Resumes
A resume is essentially an advertisement of yourself to prospective employers, mentors, and programs. It presents a very brief summary of your personal data, educational background, training, business and professional history, qualifications, and achievements. It is used to show review committees you are qualified for an opportunity and to convince them to offer you an interview. Because resumes are typically limited to 2 pages maximum (and often only one page!), you should only emphasize your most relevant experience and skills and focus on your most notable strengths and accomplishments.
When preparing a resume, it is critical to think about who (or often, what) will be reviewing it. Large programs/opportunities may rely on computer software to review applications before they ever reach a human reviewer, meaning your resume should be easily readable for the software. Unfortunately, this often means skipping out on fun formatting or color blocking in favor of black-and-white, plain text formats. You may use bolding, italics, and underlining to emphasize different sections. We have created a simple template for you to use, as well as provided an example resume for your reference.
Curriculum Vitae
A curriculum vitae (CV) is a much more extensive summary of all of your experiences, typically used for academic, scientific, and medical jobs. They provide detailed descriptions of teaching experience, research, awards, publications, presentations, and other achievements, often leading to a document that is several (3+) pages long. You can view an example CV here.