1. Preparing a Curriculum Vitae CV Helga M. Ögmundsdóttir 2011

2. Nanna Njálsdóttir CV Personal information: –Nationality –Date of birth –Marital status –Children –Current address –E-mail Education: –All university degrees: BS, MS, PhD + years obtained –Use genuine name of the degree: Cand. Med. (not MD) –If only BS, include “Stúdentspróf” –If still studying: “Currently enrolled for PhD studies at University of XYZ, expected graduation Summer 2013” Some people use reverse chronological order

3. Professional licences, e.g.: –General medical licence in Iceland 1997 –General medical licence in UK 1998 –Specialist licence in xyz- ology in.. Honours and awards: –Very common in USA Best Poster Award at Annual Meeting of xyz-ology in Timbuktu 2003 Grants held: –Also common in USA

4. Clinical appointments: –? What are they called! UK: House Officer – Registrar – Consultant –State-registered nurse – Laboratory scientific officer – etc. Check! –Current appointment: Teaching: –Teaching assistant --- University of ABC 1995-1996 –Lecturer, University of QRS 1998-2004 –... –Current appointment: Research: –Research assistant, (Laboratory of Prof. Bloggs) Intsitute for XYZ-ology 1994-1996 –Research Fellow ---- –Current appointment:

5. Or you can order all appointments in a chronological table: 1995-1996Teaching assistant --- University of ABC 1994-1996Research assistant, (Laboratory of Prof. Bloggs) Intsitute for XYZ-ology 1996-1999Research Fellow – Department for XYZ-ology, University of XX 2000-2003Lecturer in XYZ-ology, University of QRS

6. Membership of Professional Societies: –European Association for XYZ-ology since 1996 –Icelandic Medical Association since 1997 –Scandinavian Society for XYZ-ology since 1998 Administration: –Chairman of Scandinavian Society for XYZ-ology 2007-2009 –Member of Organizing Committee for the 22nd Meeting of the International Association for XYZ-ology in Reykjavík, July 2008 Editing: –Member of Editorial Board for the Scandinavian Journal of XYZ-ology 2005 -

7. Selected Extracurricular Activities –Member of Mountain Rescue Team of Somewhere 1990-1998 –2nd Violin in Amateur Orchestra of ABC University 1993-1997

8. Publications –http://www.hi.is/is/skolinn/framtal_starfa_0http://www.hi.is/is/skolinn/framtal_starfa_0 –“Evaluation system”: A1, A2, A3, A4, (A5), (A6)

9. What should be listed? Theses Papers/articles: in scientific journals – NOTHING else (newspaper articles, papers in non- professional journals) Books – book chapters Presentations at scientific meetings: Most important at “earlier stages” of the professional career. Format: “Vancouver style” Published, in press or accepted for publication – NOT “manuscripts”

10. And – as always – remember “KISS”