If you visit almost any university and go into the department web pages, you'll find that the CVs for faculty are posted. I've looked at quite a few and decided which style I want to use for mine. I've printed out good examples and made myself an outline. But writing the actual thing is like pulling teeth--I have a couple of reams of paper to go through. It's not like I have that many publications and such, but they're just tedious to do.

Curriculum vitae are not the same as resumés, strictly speaking. They're a summary of your education, professional work, and are where you list your publications, the classes you teach, the public speaking engagements, the committees you serve on. Your avocational activities (singing, performances, songs written, etc.) They can go quite long. A resumé is supposed to be brief, just a couple of pages. With the CV, you can let it all hang out.

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