====== 📄 Curriculum Vitae ======

A **Curriculum Vitae (CV)** is a comprehensive [[document]] that outlines an individual's academic background, professional experience, research output, teaching activities, honors, and affiliations.

Unlike a résumé (which is brief and targeted), a CV is **extensive**, **detailed**, and **evolving** — typically used in academic, research, and medical careers.

==== 🧷 Standard Sections ====
  * **Personal Information** – Name, contact details, academic titles.
  * **Education** – Degrees earned, institutions, dates.
  * **Academic Appointments** – Positions held in universities, hospitals, or research centers.
  * **Publications** – Peer-reviewed articles, books, chapters.
  * **Conferences & Presentations** – Talks, posters, invited lectures.
  * **Grants & Funding** – Research projects, roles, funding bodies.
  * **Teaching Experience** – Courses taught, student supervision.
  * **Awards & Honors** – Recognitions, fellowships.
  * **Memberships** – Societies, committees, working groups.
  * **Languages, Skills, Certifications** – Relevant competencies.

==== 🎭 Critical Perspective ====
A CV can reflect:
  * 📈 **Substance** – When it showcases meaningful work, originality, and clear progression.
  * 💅 **Surface polish** – When it becomes a performance of productivity (*see [[Glossy Curriculum Vitae]]*).
  * 🧱 **Padding** – When filled with honorary titles, irrelevant details, or co-authored consensus papers to create bulk.

==== 🧠 In Practice ====
> A well-constructed CV should be **accurate**, **honest**, and **relevant** to the role it is being used for — not a catalogue of vanity metrics.

==== 📎 Related Terms ====

  * [[careerism|Careerism]]
  * [[academic_theater|Academic Theater]]
  * [[institutional_prestige|Institutional Prestige]]
  * [[formalism|Formalism]]

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**Bottom line**: *A Curriculum Vitae should be a map of your intellectual journey — not a brochure for academic marketing.*