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The Good,
The Bad,
& The
UglyCatherine P. Fulford, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Technology
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Vita is singular
“my vita”
Vitae is plural
“our vitae”
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Curriculum Vitae is singular
Curricula Vitae is plural
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CV
• Complete “academic life” - length is relative to purpose
• Focused on educational credentials & related experience for a type of position
• Includes specific work in a bibliography
• Traditional - academic - stuffy
• Short introduction 1-3 pages
• Focused on skills & work experience for a specific job
• More concise
• More general
• Stylish - avant-garde
Resume
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CV• Complete list of academic
achievements and other relevant information– Educational background– Relevant experience & skills– Bibliography– Professional development– Teaching experience– Service– Languages & travel
• Courses listed or explained• Research interest listed• DO YOUR HOMEWORK!• GET AN EDITOR!
• Focused on a Specific Position– Use their language – Speak directly to the job
description - provide answers– Be brief– Put your best foot forward– Don’t be humble OR inflated
• Teaching philosophy• Research interest explained• Skills and experience described • Information re current institution• DO YOUR HOMEWORK!• GET AN EDITOR!
Cover Letter
Each should stand alone!
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Just beginning?• Who am I?
– The academic persona• I am boasting?
– Putting your best foot forward– It’s about YOU not your
program• Do I have enough?
– Length is not necessarily strength
– Creating your own CV• What if I’m not good enough?
– Finding the right job for YOU!– “The emerging scholar”
• Will I be bugging them?– The squeaky wheel
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Trust and Believabili
ty
• How I look.
• What I say.
• How I sound.
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WordsWords 7%7%
WordsWords 7%7%
VocalVocal38%38%
VocalVocal38%38%
VisualVisual55%55%
VisualVisual55%55%
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CV Style• Traditional• Sophisticated• Complete, but not padded• Self-focused• Error-free
– Correct content– Correct spelling &
grammar• Good visual design
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Visual Design Basics
• Layout
• Legibility
• Readability
• Emphasis
• Motivation
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SimplicityAdministration
Facilities
Transportation
Budget
Workers
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Simplicity
Administration
Facilities
Transportation
Budget
Workers
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BALANCE
InformalAsymmetrica
l
FormalSymmetrical
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Text Layout
• Leave 20% white space.
ImportantUnimportant
• Use shorter paragraphs.
• Avoid heavy lines.
• Avoid least read - bottom left.
• Use most read - bottom right.
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Text Layout
• Use 2/3-1/3 format with header column
• Or use 2 columns
• Achieve with table formatting
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Legibility
Readability
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LegibilityLegi bilityReadabilit
y
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TT
Serif fonts have thin lines and feet
Sans-serif fonts have even lines and NO feet
Fonts
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TT
Serif fonts are easier to read in print media.
Sans-serif fonts are more legible in projected media.
Tex
t
Projected
Fonts
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Fonts
Helvetica
Geneva
Arial
Sans-Serif
Times
Palatino
Courier
Serif
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Legi bility• Use sans-serif for headers
• Use sans-serif for projected visuals
• Use at 18 points for projected visuals
• Change preferences or view in web browsers
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Decorative Fonts
Legibility
SMALL CAPSALL CAPS
rop CapsD
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• Use serif font for blocks of printed text• Use 7 - 10 words per line• Consider people over 40!
– 12 points is best– 11 points can save you space– 10 points is the smallest
Readability
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Readability
• Avoid centering blocks of text
• Avoid full justification
• Use ragged right justification
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• Avoid / and ( )
• Avoid leaving out “the”
• Use parallel phrases
• Use shorter paragraphs
Readability
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Emphasis
• Use clearly labeled headers for emphasis
• Use bold, underline, and italics judiciously
• Emphasize the word NOT and absolutes like MUST
• Remember bolding may disappear when photocopying
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Content• Name, address, telephone,
fax, email, website
• Degrees, majors, institutions, date, post-doc
• Professional positions (NOT all jobs)
• Licenses
• Honors and awards
• Bibliography– Publications– Grants– Presentations– Works in progress
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Content
• Courses taught
• Service
– Local, national, international
– Leadership notes
• Partnerships (if relevant)
• Professional development
• Languages & travel
• References
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• Avoid personal information, e.g., age, marital or health status, ethnicity
• Can put citizenship, residence or visa status if relevant
• Be politically correct to avoid unnecessary discrimination
– Political activism
– Religion
– Other personal information
Content
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Format
• Put your name and page number on every page– e.g. header with name &
pages of page #• Use reverse chronological
(newest to oldest)• Group items under relevant
headers• Use style of your academic
area (APA, Chicago, Turabian)
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Consistent Structure
• Grammatically parallel - use the same verb type– use, list, describe– using, listing, describing– uses, lists, describes
• Conceptually parallel - use the same classification level– Functions vs. tasks vs.
sub-task– I, II, II level vs. A, B, C
level vs. i, ii, iii
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Acronyms & Abbreviations
• Avoid overuse acronyms • Use acronyms correctly
– Define, that is spell out the first time with acronym in parentheses
• Don't use Latin abbreviations in text, but OK in citations– etc., i.e., e.g., vs., et al.
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Motivation• Kept it clear, clean, & simple
TRADITIONAL
• Avoid more than 3 fonts
• Use two-sided copying & compressed fonts to reduce the size
• Avoid repeating information
• Use active verbs
– Such as - managed, taught, evaluated
– Rather than - responsibilities include managing, teaching, evaluating
• Proofread meticulously!
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• Know your audience!
– Tailor the style and presentation to the position or purpose
• Academic area
• Instructional, research, or specialist
• BE the JOB!
– Visualize what it is like to be in the job
• Don’t be the candidate
– Be the winner!
Motivation
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Remember good design is invisible
• Increase the level of trust• Increase perceptions of your
knowledge• Increase your image of
professionalism• Increase your confidence
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“What you say and how you say it, and the visual appearance and physical presentation of your words, all combine to
form the reader’s impression of you.”
(Jean Dowdall, Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct 30, 1998)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/archive/advicearch.htmhttp://chronicle.com/jobs/news/archives/columns/career_talk/
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Another ResourceYou may be interested in
Based on the 5th Edition
http://etec.hawaii.edu/oldsite/vr/resources/apa.htm
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The End
Catherine P. Fulford, Ph.D.Professor, Educational Technology