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CV WRITING
SALMA NIAZI
LECTURER IN ENGLISH
JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
COVID-19
1
How to prepare a CV?
1. Dont start with a heading Curriculum Vitae
 its obvious, redundant, and takes up
needed space.
2. Begin with your name and surname instead.
3. If the readers may not be able to surmise
your gender from your name, consider
putting Ms or Mr in parentheses before
your name.
Typical information
 Address and contact information
(dont forget to include your e-mail address!)
 Education
 (Honours and Awards)
 Research
 (Teaching Experience)
 (Extracurricular Activities)
 Publications
How to prepare a CV?
1. Make sure to list your publications and major
presentations, e.g. papers given at national
conferences.
2. Use a standard format for references
(already discussed).
3. If a paper has been accepted, but not yet
published, list it as in press.
4. If it has been submitted, but not yet
accepted, dont list it under Publications,
but mention it in the Research section.
How to prepare a CV?
5. A scientific CV should not contain personal
information, such as date of birth, marital
status, health, or hobbies.
6. It is considered tacky to include a picture of
yourself in your CV.
7. If there is nothing to list under given category,
simply omit the category.
8. CVs are structured in reverse chronological
order, i.e. within each category, items are listed
from the most recent to the least recent.
How to prepare a CV?
9. Students: Include some contact information
that is unlikely to change, not the address
of your dorm or of a flat youre currently
renting.
10.Consider having different versions of your
CV for different uses.
11.Remember to keep your CV up to date.
12.Proofread your CV very carefully, or better
yet ask someone else to do so.
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  • 1. CV WRITING SALMA NIAZI LECTURER IN ENGLISH JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN COVID-19 1
  • 2. How to prepare a CV? 1. Dont start with a heading Curriculum Vitae its obvious, redundant, and takes up needed space. 2. Begin with your name and surname instead. 3. If the readers may not be able to surmise your gender from your name, consider putting Ms or Mr in parentheses before your name.
  • 3. Typical information Address and contact information (dont forget to include your e-mail address!) Education (Honours and Awards) Research (Teaching Experience) (Extracurricular Activities) Publications
  • 4. How to prepare a CV? 1. Make sure to list your publications and major presentations, e.g. papers given at national conferences. 2. Use a standard format for references (already discussed). 3. If a paper has been accepted, but not yet published, list it as in press. 4. If it has been submitted, but not yet accepted, dont list it under Publications, but mention it in the Research section.
  • 5. How to prepare a CV? 5. A scientific CV should not contain personal information, such as date of birth, marital status, health, or hobbies. 6. It is considered tacky to include a picture of yourself in your CV. 7. If there is nothing to list under given category, simply omit the category. 8. CVs are structured in reverse chronological order, i.e. within each category, items are listed from the most recent to the least recent.
  • 6. How to prepare a CV? 9. Students: Include some contact information that is unlikely to change, not the address of your dorm or of a flat youre currently renting. 10.Consider having different versions of your CV for different uses. 11.Remember to keep your CV up to date. 12.Proofread your CV very carefully, or better yet ask someone else to do so.

Editor's Notes

  • #3: Every scientist needs a good CV, but how to prepare it?
  • #4: Typical information that should be included in your CV. The information in parentheses is not always necessary.
  • #8: Fig. 1. Sample scientific CV (source: Robert A. Day, How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 6th Edition)