Curriculum Vitaes

[Questioninggeller]

So I am trying to get an idea on a basic "Curriculum Vitae" and have been looking at various types. I found Richard Dawkins (PDF), Michael Shermer's, Massimo Pigliucci (PDF), but I am having a hard time finding Carl Sagan's (which is rumored to be very long.) Anyone have a good example of what a CV should look like?

 

[Loss Leader]

So I am trying to get an idea on a basic "Curriculum Vitae" and have been looking at various types. I found Richard Dawkins (PDF), Michael Shermer's, Massimo Pigliucci (PDF), but I am having a hard time finding Carl Sagan's (which is rumored to be very long.) Anyone have a good example of what a CV should look like?

Why? Are you considering Carl Sagan for a job?

Because if so, he might be late.

 

[Questioninggeller]

Why? Are you considering Carl Sagan for a job?

I want to see what a 250 page CV looks like.

It is hard to get a printed copy of his curriculum vitae, because it runs about 250 pages. His office is happy to provide it in the form of two computer disks.

Source: The Final Frontier?
By Joel Achenbach Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 30 1996; Page C01
The Washington Post

 

[drkitten]

I want to see what a 250 page CV looks like.

Why? I mean, they're extremely boring.

Dr. Sagan wrote or co-authored, er, "billions and billions" of papers. They're all listed, individually, and probably comprise at least 80 percent of his CV. So if you want to see what a 250-page CV looks like -- well, it looks like any other 250-page bibliography.

 

[Questioninggeller]

Why? I mean, they're extremely boring.

I'd like to see the titles of his early work, which would show how his interests/expertise evolved. Obviously, you don't have that interest.

 

[drkitten]

I'd like to see the titles of his early work, which would show how his interests/expertise evolved. Obviously, you don't have that interest.

No, that's reasonable. But,.... um,.... that's a substantially different request and interest than you've previously displayed in this thread. If you want to know how Carl Sagan's research interests have evolved, then you obviously need Dr. Sagan's c.v. But if you just want to know what "a 250-page C.V. looks like," then anyone with a sufficiently long record (Ernst Mayr, for example) would work.

 

[The Atheist]

Anyone have a good example of what a CV should look like?

Yes indeed - you've got the right guy here. I'm a recruiter - of engineers mostly. Different rules may apply where you are, but internationally, 2-3 pages of concise, informative details of your career and major achievements are generally ideal. I deal with candidates from every country on Earth,

Use short, well-constructed sentences and leave out "personal statements", they are the death knell of a cv. Nobody cares. Employers want to hire achievers, not BS artists.

If you'd like a practical example, e mail me atheist@atheist.co.nz

Cheers

 

[Kitten]

Carl Sagan's CV could contain nothing more than:

"Hi, I'm Carl Sagan!"

I feel as if once you're that famous, you don't need to worry about your CV!

 

[Zep]

Ahem.

1 = Curriculum Vitae

n>1 = Curricula Vitae

 

[drkitten]

Ahem.

1 = Curriculum Vitae

n>1 = Curricula Vitae

Of course, in most hiring circles, knowing Latin to this level will almost guarantee you NOT getting the job. No one wants to work with a classicist or a prima donna.

 

[Ryokan]

His office is happy to provide it in the form of two computer disks.

Two computer disks! That amount of data is indeed staggering!

 

[pgwenthold]

Yes indeed - you've got the right guy here. I'm a recruiter - of engineers mostly. Different rules may apply where you are, but internationally, 2-3 pages of concise, informative details of your career and major achievements are generally ideal. I deal with candidates from every country on Earth,

That's better considered a resume.

A curriculum vitae is usually very different. It is basically a full record of everything you have done. It's an academic thing.

Mine is currently about 15 pages long. The publication list is only about 3 of those.

Many will even go the level of binding it (along with other materials) come promotion time. I didn't do that, but did print it on cotton paper to give it a little more snazzy look.

 

[The Atheist]

A curriculum vitae is usually very different. It is basically a full record of everything you have done. It's an academic thing.

Absolutely. I am talking from an general employment perspective rather than academia. Any employer I know would be dropping a bound, 25 page booklet in the bin. Depends upon what the CV is needed for.

 

[The Atheist]

Of course, in most hiring circles, knowing Latin to this level will almost guarantee you NOT getting the job. No one wants to work with a classicist or a prima donna.

100% correct in every respect.

 

[Soapy Sam]

All you probably never need to know about the term "Curriculum Vitae".


http://www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-cur1.htm


"100% correct in every respect." -(The Atheist).
This phrase was winner of the Pedantic Society's "Multiple redundancy"award for 1953. <!-- / message --><!-- DONKS ADDED -->

 

[DickK]

Ahem.

1 = Curriculum Vitae

n>1 = Curricula Vitae

As a true genus reflexus, I was about to correct you with Curricula Vitarum, but thought I'd check, and found this, see the last paragraph on the page. Saturdays can be useful, I guess

 

[Questioninggeller]

Ahem.

1 = Curriculum Vitae

n>1 = Curricula Vitae

I knew I shouldn't took Latin instead of Spanish.

 

[Piggy]

I knew I shouldn't took Latin instead of Spanish.

Maybe you should took English.

 

[Piggy]

"Who said it" for $500:

I am having a hard time finding Carl Sagan's (which is rumored to be very long.)

A. Questioninggeller
B. Dwayne Frazier of Ithaca Driveway Repair
C. Cynthia Plaster Caster

 

[Questioninggeller]

Are you bored and without anything of value to offer to this discussion?