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
    • more reserved 較為保守

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
    • 自己比別人好
  • 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