This document provides guidance on creating an effective curriculum vitae (CV). It discusses the purpose and components of a CV, including personal information, education, experience, skills, and references. It also covers different CV formats, the use of action words and keywords, tips for writing a strong CV, and common mistakes to avoid. The document concludes with an invitation to participate in a group CV writing session.

1. Welcome to CV Writing
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3. Contents
● Know-How of CV
● Parts of CV
● Types of CV
● Different formats of CV
● Action words and Keywords
● Tips
● Common mistakes
● Group CV writing session

4. CV

5. Know-How of CV
● CV is an abbreviation of curriculum vitae.
● English meaning is course of life
● Marketing tool
● Selling oneself
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6. A good CV

7. Unemployment statistics
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8. Resume

9. Parts of CV
➔ Personal information
➔ Career summary and objective…………….profile statement
➔ Education and qualifications
➔ Professional experiences
➔ Training experiences
➔ Honours, Recognitions and Awards
➔ Leadership experiences and/ Volunteering
➔ Professional affiliations
➔ Certifications and licensure
➔ Publications and/ Presentations
➔ Skills…………..language proficiency, computer and clinical skills
➔ Interests
➔ References

10. Types of CV
❏ Targeted CV- specific company, matching skills with job description
❏ Inventory CV- general overview of skills
➢ Chronological CV- reverse order
➢ Functional CV- focuses on skills, abilities and expertise
➢ Combination CV

11. Different formats of CV (Jobsite)
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12. Different formats of CV (organizational websites)
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13. Different formats of CV (Europass)
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14. Keywords
● Medicine
● Research
● Surgery
● Procedures
● Data
● Clinical trial

15. Action words
Achievement
accelerated, accomplished, achieved, activated,
attained, competed, earned, effected, elicited,
executed, exercised, expanded, expedited, generated,
improved, increased, insured, marketed, mastered,
obtained, produced, reduced, reorganized,
reproduced, restructured, simplified, sold, solicited,
streamlined, succeeded, upgraded
Communication
addressed, arbitrated, articulated, briefed,
communicated, conducted, contacted, conveyed,
corresponded, delivered, demonstrated, edited,
entertained, interviewed, informed, lectured,
mediated, negotiated, persuaded, presented,
promoted, proposed, publicized, reported,
represented, responded, suggested, translated, wrote

16. Action words
Help/Teach
advised, clarified, coached, collaborated, consulted,
counseled, educated, explained, facilitated, guided,
helped, instructed, modeled, participated, taught,
trained, tutored
Research/Analytical
assessed, compared, critiqued, defined, derived,
detected, determined, discovered, evaluated,
examined, explored, found, inspected, interpreted,
investigated, located, measured, observed, predicted,
rated, recommended, researched, reviewed,
searched, studied, surveyed, verified

17. Action words
Plan/Organize
allocated, anticipated, arranged, catalogued,
categorized, classified, collected, consolidated,
convened, edited, eliminated, employed, gathered,
grouped, monitored, organized, planned, regulated,
scheduled, structured
Technical
adapted, adjusted, applied, built, computed,
constructed, designed, diagnosed, engineered,
experimented, maintained, modified, operated,
prescribed, programmed, proved, reinforced,
repaired, resolved, restored, solved, specified,
systematized, tested, united

18. Activity- Answergarden

19. Activity-Mentimeter

20. Tips
★ Update your CV every 6 months
★ Tailor made for every application
★ Use action words
★ Try to quantify your achievements
★ Best document of your life
★ Be positive, turn negative into positive

21. Tips
★ Always tell truth
★ HR professionals or recruiter scans the CV only in 6-30 seconds
★ Should write your experiences in descending order
★ Research the organization/company/hospital
★ Embrace digital era, learn new skills
★ Think from employer’s perspective

22. Tips
● Clear
● Concise
● Complete
● Consistent
● Current

23. Common mistakes
❖ Doing your CV by others
❖ Grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors
❖ Lying
❖ Giving unrelated references
❖ Use colourful and different fonts

24. CV writing session, Group activity

25. Outcome?

26. Sources
● cvtips.com
● Harvard University