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Chapter 15 ➤ When You Really Are a Brain Surgeon: Curriculum Vitae

You might also list course titles if they demonstrate relevant knowledge and aren’t obvious
from the major you declared. You can place internships under the Education heading, in a
section of their own (called Internships), or under Experience, depending on which strategy
makes the most sense for your situation.

Are You Published?

You need a Publications section if you’ve authored or coauthored material such as articles,
books, or chapters in books. When listing publications, mention

➤ the author (that’s you!) or coauthors (you and your colleague).
➤ the title of your article or chapter (if one of these applies).
➤ the title of your book or the publication in which your article or chapter appeared.
➤ the date of publication.
➤ the publisher.
➤ the ISBN (if it applies).

This information appears in sentence format (as shown in the book section of Appendix C,
“Other Cool Resources”) with commas placed between each element. There are a few stan-
dards for order in which you place the elements within the sentences, so check a style man-
ual such as The Chicago Manual of Style or The Gregg Reference Manual to find one that’s right
for you.
Be sure to list your published work properly; some employers will want to see that you
know how to follow strict guidlines for academic writing.

Putting on a Show

You may have presented papers at conferences. If so, you could
have a section called Presentations, Lectures, Symposia,
Conferences, or Seminars. In this section, state the following
information:

➤ Titles of papers you presented Career Casualty
➤ Names of conferences
Some employers will want to see
➤ Locations that you know how to follow
➤ Dates strict guidelines for academic
writing. Be sure to list your pub-
It is a good idea to elaborate on other roles you played at the con- lished work properly. To learn
ferences (such as serving on panels) if doing so will add to your the appropriate style for your
qualifications. industry, consult the bibliography
section of a style guide that’s
commonly used in your field, or
look at how bibliographies are
presented in your trade publica-
tions.

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