Englishforacademicstudy:

Extendedwriting&researchskillsPracticalWritingPartoneCurriculumVitae(CV)ResumeandCVAresumeisabriefwrittenaccountofone’spersonaldetails.Whenweareapplyingforajob,weusuallysendaresumetogetherwithourletterofapplicationAcurriculumvitae,commonlyreferredtoasCV,isalonger(twoormorepages),moredetailedsynopsisthanaresume.Itincludesasummaryofyoureducationalandacademicbackground,aswellasteachingandresearchexperience,publications,presentations,awards,honors,affiliations,andotherdetails.AResumeSampleResumeName:

ZhangYijingAddress:

22MachangStreet,HexiDistrict,Tianjin300204.DateofBirth:

March3,1975Sex:

FemaleMaritalstatus:SingleHealth:

ExcellentEducation1985–1991

FenghuoMiddleSchool,Lanzhou,GansuProvince1991–1995

ShandongNormalUniversity,Jinan,ShandongProvinceMajor:English

ReceivedB.A.inEnglish,July19951995–1998

TianjinForeignStudiesUniversityMajor:TranslationTheoryandPracticeReceivedM.A.inMarch1998.WorkExperience1994TranslatorandguideforforeignathletesChinaNationalUniversityStudents`Games(summer)1995-1996TeacherofEnglishNightUniversityofTianjinForeignStudiesUniversity1996

1996

TranslatorandinterpreterAustralianAidRoc.Company,TianjinBranch1997-presentTeacherofEnglishTianjinInstituteofFinanceandTradeAdministrationAwardsandScholarships1985—1991“ExcellentStudent”,FenghouMiddleSchool1991—1995Recipientofuniversityscholarships,ShandongNormalUniversityInterests

Travel,swimming,playingguitarReferences

AvailableuponrequestACVSampleAllenYan(86)1338-1111-420

yhnasa@123.com

EDUCATION

Sep2002Present,

ShanghaiUniversity,BE

CandidateforBachelorinMechanicalEngineeringdegree(ME).Majoracademiccourseshighlights:CompanyPropertyManagement;Marketing;Economics;English

TechnologyCommunication;InformationManagementSystem;ModernFabricationSystem.

May2006,

CertifiedPublicAccountingTraining(CPA)

OCCUPATION

Dec2005present,

ITTFlygtinvestment.China

ApplicationEngineer,Sales&Marketing

Applicationsupportandindustryprojectstracingtosalesofficetoachievethesalesbudgetandnewindustrymarketapplicationresearch.

PaysuitablevisitstoendusersandDIforseminarsandtechnicalpresentationswithsalespersonordistributorswhilecollectmarketinginformationandcompetitorinformationanalysis.

July2005Sep2005,

IntelProductsCo.,Shanghai,China

CPUAssemblyEngineer(Internship)

Analyzedtheyieldratiotrend,documentedandsolvedthecurrentproblems.

Participatedinthetrainingofmarketing,businessprocessmodelingandanalysisatIntelUniversity.Visualizedaprojectreviewwithimpressivepresentationandmulti-mediaanimation,whichwashighlyappreciatedbydepartmentmanager.

June2005July2005,GFFundManagementCo.,LTD.

CampusIntern

AnalyzedinvestmentprinciplesandmischooseofrelatedfinancialderivedproductsFormulatedtheschemeofmarketpopularizationandnetworkmarketing.

AWARDS

2003-2004,Second-ClassScholarshipforExcellentStudentsofShanghaiUniversity.2004-2005,theImagineAmbassadorofShanghaiTennisPopularization.

COMPETENCIES&INTERESTS

EnglishAbility:Band6andtheintermediatetestofinterpretation.

GermanyAbility:600hoursofGermanylessonsinTongJiUniversity.ComputerSkills:NationalComputerLever3rdCertificate.(NetworkCommunication)

ProfessionalCertificateofAssistantInformationOfficer(AIO).

C++,VBA,Provision,JMP,AutoCAD,3Dsmax,Photoshop,Solidworks,Aftereffect

PersonalInterests:Basketball(Skills);skating(Speed);English(elegant);Snooker(Stable)

HowtoWriteaCV

Thereareimportantpointstoconsiderwhenpreparinganeffectivecurriculumvitae.Itshouldbeclear,concise,complete,andup-to-datewithcurrentemploymentandeducationalinformation.EngineeringCV

Engineeringfirmsarelookingforgraduateswithexcellentdegrees,strongnumericalandanalyticalskills,andproveninitiative.ThisCVshowsthatthepersonmadegooduseoftheirsummersandwaseagertogetsomedecentworkexperience.Theaveragegraduatewillobviouslynothaveyearsofexperience,butifyouhavespenttwosummersinterning,thenemployerswilltakenotice.Theinclusionofsportsandinterestsshowsthatalthoughthecandidateisverykeenandhardworking,healsoknowshowtorelaxandhasalifeoutsideofwork.

TechnologyCV

Technologyfirmsarelookingforgraduateswitharangeofindustryspecificskillsandtechnicalexpertise.ThisCVshowcasestherangeofskillsthatthecandidatehasacquiredthroughvariousinternshipprogrammes.Brieflyexplainyourroleduringtheinternships,outliningresponsibilitiesand/orachievements.Donotbeafraidtolistextensivelytheprogrammes,computerlanguages,andsystemsthatyouarefamiliarwithasemployersarelikelytobelookingforspecificknowledge.Lastly,breakthestereotypeandprovetoemployersthatyouaremorethanacomputergeek-ifyouenjoycooking,football,musicorartletthemknow.InvestmentBankingCV

AlwayslookatyourCVthroughtheeyesofafickleemployerwhooftenhasonlyabout10secondstomakeadecisionbasedonfirstimpressions.Makeitclear,conciseandrememberthatitisamarketingtooltomakethereaderwanttocallyouinforanin-personinterview.WithbankingandfinanceCVsitisimportanttoavoidunnecessaryjargonandtostatethingsassuccinctlyaspossible.AfunctionalCV(asopposedtoachronologicalone),listsyourmostimportantorlaudedachievementsandexperiencefirst,tomakethemstandout.Alsomakesuretoincludeanypersonalinterests,which,thoughirrelevanttothepositionitself,willmakeyoustandoutasawell-rounded,personablecandidate.

CurriculumVitae

FormatYourContactInformation

Name

Address

Telephone

CellPhone

EmailPersonalInformation

DateofBirth

PlaceofBirth

Citizenship

VisaStatus

GenderOptionalPersonalInformation

MaritalStatus

Spouse'sName

ChildrenEmploymentHistory

Listinchronologicalorder,includepositiondetailsanddates

WorkHistory

AcademicPositions

ResearchandTrainingEducation

Includedates,majors,anddetailsofdegrees,trainingandcertification

HighSchool

University

GraduateSchool

Post-DoctoralTrainingProfessionalQualifications

CertificationsandAccreditations

ComputerSkillsAwardsPublications

Books

ProfessionalMemberships

Interests

SampleAcademicCurriculum

VitaeCONTACTINFORMATION

Name

Address

City,State,Zip

Telephone

CellPhone

EmailSUMMARYSTATEMENT(Optional)

Includeabrieflistofthehighlightsofyourcandidacy.

EDUCATION

Listyouracademicbackground,includingundergraduateandgraduateinstitutionsattended.

GraduateInstitution,City,State

Degree,Major

DateofGraduation

DissertationGraduateInstitution,City,State

Degree,Major

DateofGraduation

ThesisUndergraduateInstitution,City,State

Degree,Major

DateofGraduationEMPLOYMENTHISTORY

Listinchronologicalorder,includepositiondetailsanddates.POSTDOCTORALTRAINING

Listyourpostdoctoralexperiences,ifapplicable.

FELLOWSHIPS

Listinternshipsandfellowships,includingorganization,titleanddates.LICENSES/CERTIFICATION

Listtypeoflicense,certificationoraccreditationanddatereceived.

PUBLICATIONS/BOOKSPROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS

SKILLS/INTERESTS

SampleCurriculumVitae-Academic

JohnSmith

Street,City,State,Zip

Phone:555-555-5555

Cell:555-666-6666

email@Objective:

AssistantProfessor,Psychology

Education:

Ph.D.,Psychology,UniversityofMinnesota,2006

Concentrations:Psychology,CommunityPsychology

Dissertation:AStudyofLearningDisabledChildreninaLowIncomeCommunityM.A.,Psychology,UniversityatAlbany,2003

Concentrations:Psychology,SpecialEducation

Thesis:CommunicationSkillsofLearningDisabledChildren

B.A,Psychology,CaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach,CA,2000Experience:

Instructor,2004-2006

UniversityofMinnesota

Course:PsychologyintheClassroom

TeachingAssistant,2002-2003

UniversityatAlbany

Courses:SpecialEducation,LearningDisabilitiesResearchSkills:

ExtensiveknowledgeofSPSSXandSASstatisticalprograms.

Presentations:

SmithJohn(2006).Thebehavioroflearningdisabledadolescentsintheclassrooms.PaperpresentedatthePsychologyConferenceattheUniversityofMinnesota.

Publications:

Smith,John(2005).Thebehavioroflearningdisabledadolescentsintheclassroom.JournalofEducationalPsychology,120-125.GrantsandFellowships:RDBGrant(UniversityofMinnesotaResearchGrant,2005),$2000

WorkshopGrant(forASPAmeetinginNewYork,2004),$1500

AwardsandHonors:TreldarScholar,2005

AcademicExcellentAward,2003

SkillsandQualifications:MicrosoftOffice,Internet

ProgrammingabilityinC++andPHP

FluentinGerman,FrenchandSpanishReferences:

Excellentreferencesavailableuponrequest.

SampleCurriculumVitae-InformationTechnologySANTHOSH.B

Sankarreddy,

#5588,konappanagar,

ElectronicCity,

Bangalore-560100

MobileNo:21-99999999

E-mail:ssss@ssssl.comOBJECTIVE:

SeekingapositiontoutilizemyskillsandabilitiesintheInformationTechnologyIndustrythatoffersProfessionalgrowthwhilebeingresourceful,innovativeandflexible.ITEXPOSUREEDUCATION:MaharajaEngineeringCollege-May,2006

B.TECH(InformationTechnology)

Percentagescored:67%ShriGangaHigherSecondarySchool-Mar,2002

Percentagescored:88%GovtBoysHigherSecondarySchool-Mar,2000

Percentagescored:68%TECHNICALEXPERIENCE:Languages:C,C,COREJAVA,VB6.0,UNIXshellscripts,HTML

Platforms:Windowsxp/98/95,2000,NT,RedhatLinux(9.0,ES,WS)

Concepts:networking,operatingsystems

CERTIFICATIONS:RedHatCertifiedEngineer(RHCE)-EnterpriseLinux4#1114006719821418

Expertisein:InstallingRedhatLinuxconfiguringservers(DNS,FTP,NFS,NIS,SAMBA,APACHE,DHCP,MAIL),Troubleshooting,userpermissions(LVM)

Brain-benchcertifiedLinuxAssessment#T20110714001A

PROJECTEXPERIENCE:1.FinalSemesterProjectasPartoftheB.TECHCurriculum.

ProjectName:"IntegratedJavaBasedWebserver"

Description:Thepowerfulwebserverthatenhancesjavabasedapplicationsandprovidesauthentication.MINIPROJECTS:1.CreatingaManualDictionaryinV.B.6.

2.DeletingthefilesconcurrentlyusingshellscriptsELECTIVESTAKEN:LinuxServers,DistributedsystemsOTHERACTIVITIES&HOBBIES:Organizingvariouscultural&WONPrizes.

ReadingE-books

Netsurfing

PERSONALDETAILS:Name:Santhosh.B

Age&DOB:21years,21-06-1985

Sex:Male

MaritalStatus:Single

Nationality:Indian

Permanent:18/120,GurusamyNagar,

AddressV.L.Road,

Peelamedu,

Coimbatore-04

TamilNadu,India

ContactNumberanguagesKnown:English,TamilDeclarationIherebydeclarethattheabovewrittenparticularsaretruetothebestofmyknowledgeandbelief.StructureofCVIdentificationBegintheCVwithyourname,centeredatthetopofthepage;youraffiliation,address,phonenumberandemailaddressdirectlyunderneathorontheright.Objective(optional)

PuttheobjectiveatthetopoftheCVafteryouraddress,makingsureitisprecise.

EducationDocumentyoureducationalexperiencesinareversechronologicalorder,usuallyincludingyourdiplomaordegreesgranted,schoolattended,location,andyearsofgraduation.Ifyouhavenotreceivedyourdegree,youcanwrite“Anticipateddateofgraduationin2007ordegreeexpectedin2007”Teaching/Research

Beginwithyourcurrentemploymentandworkbackward,includingcoursestaught,youdutiesandresponsibilities,researchwork,theaffiliationsyouworkedfor,theperiodinwhichyouworked.Publications/ConferencepapersUsuallymostrecentonescomefirst.ProfessionalmembershipListyourmembershipinsomeimportantprofessionalsociety,etc.ReferencesPreparetosupplythelistofreferenceswhenasked.Ifpossible,trytofindpeople(yourprofessor)whoknowyourwork,yourcapabilities,andyourcharactertovouchforyou.TipsforwritinganeffectiveCVUsephrasesratherthancompletesentences.Useactionverbstodescribeyourachievements.UseparallelstructuresMaketheCVreader-friendly.Trytobeerror-free.Part2PersonalStatement(PS)PersonalStatementApersonalstatement,asacomponentoftheapplication,isastatementintroducingyourselftoacommittee/institution.Itisusedtosupplementtheinformationpresentedintheapplicationwithspecificexamplesandconvincingfacts.Moreimportantly,itaidsthecommittee/institutiontolearnmoreaboutyousoastoofferyouaplaceorafellowship/awardinpreferencetoyourcompetitors.

FormatofPSYourpurpose/interestintheparticularprogram/positionBackgroundinformationsupportingyourinterestorpurpose:academicqualifications,previousresearchexperience,currentresearchinterests,otherrelativeexperienceCareergoalsThereason(s)whyyouwanttojoinacertaininstitution/universityRestatementofyourinterestorgoal(optional)SamplePersonalStatementinEngineering

Program:ElectricalEngineering

Asearlyasaseniormiddleschoolstudent,IheldingreatadorationofChengningYangandTsung-daoLee,twomostprominentChinese-bornphysiciststohavewonNobelPrizes.Thenceforward,IhavecherishedtheconstantaspirationofbecomingarenownedphysicistmyselfthewaythesetwoNobellaureatesdid.Evenonedecadelater,IcanstillrecallthefirstexperimentIdidinthephysicscourse.Whenatransmitterinonecornerofthelabwasconnectedwithelectricity,alittlebulbconnectedtoareceptionantennainanothercornerlitup.Thoughbynomeansdazzlinginitself,thislightwithitsstunningmagicusheredmeasifintoawonderland,aworldrepletewithintriguingmysteriesthatonlybelongtotherealmofphysics.IbelievedthatIbelongedtothisspecialworld.ThatmarkedtheturningpointinmylifeandwithitIcommencedmyquestsforanswerscapableofunravelingthosemysteries.

Withanunusuallysolidfoundationinphysicslaidduringseniormiddleschool(IreceivedstraightA’sinvirtuallyeveryphysicsexam),IenteredthePhysicsDepartmentofDalianMarineUniversity.BythetimeIgraduatedinfouryears,whichcouldonlybedescribedastransitory,IfoundthatIhadbecomeemotionallyattachedtothisdiscipline.Realizingthatundergraduatestudieshadonlyexposedmetotherelativelyfundamentalknowledgeofthissubject,IembarkedonaMaster’sprogram,throughverycompetitiveentranceexaminations,infiber-opticalcommunicationattheCollegeofTelecommunicationEngineering,theUniversityofBeijingPostsandTelecommunications(UBPT).

ThemomentIcameintocontactwiththisbrand-newfieldrepresentedbytelecommunications(Chinatendstolagbehindwesterncountriesinscientificandtechnologicaldevelopinanygivenfieldbymanyyearsorevendecades),Iwasfilledwithexcitementoverthewonderfulprospectthatthisindustrycouldenjoy.Iyearnedtobesatiatedwithnewconcepts,newknowledge,andnewexpertiseandIdevotedmyselftomyprogramwithindefatigableefforts.Tomyregret,aftercompletingourshareofresearchresponsibilitiesinthe863Projectunderthedirectionofmysupervisor,wehadnofurtheropportunitiestoparticipateinanymeaningfulprojects.IhadnoalternativebuttoduplicatetheNonlinearOpticalLoopMirroranditsApplicationsinOTDMSystemwhichhadalreadybeencompletedbyscientistsabroadandtoverifytheirresearchfindingsbymeansofcomputersimulations.Itwaspreciselythosebackwardresearchconditionsandthelackofchallengingprojectsthatpromptedmetogeneratetheideaofseekingfurtherstudiesabroad.Ibelievedthatthestatusquowouldimposeseriousrestrictionsonthedevelopmentofmyintellectualcapacitiesandontheexploitationofmyacademicpotential.

ButfortwoyearsbeforeIcouldbringmyoverseasstudiesintoareality,Iworkedattheleadingenterpriseinthecountry’stelecommunicationsindustry—ChinaTelecomBeijingBranchCompany.Asbroadbandnetworksengineerandastechnicalsupportengineer,Iwasresponsibleforthedesignandoperationoffourmajorprojects—ConstructionofBroadbandIntegrateServicesExperimentalNetwork,ExperimentandConstructionofBroadbandDSLNetworkinBeijing,TestofTimingClockofBeijingSDHNetworksandEquipmentSelectionforBeijingCDMAWirelessNetwork.MydistinguishedworkperformanceresultedinmybeingsenttoMarconiCompany’sAmericanheadquarterstoreceiveprofessionaltrainingsinATMtechnology.Nevertheless,Istillfeltthatinacompanyenvironmentworkwasroutinizedandtechnologylackedinnovativeness,fallingfarshortofmypassionsandambitions.Theworkwasmeaningfulonlytotheextentofservingasameansoflivelihood.Refusingtobemiredinamediocrecondition,IdecidedthatthetimehadcomeformetopursueresearchworkthatIhadalwaysloved.

Relyingonmysolidfoundationinphysics,mywell-trainedexperimentalskillsandhands-onabilitiesthatIdevelopedovertheheretoforestudiesandwork,IsucceededinenteringtheUniversityofTexasatArlington(UTA).Inthesuperiorlaboratoryconditions,forthefirsttimeinmylifeIhadaproudfeelingofbeinginvolvedinrealscientificresearch.WhenIseehowmyinspirationsturnintorealityinthelaboratory,onceagainforthefirsttimeinmylifeIfeelthatIamcreatingakindofwealthfarmorepreciousandvaluablethanmoney–knowledge.IrealizedthatIhadmadeanabsolutelycorrectdecisiontocometotheUnitedStates.AttheCenterofNanostructureMaterialsandQuantumDeviceFabricationandElectroOpticalResearchCenter,Ihavedonetwoyearscourseworkandoneyearandhalflabresearch.Theyhavesignificantlyenhancedmyabilitytosolveresearchproblemsindependently.Sincelastyear,IhaveconductedextensiveexperimentsinthefieldofnanotechnologyandSemiconductorandoptoelectronicelements.AlthoughtheapproachesandsolutionsIgenerateduringthoseexperimentsfrequentlydifferfromthoseofmysupervisor’sinmanyimportantaspects,Ihavemeritedpositivecommentsfromhim.Iamfullyconfidentthatbytheendofthisyearmyresearcheffortswouldcomeintofullfruition.

Nevertheless,Istillfeeldiscontented.Inretrospect,Idevelopedacommitmenttoscientificresearchveryearlyandhaveperseveredunderthespiritofthiscommitment.AftermyarrivalintheUnitedStates,Irealizedthatthereistremendousresearchpotentialinmetobetapped.AllIneedtodoistofindanappropriateacademicenvironment.EvenUTAdisappointsmeinthatIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyfouryearbeforeIcouldembarkonamajorresearchprojectthatpromisesimportantresearchfindings.IhavecometotheconclusionthatwhetherinChinaorintheUnitedStatesitissimplyawasteoftimepassivelywaitingforresearchprojects.Consequently,thebestcourseofactionformetotakeistopursueseekaPh.D.programatoneofthetopAmericanuniversities.

TheUniversityof###comesontopofmyprioritiesbecauseitisatoprankinguniversityintheUnitedStatesitselfandintheentireworld.InthefieldofElectricalEngineering,inparticular,itenjoysanunparalleledposition.Itoffersmanyresearch-intenseprogramsandtheresearchenvironmentisimpeccable.IamdeeplyawarethatforapersonwhoseeksexcellenceandwhowishestoachievesomeinnovativeresearchresultsinElectricalEngineering,itisimperativethatheorsheplungeintoanenvironmentwhichisaschallengingandcompetitiveasitisstimulating,promisingtherealizationofone’sambitions.Ifadmitted,Iplantotakeadvantageoftheresearchresourcestotheirfullestextentandwithin4to5yearsachievemajorbreakthroughsinresearchbasedonwhatIhavesofaraccomplished.IexpectthatthismaylayasolidfoundationformetoundertakelifelongresearchatsomereputedresearchinstitutesofAmericanuniversitiesorworld-classcompanieslikeIntelandIBM.

Theconventionaltechnologybasedincommunication,control,dateprocessing,signalprocessing,medicalinstrumentationandinmainstreamcomputersisinatransitionfromelectronicstooptoelectronicsandopticallyenabledtechnologies.Futuregenerationsofintegratedcircuits,thefoundationofcurrenthightechnologyinfrastructure,areexpectedtoincorporatesignificantopticalfunctionality.Ihopethatmyprospectivestudiesatyourprestigiousuniversitiescansolidifymyknowledgeandbringintofullplaymylatentintellectualcapacities.IhaveexperiencedtoomanydisappointmentsandfrustrationsandwhatIlookforissometrulycreativeandinnovativeresearchworkthatcanleadtoimportantbreakthroughs,whichcanpermitmetojointherankofelitistscientistsexemplifiedbyProf.ChengningYangandProf.Tsung-daoLeewhomIidolize.SamplePersonalStatementinScienceMyinterestinsciencedatesbacktomyearlychildhood.Ihavealwaysexcelledinphysicalsciencesandhavereceivednumerousawardsinmathematicsinhighschool.Atage18,IattendedBeijingNormalUniversity,majoringinphysics.Fouryearsofextensivestudyoninphysicsandmycurrentworkinsurfacescienceinspiremetoundertakeagreaterchallengeinpursuingadoctoratedegreeinphysics.Myaspirationtobearesearchscientistalsomakesthegraduatestudyanabsolutenecessityforme.

Asanundergraduatestudent,Ispecializedinphysics,mathematics,andcomputerscience.AndinmyjunioryearstudyIstudiedcomputationalphysicsinAppliedmathematicsIII,duringwhichIdevelopeda2-demensionalmodelwiththefinitesizeeffectasacourseproject.inadditiontobeingelatedbymycomputersimulatedphasetransitionphenomena,Iwasalsopleasedwiththecomputedvaluesofthecriticalexponentswhichcloselyagreewiththeoreticalvalues.Duringthetwo-yearcourseonthefundamentalsofexperimentalphysics,Idiligentlystudiedthetechniquesofoperatingexperimentalequipment,suchasthe

epitasysystems,lithography,andcomputercontrolleddataacquisitioninterfaces.Ienjoyed

thesehand-onexperiences.Mycurrentduty,asaresearchassistant,istosetupdiamondfilmgrowthkineticsexperimentswhichisdesignedtoverifywhetherthemechanismofHatomsdestroyingC-Hbondsindiamondfilmgrowthisthebottleneckreactiontodiamondfilmformation.Theresultswillgivevaluableinsightsandbetterenhancetheresearcheffortsofanothergrouphere.Inthemeantime,Iamlearningaboutthescanningprobemicroscopy,chargedparticleoptics,energyanalyzersandinstrumentsusedinsurfacesciencethroughtheseminarsheldinmygroup.

Inordertobeknowledgeableinthebreadthofphysics,Ihaveattendedworkshopandsymposiumsindifferentfields.InthesymposiumonSymmetriesinSubatomicPhysicsheldin1995inBeijing,Iworkedasaninterpreterandeditedthearticle"ConceptualBeginningsofVariousSymmetriesintheTwentiethcenturyPhysics"fromProf.C.N.Frankyang�sspeechandtranslateditintoChinese.