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Your Curriculum Vitae is the document that gives much more detail than does your resume about your academic and professional accomplishments. The Curriculum Vitae is often used when applying for:

• Admission to graduate school or as part of an application packet for a graduate assistantship or scholarship.
• Grant proposals.
• Teaching, research, and upper-level administrative positions in higher education.
• Academic departmental and tenure reviews.
• College or university service appointments.
• Professional association leadership positions.
• Speaking engagements.
• Publishing and editorial review boards.
• Research and consulting positions in a variety of settings.
• School administration positions at the superintendent, principal, or department head level.

While your Resume should be kept to from one to two pages, Curriculum Vitae usually are two pages at the minimum and up to eight pages. Common lengths for Curriculum Vitae are one to three pages for bachelor's and master's degree candidates; two to five pages for doctoral candidates; and five or more pages for an experienced academician or researcher. My Curriculum Vitae are concisely written and given a clean, easy-to-read format.

Your Curriculum Vitae will include many, or all, of the following:

• Education
• Master's thesis or project
• Dissertation title or topic
• Course highlights or areas of concentration in graduate study
• Teaching experience and interests
• Research experience and interests
• Consulting experience
• Internships or graduate practice
• Fieldwork
• Publications
• Professional papers and presentations
• Grants received
• Professional association and committee leadership positions and activities
• Certificates and licensure
• Special training
• Academic awards, scholarships, and fellowships
• Foreign study and travel abroad
• Language competencies
• Technical and computer skills

Although Curriculum Vitae often are similar to Resumes, the preferred style, format, and content varies from discipline to discipline.

In addition to a Curriculum Vitae, many candidates require a Personal Statement.

You are welcome to contact me regarding my CV/Personal Statement services. Each inquiry personally is read and processed by me. The entire process is conducted via email and telephone. My fees are contingent upon your pursuit in that there are different requirements for different pursuits.

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The Personal Statement season wound down. I am offering a significant discount on Curriculum Vitae.

Generally speaking, the CV is a rather black-and-white document containing just factual information (unlike its cousin, the resume, which accommodates more detail elaboration). Thus, the majority of time engineering a CV is spent in properly formatting and presenting the information. A greater impression is made upon the recipient (of the CV) when activities properly are presented (Education, Professional Experience, Publications, etc.) and in chronological order. Additionally, presenting the information in a manner that reconciles with your objectives (professional or academic) is important.

The CV is a static document that can serve one for many, many years, unlike its cousin, the resume, which periodically should be revised specific to an opportunity (professional or academic). Thus, when changing jobs or a program, or when participating or completing professional or academic events, the CV can be updated to reflect those new pursuits or accomplishments. I have had clients contact me months and years later for an update to their CV. Usually, because this process is less time consuming, I provide the update(s) fee of charge (provided they're not terribly time consuming).

You are welcome to contact me regarding your new CV. I will review and assess it, perhaps even inquiring if there is information missing, so that I may render my opinion including how your CV could be improved upon.

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Thank you.