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发信人: Sphinx (斯芬克丝妖), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Something about PS and CV(zz)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年11月24日14:58:39 星期天), 站内信件
Personal Statement (Frame)
1. A Brief Overview
1.1 My academic and industrial (if any) background-1 or 2 sentences;
1.2 My current status (research or engineering)-2 sentences;
1.3 My ambitions and future plan-1 sentence;
2. Academic and Industrial Backgrounds
What I have studied? (Only listing main courses you took in the past)-1 sent
ence;
What I am good at? (Showing your strongest point(s))-2 or 3 sentences; // IM
PORTANT
Listing two or three examples supporting those points-briefly giving, but hi
ghlighting the achievements;
3. Current research filed or Industrial Working Field
What I am doing now?-1 sentence;
Why I do it? And what it is related to my previous work (if any)-1 or 2 sent
ences; // IMPORTANT
What it is?-a brief introduction;
What I have gained and will gain from it?-Highlighting it in accordance with
the reason you do it; showing your capability of research, especially those
of independent, effective and creative work!!! // VERY IMPORTANT
4. My Future Plan //EMPHASIS
What I am interested in?
Why I am interested in it?
What relationship between it and my past and current work;
Evidences and examples (if any) why I will be able to do it; this section ma
y consists of books or papers you have read, relevant work you have done, en
thusiasm you hold for this area; and MOST IMPORTANTLY, your UNDERSTANDING of
this area!!!!! // VERY VERY IMPORTANT
One thing you have to bear in mind is that the shorter you personal statemen
t is, the better it will be, for professors are usually too busy to read, ev
en skim a long, tedious one! As a common rule, the length of it is preferabl
y no longer than ONE page with the 11th font.
OK, that's for the personal statement. Then, let's move onto your resume. As
you may know, for applying for British universities, you should name your p
ersonal statement as covering letter and resume as Curriculum Vitae (CV), th
e following is the different names between American and British.
British American
Covering Letter Personal Statement
Curriculum Vitae Resume
However, as for applying for an academic position, it is better to write a r
esearch proposal together with your CV (resume). The research proposal consi
sts of all parts in the covering letter (personal statement), but changes yo
ur future plan into your research scheme.
Anyway, as for CV (resume), you need to list the following things.
1. Personal information: name, gender, date of birth, nationality, correspon
dence address, telephone number(s), e-mail, and a scanned photo (if any);
2. Work experience (both academic and industrial), in every experience, you
need to show the professor: name of the organisation, your position, working
period, your main responsibilities, technical achievements (a bit detail),
what you have learned from it (a bit detail)
3. Education: listing them from the most recent one, in every educational ex
perience, you need to list: name of the institution, degree you were entitle
d (or to be entitled), period, main courses (normally, 4-5 will be sufficien
t).
4. Your specialities: knowledge and skills you have, computer things (do not
write such things like OFFCIE or Photoshop, everybody knows them, they are
children's toys!)
5. Professional Qualification (if any), your membership in some professional
bodies, your OUTSTANDING rewards (do not write People's Rewards, Triple-exc
ellent Student etc. They are useless!)
6. Others: for example, your hobbies, personal interests, linguistic skills,
etc.
7. Referees: for each referee: name (including educational and professional)
, relation with you, title in organisation, address, telephone number, e-mai
l.
8. Appendix: mainly your publications.
Something important to remember. First, you do not need to draw any frames,
tables or lines on paper of your CV, just use space to separate each section
, because it looks simple and tidy! Second, do not use any italics unless pa
rticularly necessary. Finally, shorter is better!
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