How to Write Resumes for Medical Professionals
When applying to medical jobs, it is important that the resume communicate in a concise but powerful way how the medical professional has impacted past employers. Emphasizing the medical professional's achievements and results while filling the resume with relevant medical industry keywords is critical in the marketing of the medical job seeker.
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Writing A Resume for Medical Field
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Create a career summary for the top section of the resume. The career summary should summarize the medical professional's knowledge and expertise in his particular medical field. It can be in a headline format, paragraph format, or bullet point format, but it should contain a brief summary of the medical professional's career and achievements.
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Develop a section for professional experience. This section should be the most lengthy and detailed section and should put significant emphasis on past performance. Put more emphasis on recent jobs than on older jobs. Rather than only listing basic job responsibilities, highlight achievements that sell the medical professional's ability to meet current career objectives. For example, instead of saying that the person was responsible for managing the turnaround of the pediatric division of a major hospital, say that the person developed and implemented the strategy that turned around the pediatric division and resulted in a cost savings of more than $15 million.
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Add the education, licenses, and certifications. The education section should list colleges attended, degrees earned, and the dates in which they were earned. Include any medical certifications or licenses and when they were earned. If continuing education is a requirement, list those courses or seminars as well. If the medical professional has been in the career for a number of years, it's acceptable to reduce the continuing education section down to the last few years instead of including everything.
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Create as many extra sections as needed. These might include professional memberships, hospital or board affiliations, volunteer work, public speaking, civic engagements, publications, research projects, foreign languages, computer or technical skills, and honors or awards. Personalize these sections depending on the medical professional's background, as not all sections are necessary for all people.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are over the age of 50, it's OK to leave off the dates of your college degrees. It's also OK to leave off older job experience. A resume is a summary, not a detailed history of your entire career, so the last 10 to 15 years of experience is all that is required.
