===== 📄 Glossy Curriculum Vitae =====

A **Glossy [[Curriculum Vitae]]** refers to an academic or professional curriculum vitae that appears impressive due to its length, formatting, or volume of entries — but lacks depth, originality, or meaningful impact.

==== 💅 Key Characteristics ====
  * **Long lists** of publications, many of which are low-impact, repetitive, or minimally contributive.
  * **Inflated [[authorship]]** — frequent co-authoring on consensus papers or multi-author reviews.
  * **High volume of presentations**, often at minor conferences or self-organized events.
  * **Prestigious [[affiliation]]s** used to signal value, even when the actual role was minor.
  * **Committee [[membership]]s** and task forces with unclear or nominal contributions.
  * **Strategic buzzwords** (e.g., AI, leadership, innovation) peppered throughout.

==== 🧠 In Practice ====
> A spinal surgeon’s CV listing 100 publications, 20 societies, and 30 committees — but upon review, 90% are position papers or reviews with no original data or clinical translation.

==== ⚠️ Why It Matters ====
Glossy CVs:
  * Obscure real merit behind volume and branding.
  * Encourage **careerism** over substance.
  * Reinforce **gatekeeping** by rewarding appearance over insight.
  * Contribute to **academic theater**, where performance replaces genuine contribution.

==== 📎 Related Terms ====
  * [[careerism|Careerism]]
  * [[academic_theater|Academic Theater]]
  * [[mediocrity|Mediocrity]]
  * [[formalism|Formalism]]
  * [[institutional_prestige|Institutional Prestige]]

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**Bottom line**: *A glossy CV may shine on the surface — but often reflects polish, not purpose.*