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Audrey Becker
2341 Seven Pines
Suite 5
St. Louis, MO
63146
Phone:
314.878.1817
Toll-free:
877.583.3255
Audrey@ObOnly.com
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CV SUGGESTIONS
There are many sources for suggestions
about your CV - books, the internet, program directors. Not everyone
agrees what should and shouldn't be included in the document. These
ideas are mine, based on years of reading CV's. Your choices
will, and should, reflect you.
General
- Choose a clear, business-like font,
nothing smaller that size 12.
- Use the best quality printer you can
access.
- Do not use colored paper or any
stationary with a pattern; these do not copy or fax well.
- Don't spend money on heavy linen
paper; recruiters and administrators communicate by fax or email.
- Make your CV as long as it needs
to be. It is not necessary to cram everything on one page. Two
pages are fine. Three pages are acceptable. (Number the pages.) Do
not feel you must include every subject you have researched,
article you have written, textbook to which you have contributed.
Be judicious. A CV is seldom impressive simply by virtue
of length.
Heading
- Put your name front and center,
where it grabs attention. Use a larger font or bold print.
- Include your degree after your name,
M.D. or D.O.
- List you specialty immediately
beneath your name. Administrators of hospitals and multi-specialty
groups may have several opportunities open. Don't make them search
through the document to determine whether you are an Ob/Gyn, a family
practitioner, or a radiologist.
- Skip a line, then list your complete
contact information: home address, phone number at which you are
most easily reached, and email address.
- Do not state "objective"
unless you are pursuing an obscure or unusual area in your
specialty. Your objective is obvious: you want a job.
Personal Data
- This can be at the beginning or the
end.
- State your date and place of birth.
Some sources suggest you omit this; if you do, whoever is reading
your CV will use other dates to estimate your age.
- If you were not born in the United
States, list your citizenship status. Specify languages in which
you are proficient.
- If you have a fiancé or a spouse,
list full name (especially important if the last name is different
from yours) and, if appropriate, occupation.
- List names and birth years of children
("Jean, born 1995"). If you list ages, you will be
continually updating the CV as your children celebrate
birthdays.
- Do not include your Social Security
Number, your state license number, or your DEA number. These can
be supplied later.
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