📋 Resume / CV Builder
Generate a professional resume or academic CV tailored to your target role. Works for freshers and experienced researchers.
Academic CV vs industry resume: key differences for researchers
An academic curriculum vitae (CV) and an industry resume serve different audiences with different expectations. An academic CV is comprehensive — it includes every publication, conference presentation, teaching position, grant, and service role, and can run to many pages. An industry resume is targeted and concise — typically one to two pages, focused on skills and impact rather than comprehensive record.
The academic CV
Standard sections: Education (reverse chronological), Research Experience, Publications (peer-reviewed, then preprints, then conference proceedings), Presentations, Teaching, Grants and Fellowships, Awards, Service. Use consistent formatting. Include DOIs for all publications. For publications, follow the citation format standard in your field exactly.
Converting to an industry resume
Cut the comprehensive publication list to your three to five most relevant papers with a link to your Google Scholar profile for the full list. Replace academic language with impact statements: not "conducted Western blot analysis" but "developed and optimised protein quantification assay, reducing assay time by 40%". Add a skills section with specific software, techniques, and equipment. Quantify achievements wherever possible.