{"id":293,"date":"2024-11-06T15:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.csc.ncsu.edu\/csc-careers\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:29:26","slug":"building-a-cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.csc.ncsu.edu\/csc-careers\/building-a-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for PhD Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Getting Started with a CV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CV stands for <strong>curriculum vitae<\/strong>, which translates to &#8220;course of life&#8221; in Latin. They are often required when applying to academic jobs like teaching or research positions. CVs are used to outline a person&#8217;s entire education, publications, honors, accomplishments, projects, awards, and professional experience. While resumes are typically limited to 1-2 pages in length, there is no length limit for a CV, and they tend to be much longer than a resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1qkJcsdTOOPzrjy8XV2-6r5NrtasNqvr0\/view?usp=drive_link\">quick CV tips<\/a> to get started.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kCnTta0LI5GpPm7e3D3tAnEqyY2lZMj1\/view?usp=sharing\">Sample annotated CV<\/a> from the University of California, San Francisco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you need help creating a CV, <a href=\"https:\/\/my.csc.ncsu.edu\/csc-careers\/meet-with-us-temp-2-0\/\">make an appointment<\/a> with our Career Services Team! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cover Letters, Teaching Statements, and Research Statements<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/news\/2019\/08\/impackful-tips-how-to-write-a-better-academic-cover-letter\/\">Cover letter tips for faculty roles<\/a> from the Graduate School at NC State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/tips-on-writing-an-effective-teaching-statement\/\">Teaching statement tips<\/a> from the Graduate School at NC State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.cornell.edu\/career-and-professional-development\/pathways-to-success\/prepare-for-your-career\/take-action\/teaching-philosophy-statement\/\">Teaching statement guidelines<\/a> from Cornell University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sample teaching statements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grad.ncsu.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/how-to-construct-a-compelling-research-statement\/\">Research statement tips<\/a> from the Graduate School at NC State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sample research statement tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job and Internship Search Resources<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/careercenter.cra.org\/\">Computer Research Association (CRA) Job Database<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cra.org\/cv-database\/\">CRA academic and lab roles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.chronicle.com\/\">Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interstride.com\/ncstategrad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.interstride.com\/ncstategrad\/\">Interstride<\/a>: search global roles and jobs for international students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.slack.com\/client\/T6PJPC8JV\/C6Q35MUAX\">CS Slack Workspace<\/a>: #phdstudents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1IuOEnsbz0CClcSMVAEY7pp__0uDuGt4S\/view\">Managing job offers and salary negotiation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the NCSU Computer Science Doctorate Affects Your Job Search, featuring Rahul Yedida<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NC State Alum Rahul Yedida joins Leslie and Angelina in this episode of <strong>Byte Sized Career Convos<\/strong> to discuss how graduating from the computer science doctorate program has impacted his career,  job search and current role, as well as his tips for technical and industry interviews.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen on to this Byte Sized Career Convos episode on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7ML7TKknxM8FXDUHnlexFa?si=SRyXwuXaSpKNyYyDt2Zyew\">Spotify<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1uGhFe5tN72Av-GUeO1IxySFMrfZ5siPU\/view?usp=sharing\">You can access the transcript here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Talks<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.chronicle.com\/article\/how-to-give-an-excellent-stem-job-talk\">How to Organize a Job Talk<\/a>, from the Chronicle of Higher Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U-mQv6AyovQ\">Demystifying the Academic Job Talk<\/a>, from Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/my.csc.ncsu.edu\/csc-careers\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">CSC Careers Home<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Started with a CV CV stands for curriculum vitae, which translates to &#8220;course of life&#8221; in Latin. 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