Ok I put together my CV last week and spurred on by the thread on PhD identity, I want to have some more things to put on it!

Specifically I want to put down what skills my PhD has given me - particularly transferrable skills (i.e. not so much that I have learnt about a specific technique).

So far I have things like presentation skills, written/verbal communication...

Any others????

My uni breaks "transferable skills" down into the following categories:

Research Skills & Awareness
Ethics & Social Understanding
Communication Skills
Personal Effectiveness/Development
Career Management
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Team Working & Leadership

a bit vague I know but hope it helps a little :-)

Thanks Ev, what do you think would come under each heading?

I want my CV to be understandable to thickos basically, so really need to spell it out. i.e. not 'research skills' but 'research skills, including.....blah blah'

The Uni have a PDF which elaborates on these headings - I can send it to you if you like?

ooh yes please, I'll PM you!

Sneaks! The best strategy is to think carefully about what have you learnt after your PhD experience rather then going for fancy, strong words which even someone with a 3rd will have on their CVs. A short personal statement etc...

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Sneaks, there are some example CVs here for PhD students: *Edited by Mods- Advertising*

Sent that on to you Sneaks - best of luck getting the CV together!

I cannot believe no one made reference to Napoleon Dynamite, which is criminal in a thread title with the word skills in it! So I will:

Napoleon Dynamite: Well, nobody's going to go out with *me*!
Pedro: Have you asked anybody yet?
Napoleon Dynamite: No, but who would? I don't even have any good skills.
Pedro: What do you mean?
Napoleon Dynamite: You know, like nunchuku skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills... Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
Pedro: Aren't you pretty good at drawing, like animals and warriors and stuff?
Napoleon Dynamite: Yes... probably the best that I know of.
Pedro: Just draw a picture of the girl you want to take out... and give it to her for like a gift or something.
Napoleon Dynamite: That's a pretty good idea.

1. Ability to work independently.

3. Skills related to project management (planning, organizing, goal setting, problem solving, analytical skills etc) .

Something to think about, isn't it?

Ability to work independently, but also as a team player when needed
Ability to communicate research to a scientific audience, but also to non-scientists
Position of responsibility and leadership (e.g. when helping out undergrads)
Ability to plan and organise experiments
Time management
Ability to solve problems....