CV expectations, different countries & sectors Survey

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* 1. What type of positions do you hire for?

Academic research / teaching

Other roles (please specify sector / career area e.g. not for profit / publishing, pharma / R&D, pharma / regulatory affairs, academia / science management)

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* 2. In what country do you work?

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* 3. Are you?

A hiring manager

Someone who has not hired directly, but has been indirectly involved in selections e.g. as a team member

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Should the following be included in a CV?

	Required - not read without	Expected	Neutral / not important	No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Photo	Photo Required - not read without	Photo Expected	Photo Neutral / not important	Photo No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Marital status	Marital status Required - not read without	Marital status Expected	Marital status Neutral / not important	Marital status No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Number of children	Number of children Required - not read without	Number of children Expected	Number of children Neutral / not important	Number of children No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Nationality / visa status	Nationality / visa status Required - not read without	Nationality / visa status Expected	Nationality / visa status Neutral / not important	Nationality / visa status No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Date of birth	Date of birth Required - not read without	Date of birth Expected	Date of birth Neutral / not important	Date of birth No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Full contact details (incl. postal address)	Full contact details (incl. postal address) Required - not read without	Full contact details (incl. postal address) Expected	Full contact details (incl. postal address) Neutral / not important	Full contact details (incl. postal address) No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Hobbies	Hobbies Required - not read without	Hobbies Expected	Hobbies Neutral / not important	Hobbies No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Name & contact details for references	Name & contact details for references Required - not read without	Name & contact details for references Expected	Name & contact details for references Neutral / not important	Name & contact details for references No: inclusion may have a negative effect
Early education details (e.g. high-school grades)	Early education details (e.g. high-school grades) Required - not read without	Early education details (e.g. high-school grades) Expected	Early education details (e.g. high-school grades) Neutral / not important	Early education details (e.g. high-school grades) No: inclusion may have a negative effect

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* 5. What level of detail do you expect for the following? (optional)

	Full list	Summary + highlights	Highlights only	Not interested in reading this
Publication list	Publication list Full list	Publication list Summary + highlights	Publication list Highlights only	Publication list Not interested in reading this
Talks at institutes	Talks at institutes Full list	Talks at institutes Summary + highlights	Talks at institutes Highlights only	Talks at institutes Not interested in reading this
Talks at conferences	Talks at conferences Full list	Talks at conferences Summary + highlights	Talks at conferences Highlights only	Talks at conferences Not interested in reading this
Posters presented	Posters presented Full list	Posters presented Summary + highlights	Posters presented Highlights only	Posters presented Not interested in reading this
Conferences attended	Conferences attended Full list	Conferences attended Summary + highlights	Conferences attended Highlights only	Conferences attended Not interested in reading this
Courses taught	Courses taught Full list	Courses taught Summary + highlights	Courses taught Highlights only	Courses taught Not interested in reading this
Students mentored	Students mentored Full list	Students mentored Summary + highlights	Students mentored Highlights only	Students mentored Not interested in reading this
Service activities (committees etc)	Service activities (committees etc) Full list	Service activities (committees etc) Summary + highlights	Service activities (committees etc) Highlights only	Service activities (committees etc) Not interested in reading this

Other / comments(please specify)

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* 6. Any other aspects of the CV that you feel are particularly important / unusual in your country or sector, or that you see missing / done incorrectly on many applications?