Curriculum Vitae

Your resume or Curriculum Vitae is the single most important piece of paper to you. It represents your life's work and accomplishments up to this point in time, and should remain up-to-date. It should include the typical personal information such as work experience, education and references that all resumes have. But different than other resumes, medical CVs:

• can be longer than one page
• should include caseloads. Typical number of patients handled should be included as well as procedures performed. A self-assessment sheet included in our pre-employment paperwork will list your procedure skill level
• should include computer/equipment skills. You want to list the type of equipment you are familiar with, as well as, the software that you have run and are familiar with.
• should list all certifications and registrations with professional organization
• list any other medical experience that may help you get the job

Digital CVs

In the digital age we are in, you want your CV to be on a digital format so that it can be emailed or electronically stored easily. If you do not have a digital copy of your CV handy, then you also will want your CV designed so that it can be scanned in optically. This just allows the scanner to be read and converted into text and saved as a computer file. Scannable CVs guidelines are as follows:

• Use a standard 12 Point font such as Times New Roman or Arial. Try to avoid using underlines and italics.
• Be sure to keep the layout free of images. Scanned CVs are looking only for text and not images. Avoid excessive use of bullets, dashes, and hyphens.
• Use a regular stock white or off-white paper, and keep from folding the resume if at all possible.
• Remember, any object that is on the CV that is not text will make it more difficult to convert into a digital copy. Keep it simple.