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How do i go about writing my medical CV (curriculum vitae)?

How do i write a medical cv (curriculum vitae)? A common question. Its been years since a wrote my medical CV and i have weeks left before i need to apply for this job that i really want. Have you any tips for me?

Your medical cv is the only document containing factual information that will be used to decide who gets short listed for that medical job. Medical curriculum vitaes are very different from any other career CV. Most business cv's are 1 or 2 pages long however in medicine it is common to see consultant medical cv's that contains 16 pages.
Don't be fooled and think that you can just write your CV in an evening and tag on those few courses and publications that you have onto your old CV. In todays medical recruitment market the bar is being raised for the better. A very subjective scoring process is also used so that the required skills, attributes and knowledge for the advertised position are assessed.

Writing your medical CV in the correct manor and using a recognised approach is therefore vital and it also helps to know what the short lister might be looking for in his assessment.

Our top tips on writing your medical curriculum vitae" include

• keep your CV regularly up to date (weekly)
• follow a recognised structure for presenting your data (see below for the standard structure)
• be honest with the information that you present (and avoid a trip to the GMC)
• Sell, sell, sell. This is your oppotunity to stand out from the crowd
• font; Arial 12 for content and 14 for headings 
• Standardised margins
• Use a footer with your name and page numbers (makes it look professional) 
• Use a high quality printing paper (120gsm minimum, we recommend conqueror) 
• Get a consultant to proof read your CV (we don't bite and do like to help juniors) 
• If english isn't your first language get someone who is fluent in english to check your spelling and grammer (this is vitally important) 
• if you really want to excel ( and most of you do) purchase a medical cv writing guide or use a cv review service (use the contact us button) so that you dont make the same silly mistakes that we commonly see.
  
  

Chapters to include when writing your medical cv for that dream job include.