More About CVs

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well.

It’s now a lovely time of year in our part of Texas. Saturday morning we took a drive to see wildflowers. A photo of one of them accompanies this post. But now, onward . . .

I was glad to receive several comments on last week’s post, which featured some advice from Ravi about CVs. The current post includes responses to these comments.

In a comment, someone asked why marital status and religion generally shouldn’t be included in a CV. The reason: Such items usually are irrelevant to whether one should receive a grant or such. Thus, listing such items takes needless space and might seem unprofessional. Also, listing them might inappropriately influence the reviewers even if they’re trying to be fair.

Someone also asked me to “post the presentation”. Actually, Ravi’s remarks were from just a message. However, presentations containing advice on the topic are available in the “Writing CVs and resumes” section of the AuthorAID Resource Library.

Also, someone asked for sample CVs. Here are links to 3 examples:

• a sample CV for someone who recently received a PhD in history
• an example of a CV of the type required for NIH grant proposals
• an example of a CV of a distinguished senior professor of mathematics

As you can see, CVs can differ greatly in length and format. If you’re applying for a grant, try to find out what type is requested.

Do you have more questions, remarks, or requests? If so, please post a comment.

Until the next post—

Barbara