[MUSIC] In the previous two lessons, you learned
about the most widely used resume formats, the chronological and functional formats. In this lesson and in the next,
you'll learn about special resume formats. In this lesson, you'll learn about the
skill resume format that is used if you have extensive experience
in a specific area. You'll also learn about the CV
format used for academics. In the next lesson,
you'll learn the formats used for creatives as well as other
special resume formats. The first format we'll look
at is the skills resume. You'd use this if you have
extensive experience and qualifications in one field. In other words, if your background is so tightly focused that there's only
one job title you could apply for without changing industries or
taking a step backwards, then you need a special resume format to draw
attention to your unique qualifications. An example might be if you're a senior
executive who has been employed in the same industry for 20 years or more. Maybe you've been a senior vice president
in the industry for 15 of those years. You can't go any higher unless you
become president of the company, but the president isn't going
anywhere in the near future. So the only job you can apply for, is the
same position, in ia different company. This situation might also apply if you
were in another highly specific field like teaching, computing, or advertising. In this case, even a combined resume is
not enough to really showcase your skills. So, to show off your extensive background, you use a pumped up version
of the chronological resume. For this format, the summary section will
take up roughly half of the first page. It will include the template elements
you see here, namely the headline, the summary section, and
a bulleted list of key competencies. You're already familiar with these
elements from previous examples, but you can see here how this format allow
you to focus a reviewer's attention on your uniquely strong qualifications. Here's an example where the template
fields have been filled in. This candidate called out her key
competencies under the heading, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES. You could use whatever heading
is appropriate to your field. Then this candidate included a section,
TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS. That section abstracts her
accomplishments across a 20 year career. Again, the format presents
the unique qualifications and high level skills of the candidate
in a manner that's easy to scan. You may include more optional sections in
a skills resume to stress the fullness of your qualifications. A skills resume will likely run two or
three pages in contrast to the one to two
page standard resume format. The next format we'll look at is
the curriculum vitae, or CV format. This format is designed for
academics, college professors, deans, lecturers and researchers. Private school principals or
clergy may also need this format. The CV differs from a typical resume. A resume is a concise marketing
document that presents those competencies relevant
to a particular position. As such, it is targeted for
each position that you're applying for. It emphasis the skills and experiences
most relevant to that position. Standard resumes are usually no more
than one page long, two at the most. They're typically accompanied
by cover letters, which you'll learn about
in the next module. In contrast, a CV is a fairly detailed
overview of your life's accomplishments, especially those most relevant to academia
where CVs have their greatest utility. Academic researchers are often working on
many projects simultaneously,` so it's best to think of a CV as a living document
that needs to be updated frequently. You can think of it as a running
accomplishments inventory. If you're at the beginning
stages of your academic career, your CV will only be two or
three pages long. A more seasoned researcher's
CV may run into double digits. Nevertheless, for an initial
application most experts recommend no more than four pages when
submitting a CV for consideration. This is another way of saying that
although the CV differs from a resume, you still tailor your CV for
every academic application. You still analyze the job description and specification, just like you would for
a non academic application. Your CV needs to present strong evidence
that you fulfill the job requirements, just like a resume needs to provide
strong evidence that you have the competencies required for a job. Highlight your academic achievements and
research interests. Find out as much as you can about the
research area you're applying to so you understand how your expertise compliments
the goals of the research organization. Spell out your qualifications, research, publications in any other
relevant information. Describe your contribution to
publications, particularly high impact publications including your summary,
statement of research interest, every thing you've learn about
interviewing in resume writing. Don’t be modest. In addition to summarizing
areas of academic interest, a CV contains a reverse
chronological list of publications, often presented in an appendix. Include journal articles, books or
chapters of books, reports, and patents. Research experience is listed
in reverse chronological order. Emphasize specialist and
technical expertise, I.T. skills, plus any skills required for the job
including people and project management. Education is presented in
reverse chronological order. Focus on higher education onwards. Include awards and scholarships. Include the name of your
doctoral supervisor and funding body if appropriate. Under funding include awards for
research projects or to attend meetings or
conferences and prizes. Include the amount of money
allocated where useful. In your teaching experience
include lecturing, supervision, demonstrating, curriculum development,
seminar and group work assessment and any other relevant teaching competencies. This is required if teaching
is in the job description. Under administrative experience, highlight
any positions of responsibility, event and course organization, committee membership,
and other administrative responsibilities. You must include this section if
administrative duties are in the job description. Under professional qualifications list
your membership in any learned societies or professional bodies. You should also list any teaching and
learning qualifications. Under professional development
document your activities including any training undertaken,
specialist research methods, or analytic techniques you've developed or
learned. You might also include
time management training, training in academic writing, or
any research supervision you've received. Research supervision you've conducted should be listed under
teaching experience. Your attendance at conferences and
seminars should be documented. Highlight any invitations to present
to provide papers or posters. If you've given many presentations,
you can include a separate section for presentations. Finally, include the contact and
professional details of two or three references. At least two should be academic. Be sure to ask their permission first. There you have it. Two special format resumes, both of which,
however use the principles of strong accomplishment statements,
powerful active language, and targeted focus, that you learned for
all the other resume formats. [MUSIC]