></span> </small></small> </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><small><small><small><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><a href="http://www.jobera.com/cv_examples/cv_sample_form2_print.htm"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><small>http://www.jobera.com/cv_examples/cv_sample_form2_print.htm</small></span></a></span></small></small></small><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family: arial;">OPTIONAL</h4> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><big><span style="font-family: times new roman;">These days many resumes are designed to be distributed online.</span></big><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Some are even written differently:<br> <small><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/key_word_resume.htm">http://www.jobera.com/resumes/key_word_resume.htm</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -195.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is also a good idea to format your resume so it is easy to scan </span><br style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">or search with a computer.</span><br> <small><a style="font-family: times new roman;" href="http://www.jobera.com/resumes/scannable_resume_print.htm">http://www.jobera.com/resumes/scannable_resume_print.htm</a></small><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Guide to online resumes</span><o:p></o:p></span><br> <ul> <small></small> <li><small><small><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: times new roman;"><small><a href="http://www.rileyguide.com/eresume.html" target="_top">http://www.rileyguide.com/eresume.html</a></small><o:p></o:p></span> </small></small><small><small></small></small> </li> <li style="font-family: times new roman;"><small><small><small><small><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://eresumes.com/gallery.html" target="_top"><small>http://eresumes.com/gallery.html</small></a></span></strong></small></small><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span> </small></small><small><small></small></small> </li> <li style="font-family: times new roman;"><small><small><small><small><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20000913-washington.html" target="_top"><small>http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20000913-washington.ht</small></a></span></small></small></small></small> </li> </ul> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; 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