OCN 750 Class #8: February 27 Curriculum Vitae (1 of 2)

1. OCN 750 Class #8: February 27Curriculum Vitae (1 of 2) • Housekeeping/Announcements • Mid Course Evaluation • Basics of CV Writing • Peer review of CVs • Upcoming Assignments

2. Housekeeping & Announcements Assignment Due Today: Draft CV CV revision process: • Peer review (in class today) • Feedback from UHM Career Center • In-class workshop on revising your own CV (3/6) • Final CV due 3/13 Recipe folder on website – please contribute! Questions? Anything to report or share?

3. Green Drinks at RumFire Waikiki!March 5th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm Join us at the March 2013 edition of Green Drinks at RumFire, located in the heart of Waikiki. A networking night held for eco-savvy members of the community to relax and discuss sustainability topics in our local community. Enjoy pupu and beverage drink specials. As always, this is a free entry hosted pauhana event, including 4 hour validated parking.

4. Mid-Course Evaluation • Lots of great feedback – thanks! • Grading/Variable credit • Most people thought the grading system was fair. • One person noted that they had developed their project before they received the “1-3 credit versions of project” • Feel free to revise project • Expectations/Satisfaction • Some people felt satisfied; others expressed concern • Most common concern: haven’t produced tangible products (e.g., CVs, cover letters, teaching philosophy)

5. Instructional Strategies Most Effective: • Small break-out groups (70%) • Individual project meetings (53%)  Least Effective: • Mini-reflections (44%) • Written homework (44%) Today: Break-out groups; No mini-reflection

6. Most popular ideas for student choice class • Interviewing **** • Job search/cover letters *** Also • Science communication • Work-life balance • Teaching statements • Webpage workshop • Non-academic careers • Lesson plans • Research statements • Marketing yourself • Grant writing • Writing scientific papers

7. Curriculum Vitae (CV) Note: there is no magic formula, but there are solid guidelines

8. CV vs. Resume • A resume is a 1-2 page summary of your skills, experience and education. • A CV is your “course of life”. Contains all of your academic accomplishments, including: • Education and training • Professional experience • Publications & Presentations • Lengths of CVs vary (minimum: 2 pages) http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/curriculumvitae/f/cvresume.htm • Awards and honors • Affiliations • Etc.

9. CVs are for…. • Academic job search (teaching/research) • Applying for fellowships and grants • Promotion • Enhancing your professional image Note: This is not the time to be humble!

10. CVs: the basics • The main point of your CV = get you an interview. • Your cover letter should also strive for this • Don’t need to alter a CV too much for different jobs • Instead, alter your cover letter • You must grab an employer’s attention in less than a minute.

11. Critical Elements of the CV • Content • Wordsmithing • Format • Aesthetics • Proofreading } Next week

12. 1. CV ContentPut the basics up front • Name, address, phone, fax (?), email, website • Education (degrees, majors, institutions, dates) • Experience: group into categories • Which experience categories are most important to job? • List these first.

13. Experience Categories • Research/Professional Experience • don’t need to list all jobs (research the employer!) • Teaching Experience • Teaching Assistant positions • Guest lectures • Synergistic Activities • Mentoring • Outreach • Science Communication • Broadening Participation • Research Cruises/Fieldwork • Professional Development • Workshops/trainings Potentially some overlap – choose titles based on your experience and job ad/ employer

14. Other Categories • Service • Honors & Awards • Grants • Languages • Publications (can divide into categories) • Presentations (optional) • References • who have agreed to write you letters – cultivate now • Higher-level references can help } Combine?

15. What not to include on your CV (for jobs in US) • Marital status • # of children • Age • Health status • Ethnicity (?) • Photo • The words “Curriculum Vitae” or “CV • Be careful with political/activist references CAN put citizenship, residence, or visa status if relevant

16. Describing Experience • Be succinct; avoid paragraphs • Suggest bullets • Don’t give a laundry list of job duties • Showcase your accomplishments & results • Be quantitative

17. 2. Wordsmithing • Prioritized • Produced • Recommended • Reorganized • Reviewed • Scheduled • Supervised • Developed • Directed • Executed • Evaluated • Organized • Oversaw • Planned • Use active verbs (e.g, Fiske 2012) – e.g., management • Administered • Analyzed • Assigned • Chaired • Consolidated • Coordinated • Delegated • Also see What Color is my Parachute? • Parallel structure – same verb type • Use, list, describe • Using, listing, describing

18. 3. Format • Name & page number (put in footer) • Reverse chronological order • Group items under relevant headers • Make it easy to read - Don’t cram too much text or use tiny font • Save as PDF

19. Sample CV

21. CV Peer Review • Break into 3-4 groups • Read/discuss CV preparation tips (handout) • Review the CV of each person in your group • Plan on spending __ minutes on each person’s CV • Prepare handwritten or electronic comments • Focus on content • Can also make suggestions re: format & words (if time permits) • Break at ~2:00 • Finish by 2:30

22. Upcoming classes & assignments • Project Progress Report (1 page max; due 3/6) • Have you made any changes? (If so, describe) • What have you accomplished/learned so far? • What’s left to do? • Are you having any challenges/obstacles? (If so, describe and let us know if we can help) • Would you like to meet with instructors again? • Submit revised proposal, if significant changes. (no mini-reflections today)