You have full access to this article via your institution. Academic CVs differ from those intended for industry roles. Here are some broad rules to follow. Word count. Academic employers tend to be ...

How many pages should I aim for? Academic CVs can be longer than traditional CVs for non-academic posts. So aim for three or four sides of A4. Lay out the pages so that the sides are complete – ...

The purpose of an academic CV might seem obvious in that it’s used for job applications and it’s a document that every researcher has. However, the trick to an effective CV is keeping it up to date ...

For those of us who have been on the job market, who have secured tenure-track positions or who have been faculty members for a number of years, the ins and outs of a CV seem self-explanatory. Yet, in ...