Résumés & CVsWhat every dental student needs to know

Colleen Greene, Harvard ’13, President

“Your finished product should be a finely tuned marketing instrument that reflects who you truly are and attracts readers to learn more about you in an interview, which is the whole purpose of your resume.”

Ms. Pat Criscito, President of ProType Ltd., an international resume service based in Colorado Springs, CO.

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The ‘must have’ sections Education Research Awards Leadership Volunteerism Professional Affiliations

The ‘must have’ sections Education Research +/- Experience +/- Projects +/- Presentations Awards / Honors / Scholarships / Achievements Leadership +/- Experience +/- Professional

Development Volunteerism / Community Service Professional Affiliations / Memberships

The ‘must have’ sections Education

The ‘must have’ sections Professional Affiliations / Memberships

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The ‘must have’ sections Professional Affiliations / Memberships

The bonus sections Teaching Experience

Publications / Published Articles

Presentations

The bonus sections Teaching Experience

Students? Assessments? Publications / Published Articles

ASDA News! Mouth! Presentations

District meetings!

The optional sections Objectives / Summary Statement

Conferences / Meetings

At least state or national, not local

Personal interests / Hobbies

Clear, compelling text1) Write full sentences to describe the roles you've noted under each section.

2) Begin each sentence with a Power Verb.

3) Rank the bullet points in order of your most important accomplishments.

Never include any descriptions on your resume that aren't true or don't fairly

represent your experience. Never overstate.

Most importantly, never try to do this alone! Always ask for help

reviewing yours.

Many thanks NLC Planning Committee

The National Resume Writers’ Association

Harvard School of Dental Medicine, c/o 2013

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