Your Career: What to know about designing a résumé

Answers to common questions from Ph.D.s about this crucial job document for a nonacademic search. [Your Career Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. Answers to common questions from Ph.D.s about this crucial job document for a nonacademic search More new Ph.D.s than ever are going into industry — 48 percent of them in 2022, as documented by the most recent annual Survey of Earned Doctorates. That long-term trend — true across fields, and for many reasons — is undeniable. What it means for graduate students and Ph.D.s on the job market is that, in addition to having a CV ready to go for faculty positions, you should also prepare at least one version of a résumé for industry openings. In this context, “industry” is defined broadly to encompass positions in companies, nonprofits, government, and even campus administration. You can find a lot of information online on how to “turn your CV into a résumé.” However, the first step to producing a good résumé is not to base it on your CV. Just about the only thing a résumé and a CV have in common is that you’re going to use them to apply for jobs. Everything else — length, structure, content, audience — is very, very different. To begin with, unlike CVs, résumés are highly curated documents. You are not expected to list everything you’ve ever done, but rather, to focus on the most relevant experience you have in a fairly small amount of space — no more than two pages. You also have a lot more flexibility in designing a résumé, which means it involves more decisions and more tailoring for each job application, than your CV. That isn’t as daunting as it may seem initially. Continue reading: “[Résumé Dos and Don’ts for Ph.D.s]( by Jennifer S. Furlong and Stacy M. 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