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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPrinceton professor's resume of 'failures' goes viral
http://www.nj.com/education/2016/05/princeton_professors_resume_of_failures_goes_viral.html#incart_most-read_bergen_article
Princeton professor's resume of 'failures' goes viral
By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 02, 2016 at 2:33 PM, updated May 02, 2016 at 5:26 PM
PRINCETON Princeton University professor Johannes Haushofer's resume, which includes degrees from Harvard and Oxford and numerous prestigious jobs and awards, is pretty impressive.
But, it's Haushofer's failures that have made him an internet star.
Haushofer, an assistant professor of psychology and public affairs, posted a "CV of Failures" on April 23 on the Princeton website. The document looks like a curriculum vitae or resume, but it lists everything he was rejected for during his academic career, including jobs he failed to get and universities that rejected his applications.
"Most of what I try fails, but these failures are often invisible, while the successes are visible. I have noticed that this sometimes gives others the impression that most things work out for me," Haushofer wrote. "This CV of Failures is an attempt to balance the record and provide some perspective."
Haushofer's failure resume includes rejections from doctorate programs at Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and other schools. He was turned down for jobs and fellowships at Harvard, the University of California at Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He also lists nine awards and scholarships he failed to get, five papers rejected for publication by various academic journals and numerous foundations that turned down his applications for research funding.
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Princeton professor's resume of 'failures' goes viral
By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 02, 2016 at 2:33 PM, updated May 02, 2016 at 5:26 PM
PRINCETON Princeton University professor Johannes Haushofer's resume, which includes degrees from Harvard and Oxford and numerous prestigious jobs and awards, is pretty impressive.
But, it's Haushofer's failures that have made him an internet star.
Haushofer, an assistant professor of psychology and public affairs, posted a "CV of Failures" on April 23 on the Princeton website. The document looks like a curriculum vitae or resume, but it lists everything he was rejected for during his academic career, including jobs he failed to get and universities that rejected his applications.
"Most of what I try fails, but these failures are often invisible, while the successes are visible. I have noticed that this sometimes gives others the impression that most things work out for me," Haushofer wrote. "This CV of Failures is an attempt to balance the record and provide some perspective."
Haushofer's failure resume includes rejections from doctorate programs at Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and other schools. He was turned down for jobs and fellowships at Harvard, the University of California at Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He also lists nine awards and scholarships he failed to get, five papers rejected for publication by various academic journals and numerous foundations that turned down his applications for research funding.
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https://twitter.com/jhaushofer/status/725280947306946560
Johannes Haushofer
4:10 AM - 27 Apr 2016
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Dear everyone interested in the CV of failures - please remember to credit @MelanieIStefan for the idea!
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7322-467a
Johannes Haushofer
4:10 AM - 27 Apr 2016
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Dear everyone interested in the CV of failures - please remember to credit @MelanieIStefan for the idea!
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7322-467a
https://www.princeton.edu/~joha/Johannes_Haushofer_CV_of_Failures.pdf
https://www.princeton.edu/~joha/Johannes_Haushofer_CV.pdf
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Princeton professor's resume of 'failures' goes viral (Original Post)
proverbialwisdom
May 2016
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. I would have a very, very hard time keeping mine to one page!
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)2. I like it
Everyone has failures and there's no need to be ashamed of that. Without failure we'd never learn and grow.
I think people not wanting to admit failure is the same as some not wanting to admit they don't know something. I have failed at things and I readily admit when I don't know something.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)3. The difference between a failed person and a successful one
is the number of times the person is willing to fail and try again.
I appreciate Haushofer taking one more excellent risk.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)4. I Failed to Even Apply to Harvard, Yale, Cambridge or Stanford