How to Make Resumes and CVs for Data Science & Public Health – Recorded Livestream
Channel: Monika Wahi
Date: 2022-04-23

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This livestream giving advice on preparing CVs, resumes, and biosketches for data science and public health was originally broadcast on April 23, 2022. Monika Wahi covered the following topics:
* Difference between what academia/government and industry expect from applicants in terms of resumes and CVs
* What is a Curriculum Vitae (CV), who needs one, and how to make/maintain one
* What is a resume, what are they used for, and how to make one
* What is a biosketch, what are they used for, and how to make one
* Monika’s recommendations for making CVs and resumes
* Good examples of a CV, resume, and biosketch.

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I listed the links I mention below as they come up in the livestream. Enjoy!
05:21 Stream starts. Monika introduces herself and gives some background of her experience and knowledge in helping professionals showcase themselves in these document formats.
07:31 Document formats we will discuss: CV, resume and biosketch
09:01 Slides start
09:13 Slide: Outline. Monika goes over lecture topics.
11:10 Slide: Working in Different Settings. Monika explains the difference in expectations and priorities of academia/government vs. industry in terms of what makes a candidate “look good on paper”, starting with a focus on what academia is looking for in applicants.
13:21 Need help publishing a peer-reviewed paper? Read about Monika’s $4k “data to draft” package: https://buff.ly/3paFI9H 
14:00 Need help with grantwriting? Contact Monika by e-mail or on LinkedIn for a free consultation!
14:50 Monika and Natasha’s article about nosocomial infection dashboard that Natasha built: https://buff.ly/2zavtr9 
17:07 Topic shifts to industry: What does industry look for in a candidate, and how is that different from academia/government?
18:43 Monika’s trick for her customers to get ahead in academic careers – she helps them publish peer-reviewed papers! See her publication list on Google Scholar: https://buff.ly/3xOGX3n 
19:52 It’s not a good idea to say you will pick one (academia/government vs. industry) because in a typical career, you will go back and forth between both.
20:44 Slide: What is a curriculum vitae (CV)? Monika describes the format, and shows an example from the internet.
24:06 Slide: Should everyone keep a CV? Monika thinks so, and gives her rationale.
27:37 Slide: What is a resume? A “current extract” from a CV – in other words, specific items chosen from the CV to showcase in the resume.
30:55 Slide: How are resume different in academia vs. industry? In academia, instead of a resume, a biosketch is often requested. 
37:38 Slide: What is a biosketch? Monika presents NIH biosketch format.
38:30 Slide: More about biosketches. They are only needed for academic projects.
39:16 Slide: Monika’s recommendations. First, recommendations for CVs.
41:50 Next, recommendations for resumes.
46:21 Slide: Special offer! Resume update: $50, CV update: $100. Contact Monika by e-mail or on LinkedIn to redeem: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dethwench/
49:09 Slide: Links to examples shown. Download the slides here: https://buff.ly/36NMcoT 
49:47 Monika reviews and discusses a high-quality example of a CV for an academic (professor and researcher)
54:03 Monika reviews an “industry CV” and explains the highlights
55:52 Monika reviews link with good example of a data science resume
58:22 Monika reviews example biosketch from NIH