Making your CV stand out from the crowd Show, Don’t Tell Making your CV stand out from the crowd
What’s the difference? Resume CV One page Relevant experience Major accomplishments When to use? Career fairs Job applications 2+ Pages* All major experiences Major accomplishments When to use? Upon request
So what should you have? Both!
CV and Dental School? Keep track of experiences Gain new experiences Committee interview Letter of rec Professors to know you
What do we see? EMAIL = bad Color = bad
Header “Please Do’s” Name Address Professional email Phone number
Section “Please Do’s” Education Leadership Community Service Employment Research / Publications Presentations Awards Professional Affiliations ___________ Experience Top = resume = important and consise Bottom = CV Experience = anything changing you
White Space is Nice Space DON’T WANT TO LOOK TEXTBOOK
Section “Please Do’s” BOLD= I’m Important GPA MAYBE ?
Section “Please Do’s” I’m Important Read me too White space and power words
POWER WORDS
Organization, Position, Dates-Active Use two to three complete sentences to describe your accomplishments and duties. Begin each sentence with a power verb Rank the accomplishments and duties in order of importance
Final Thoughts Be honest, never overstate Keep it updated Remove high school experiences Review, review, review GUITAR STORY – know ur info