1. From Residency to Reality Your Future Practice: Options & Opportunities AAFP Practice Management Teaching Tools, Series I Session C-2

2. Practice Options ä Selecting a Practice That’s Right for You ä Presenting Yourself on Paper -- Query Letters & CV’s

3. Presenting Yourself on Paper ä Preparing a Query Letter ä Preparing Your CV

4. Elements of the Query Letter ä Opening ä How you heard about the position ä Introduce Yourself ä Give brief professional background & credentials ä Affirm Your Interest ä Give Clear Contact Info. ä mailing address ä home phone & hospital / beeper # ä e-mail address

5. Making It Personal Activity #1: Create a Query Letter 1

6. Preparing Your CV ä Contact Info. ä name, address, phone, beeper, e-mail, etc. ä License / credentials ä Education & Training ä Work History & Relevant Experience ä Publications / Presentations ä Limited personal info.

7. CV Do’s & Don’t’s Do ä Include Accurate Contact Information ä name, address, phone, beeper, e-mail, etc. ä Include Relevant Credentials, Education, Training, and Publications ä Organize Related Info. with Clear Headings

8. CV Do’s & Don’t’s Do ä Use Quality Paper ä white or off-white ä linen or heavy stock ä Use a Professional Format ä Font size >12 ä Larger font or bold for headings ä Adequate white space ä “Balanced” lay-out

9. C.V. Do’s & Don’t’s Don’t ä Give personal details that allow discrimination ä (age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, children, church affiliation, etc.) ä List Summer jobs, Activities, Awards, etc. that are not Health Care Related

10. C.V. Do’s & Don’t’s Don’t ä Use Unprofessional Formats ä Flashy Colors (paper or fonts) ä “Artsy” fonts ä “Chatty” or “Folksy” Style ä Mis-Spell Words ä Make it Hard to Read ä More than two fonts ä Crowded pages (little or no white space) ä Small (< 12 point) Font

11. Making It Personal Activity #2: Create your CV 2