Writing an Academic CV That Gets Noticed

An academic CV differs from a job resume: it can run several pages and should foreground publications, research experience, and teaching, not just work history.

Lead with education and research experience if you're applying for a PhD or postdoc; lead with publications and grants if you're applying for an academic job.

List conference presentations, posters, and workshops attended — these signal an active research profile even before you have many publications.

Keep formatting clean and consistent: one font, clear section headers, and reverse-chronological order within each section. Avoid graphics or columns that confuse PDF parsers used by some application systems.