Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

Job Hunting and CV Writing

From Professor Eugene Sheppard:

"In addition to the books we have in the department and the article in Perspectives on the dos and don'ts of constructing a cover-letter and CV, I found these helpful resources for graduate students planning to go on the academic job market. It is crucial to remember that you should not copy/paste or lift phrases from sample cover letters and CVs since search committees will often be able to sense when something is not original; especially when more than one applicant has the same wording in their application materials."

Helpful Links

• Brandeis Hiatt Career Center

• University of California, Berkeley, Career Center

• The University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning

• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Career Services Office

• Carnegie Mellon University Career Center