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Tips for Preparing a Better Curriculum Vitae or Resume |
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Ensuring your CV / Resume is well presented and easy to follow is as important as including all the relevant information. Following are a few tips for preparing a professional looking CV: - A chronological CV should be arranged in reverse chronological order. It should be apparent immediately where you are (presently).
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It may be difficult to decide at first what is appropriate to include in your CV. It may seem that the residency application forms have already captured everything you have to say about yourself. Try to remember that an application form is limited to the few things that a particular institution wants to know about everybody. A CV lets you give information that is unique to you. Try putting in everything you can think of at first-pull it out later if it doesn't seem pertinent.
The language of a CV is abbreviated and succinct. Resist the temptation to append explanatory sentences or language, which will distract the reader from the basic information being presented. When applying for residency training, you will have the opportunity to express yourself in a personal or biographical statement. In the future, when applying for a job or some other type of position, you will want to include an appropriate cover letter with your CV to explain your particular qualifications and strengths for the position.
Everybody's CV is different. Even using the same format suggested in this section, your CV will not look the same as others around you because it doesn't have the same content. Don't despair if you discover that your CV is not done in the same way as a friend applying to the same residency program. There is enough variation in format that no residency program director is looking for a specific style. You get points for neatness, you get points for readability.
Be honest. If you haven't accomplished anything in a particular category, then leave it out. Don't create things to fill in the spaces. You can be specific about your level of participation in a project or activity, but try not to be misleading (i.e., you can say you coordinated membership recruitment for your AMSA chapter, but don't say you were "president" unless you were).
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