Graduate School Resume Length

boneh3ad
Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:40:01 +0000

The thing with CVs is that they tend to be longer, especially when someone has been in research for a while because they generally include a list of publications, which can be lengthy. However, they don’t often include the typical bullet point highlights of a person’s individual positions and projects because ultimately, in research, that is all best summed up in the publication list.

For someone who is just entering a research field and whose prior experience hasn’t netted any publications, a more traditional resume format with bulleted highlights is appropriate. That’s my opinion anyway. It still probably shouldn’t be more than, say, 2 pages. I’d be surprised if the average student just finishing his or her BS has enough legitimately important things to highlight that more than that is necessary.