The Pain Physician Recruitment Team
Format your CV for the best results!
It is one of the most important impressions you can make to potential employers!
Your CV states who you are, what you do and --what you are capable of doing.
TIPS for your CV
Your Format-Make it easy!
The biggest thing to remember is that the first person reading your CV may not be a physician. It may very well be an administrative representative for the practice who is trained to look for certain matching key words. Make sure your CV is easy enough to read for a non-physician to recognize the message you are giving. You can always have a second CV-which reads more medically- ready for the direct physician or executive that you will be speaking with after you are in the door.
Your Picture--Never Do It!
Don't ever place your picture on your CV. This can create a huge distraction to the professionalism of the CV. It also allows a preliminary judgement to the reader. It may make it stand out among other CV's-but not in a good way.
Your Education--Use the 5 year rule to put it in the right spot!
If you are less than 5 years out of your training-place the education portion at the top of your CV. If it has been more than 5 years since this training-place the education portion below your work experience.
Publications and Research--Less may be more!
If you have more than one page listing your pubs and research activities, consider creating a second CV in a different format for the more lengthy entries. This will allow your initial CV to be more inviting and easily read. Remember the first tip--the initial reader may not be a
physician!
Name and Contact Info--Easy on the eye!
This is the most important part of your CV. Your name and how they can contact you. Be careful not to make this section too elaborate. You want clean lines-which match the rest of your CV. Having type set that is a bit larger or in a different font is okay-as long as it will not distract from the content of the rest of your CV. AND-include all of your contact information- phone, cell, e-mail--if you are applying for a position then you should want the potential employer to be able to get in touch with you. That being said--if you do not want them to phone you at your current work--just enter your preferred method of contact with your information.
Remember, the cleaner your CV looks, the more positive reaction it will get. You do NOT want it to stand out because it is different-you want it to stand out because it looks and reads great!
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We would be happy to review your CV set up -just forward your CV to us at painjobs@painrecruiters.com and type CV REVIEW in the subject line. We will keep all CV submittals for review in confidence.
