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How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae


Год выпуска: 2003
Автор: Acy Jackson, Kathleen Geckeis, Brad Smith
Жанр: Reference book
Издательство: McGraw-Hill
Сайт издателя: http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/
ISBN: 978-0071390446
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Качество: Отсканированные страницы
Кол-во страниц: 160
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The curriculum vitae, a resume of educational and work background, is essential for undergraduates applying to graduate and professional schools. Now revised and updated, How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae helps readers to analyze their academic career and create the best "academic resume" possible.

* A new chapter on crafting international CVs
* Sample CVs, including scannable and international
* Extensive appendix material with a comprehensive list of action verbs and a bibliography of style books and manuals.

You've received your bachelor's degree and after careful consideration have decided to continue your education at graduate or professional school. When you get your application, however, you are stymied by the requirement to send a curriculum vitae. You've heard of it, but you thought only hopeful college professors had to have one. And you certainly have no idea how to go about writing one for yourself. You are not alone. Many applicants are surprised to find that what used to be required of academic job seekers is now essential for undergraduates applying to graduate and professional schools as well as those seeking employment in research, teaching, or management.

How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae provides an in-depth explanation of the components of the curriculum vitae as well as step-by-step instructions for condensing your career history into a concise biographical sketch that underscores your assets. You'll learn to assess your educational and noneducational skills, inventory your accomplishments, and present the information in a format that follows the latest document guidelines. In addition, this newly revised edition includes:

* Tips on producing a scannable CV
* A new chapter on international CVs
* Sample CVs for a wide range of academic majors and professions
* Sample correspondence that gives you content and format guidance

With its targeted advice and easy-to-follow plan, How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae offers everything you need to know to create a CV that will produce results and advance your academic or professional career.

Acy Jackson, Adjunct Faculty EnglishBrad Smith, Faculty Criminal JusticeTwo members of Terra Community College’s faculty will be among those recognized in Ohio Magazine’s 2005 Excellence in Education feature in the December issue. Brad Smith, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice, and Acy Jackson, Adjunct Faculty in English, were nominated by Terra and selected by a panel of Ohio Magazine editors who felt they deserve to be recognized for their achievements both in and out of the classroom. Both men live in Fremont. Jackson, who is originally from Youngstown, has been at Terra for six years. He has a bachelor’s degree from Westminster College (Pa.) and master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University. For six years, he taught in Iran and Pakistan and was the director of the English Language Institute in Tehran. “I enjoy teaching at Terra Community College because it takes seriously the notion of a community of scholars committed to rigor in academic inquiry and diversity in the range of opportunities it offers,” Jackson said. “Terra, moreover, provides creative venues for me to assist students in achieving goals which they might not otherwise achieve were it not for my expectations for them. I am deeply honored and proud to be a part of this dynamic education enterprise. ”Smith is a Terra alum having earned an Associate of Arts and Sciences from Terra Technical College. He has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and a master’s from Heidelberg College. Smith, who is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC), has been at Terra for seven years. “Terra Community College is the greatest place I’ve ever worked because 99.9 percent of the students are sincerely trying to better their lives,” Smith said. “Watching a person blossom and having a positive impact on their lives is incredible.” The 2005 Excellence in Education feature will be seen by 225,000 readers of Ohio Magazine.