What do you think about the Summary of Qualifications bit many people include at the beginning of the CV? Do you find it helpful or hokey? - maʀtha

hokey - jambina

hokey. also I stole/borrowed from griffey's (http://jasongriffey.net/curricu...) and hedgehog's format (https://docs.google.com/documen...) - Sir Shuping is just sir

It also think it is hokey, thanks for the validation :) - maʀtha

Next question: Does anyone really care which conferences I have attended? - maʀtha

me personally I look to see if they've presented first and then look to see what conferences they've been to. - Sir Shuping is just sir

only if you presented/moderated/keynoted. otherwise, nope. - jambina

1. hokey 2. nope, but I would note specific committees/roles (if any) for professional associations - Meg V. Meg

Also: are you writing a *CV* CV, or more like a CV-resume-hybrid-thing-that-when-you-call-it-a-CV-all-the-literal-minded-folks-roll-their-eyes-and-pull-out-their-dictionaries-even-though-CV-has-become-a-generic-term-for-this-kind-of-document? Because I can send you my "CV", but it's the latter kind. - Meg V. Meg

mine is a CVCV that old white men like for tenure talk. can send if ya like. - jambina

overachiever - Meg V. Meg

I think mine is the later kind :) - maʀtha

Thanks, Jambina: martha.hardy at gmail. - maʀtha

sent - jambina

Dude, you rock - maʀtha

1) hokey; that belongs in the cover letter, tailored to the job 2) just attended? nah. but presentations, event organizing, committee work belongs. - RepoRat