W7 (23 Apr. 2020)
Lecture - Curriculum Vitae (CV) Course of life
- MIT’s comparison chart
- CV: 什麼都可以列、content 比視覺格式更重要、less tailoring to fit job、references are included
- Resume: 只列跟申請的工作有關、content 與視覺格式同等重要、adapted to fit each specific job
- Find the magic word!
CV
- 可以在 CV 列出推薦人(願意替你寫推薦信的人、不見得要先將信寫好)
推薦信的功能
- American style
- 針對某些能力、特質背書
- 補充說明落差
- 敘述性、相對正向
- European style
推薦信內要提到的幾個特質
- Technical capability
- Independent research
- Personal integrity
- Vulnerability (易受某些特質影響)
- Tenacity (韌性)
Academic CV (University of Oxford)
- Research interests
- bullet points or a paragraph
- Education
- degrees, titles of theses, names of supervisors
- Awards and Funding
- undergraduate/postgraduate prizes, scholarships, MOST project funding, travel grants, …
- Research experience
- inclusive of RA experience
- Teaching experience
- level of students, class sizes, and topics
- Admin experience
- highlight any conferences/seminars/reading groups you have organised as a member
- Relevant training
- academic teaching training, research methods training
- Relevant skills
- list of research/technical/laboratory skills to elaborate on
- 可以具體說明運用哪些技能去完成某些專案
- Patents 專利
- Professional memberships
- (e.g.) the Royal Society of Chemistry or the British
- Public engagement
- (e.g.) community service, club service, volunteer work
- Publications
- Journal paper
- Conference paper
- Poster presentation
- Paper under review
- Paper in submission
- Paper in manuscript/preparation
CV 的重要性
- greater accountability and rationalisation
The first CV in History
- The first CV is written by da Vinci
- The opening of da Vinci’s CV
- 可以強調自己的多元面向(在不同情境下,分別能夠做出來的貢獻)
Lessons from da Vinci’s CV
- Presenting the candidate in a well-rounded manner (slash generation)
- Connecting professional capability to social accountability
- Enriching the required document with personal touches