How to Make a Clinical Resume

Writing a good resume in today's employment market is essential as a marketing tool. You must consider your skills as a product and yourself as a salesperson. This is especially true within the clinical professions, where competition is great. Writing a clinical resume, which is effective as a marketing tool, is essential in getting to the interview stage of the application process. Consider both the clinical resume and the cover letter as your pitch to potential employers explaining why you should be one of the finalists for the job.

Instructions

1. Gather all of the information you will need to write your resume. This includes details about your last three jobs, your training and educational details and your key skills and abilities. Write down every detail from the past 5 years. This includes specialization, accomplishments, academic honors, scholarships and internships. This also includes awards and promotions at work.

2. Write your resume specifically aimed at the clinical profession you are in. When you do this, consider highlighting your educational and licensure qualifications. This would include the name of the school, when you graduated, degrees earned and what you specialized in. You will also want to include any clinical rotations during your training. If any rotations tie in with your resume objective, be sure to highlight these by giving as much detail as possible. If you have limited experience, skip to the next step.

3. List related coursework and rotations on your resume. This accounts for your medical knowledge to potential employers. High grade point averages should be highlighted in the educational section of your resume. Also, list the states where you are licensed to practice in and to what degree. You should be ready to provide a copy of any licensing should the employer ask for it. Do not include your license number or specific information until you are asked for it.

4. Think of what key words a potential employer would look for in your resume. These key words should help to sum up your experience and qualifications. An effective method for this would be to include a section of the resume specifically for your clinical experience and key skills. A bullet list of specialization and skills will work well here.

5. Write about your performance; the committees or mentorship programs; the co-workers you trained or your continuing education in advanced topics within your specialization; the launch of a new program or clinic you helped organize and your community health involvement. The more you can show by actions how your performance can benefit the employer, the better your chances are to get an interview.