Helpful tips

What should you title your CV?

What should you title your CV?

The first part of your CV, positioned at the top of the page, should contain your name, professional title and contact details. Under no circumstances should you title your CV with ‘curriculum vitae’ or ‘CV’ as it’s a waste of valuable space. Treat your name as the title instead.

Should I include my thesis on my resume?

Absolutely. In your work experience section: If you worked in a lab then you can add it as work experience. Put the name of the lab and the years worked. In your publication section: If you have publications then you can add a thesis to that list with the title and your name.

How do you list Abd on resume?

The ABD is indicating that you’ve completed your doctoral coursework but have not completed or defended your thesis (dissertation). So you could simply list it as ABD without the Ph. D. in there because it’s pretty much a given we’re dealing with a doctorate.

How do you write an ABD PhD?

Rather than using PhD(c) and ABD next to one’s name, he recommends that students use “advanced graduate student” to describe themselves and include a sentence in their cover letters that explains they have completed all their coursework but are still writing their dissertations.

How do you list an incomplete PhD on a resume?

As others suggest either leave it out or more usefully put it down as ‘graduate work at the PhD level’ during these years. If you don’t list the degree as achieved, that says it all.

How do you list an incomplete degree on a resume?

You put unfinished college on a resume if it directly applies to the job that you’re seeking, if it explains a work gap on your resume, or if you’re still in the process of attaining a degree. Put the information about your unfinished college experience at the bottom of your resume, in the Education section.

How do you list a degree in progress on a resume?

If you’re still pursuing a degree, your resume should make clear that your education is in progress. Follow this example: “Master of Business Administration degree candidate; anticipated completion May, 2020” If you have additional certifications, break them out and list them in their own section.