Applying for a Job

Each job application requires the preparation of a carefully crafted application package.

COVER LETTER (all jobs)

CV (academia) 

• CV template (general document)
• CV example (ask joerg.schlatterer@@einstein.yu.edu for a CV example)
• Keywords: on paper persona – all academic credentials – no page limit – action verbs
• Videos about CV & Resume Writing can be found HERE.
• If you prepare an academic promotion package or a grant application you must follow strictly the specific CV guidelines provided. For example, for a promotion at Einstein you should follow this CV format. If you apply for an NIH grant you should acknowledge the standard NIH biosketch format. 

RESUME (industry and other non-academic jobs)

• Resume template 
• Resume Styles 
• Keywords: tailored document for ONE specific job – 1 to 2 pages – action verbs

CV & Resume Hybrid (some positions require some sort of hybrid)

• Videos about CV & Resume Writing 
• Research Statement (required for assistant professor or group leader positions)
• Teaching Philosophy (required for assistant professor positions with substantial teaching load)