The Curriculum Vitae - the "CV" - is the traditional resume for academics.  The CV also is used in other professions such as laboratory research and medicine.  If you are applying to graduate school, or for a position in an academic setting, the CV format is the most familiar to those evaluating your application.

The major differences between the CV and other formats are:

• The CV does not normally include a career objective statement.
• Unlike the standard resume, personal pronouns are acceptable.
• The CV is expected to include references.
• The length of the CV is open-ended; in fact, brevity is not usually desirable.
• CVs often contain more categories; experience may be divided into Research and Teaching.
• The CV includes descriptions of research projects and dissertations.

This is an example CV of a graduate student seeking a faculty position:

Sally J. Miller

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, expected June 2001
    Dissertation: Humean Ethics Revisited
    Advisors: William Edwards, Morris Lansky, Richard Robertson
    My dissertation is a sympathetic reanalysis of Hume's ethics from a contemporary
    perspective that incorporates Rawlsian concepts and a neo-feminist construct of the
    meaning of 'the good'.  The defense is scheduled for April, 2001.  I anticipate several
    publishable papers to be developed from the dissertation within the next 18 months.
M.A. in Philosophy, Indiana University, June 1993
    Thesis: Guatemalan Metaphysics
    Advisor: Raoul Castenada
B.A. in American Studies, Antioch College, June 1991
    Graduated Summa Cum Laude

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION   Ethics, epistemology, philosophy of feminism

AREAS OF COMPETENCE   Logic, history of modern philosophy, ethics

AWARDS

Taft Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, 1995, 1996
Summer Research Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, 1995
Hoosier Prize for best essay in philosophy, Indiana University, 1993
Scholarships and Prizes, Antioch College, 1988-91

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Cincinnati, September 1993-96
    Problems of Philosophy, introductory three-quarter course
    Deductive Logic, beginning level
Teaching Fellow, Indiana University, 1981-93
    Moral Reasoning, semester introduction to ethics
Resident Tutor, Honors House, Antioch College 1990-91

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

"Human Ethics and Choice," forthcoming, Erkenntnis
"Teaching Ethically," Presented at the Ohio Philosophical Association meetings, April 1996

PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI SERVICE

Graduate Student Association Representative, 1994-95
Graduate Speakers Coordinator, Department of Philosophy, 1995-96
Departmental Hiring Committee, 1995-96
Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Philosophy, 1994-95

REFERENCES

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