The Pharmacy CV: A Self-Review this i Po Directed CV Writing r e Pow

The Pharmacy CV: A Self-Review this i Po Directed CV Writing r e Pow in nt s e Resource for t o N Vi e w P-3s through P-6s Polar Careers Center for Student Success Division of Academic Affairs Additional resources from: ACCP and SSHP Student Success is our Business!

Principles of Resume Development › Prioritization › Action Words (& adjective descriptors) › Top to bottom Left to right Start every phrase with a verb Search Google for “resume action words” Adjectives definition / explanation KEYWORDS Industry-specific words

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATSs) The reason the PRINCIPLES are important! › Name for the applications employers use to accept, store and review resumes/CVs more quickly › Operators input “keywords” in order to select qualified candidates › Resumes/CVs are ranked by score › Only the “best” resumes/CVs get reviewed by a human

Beating the ATS › Avoid resume/CV templates › Use simple formatting › Left align your content › No content in header/footer › No special characters (bullets, symbols) › Use ALL CAPS for section headings › Spell out terms and use abbreviations – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) › Save your CV as a basic Word doc › Edit your CV carefully for misspelled words

What topics are covered in a CV? Keep in mind: Your CV needs to be flexible. Organize content so it responds to what each employer cares about. Name Contact Information Education Pharmacy/Intern Experience (including IPPE) APPE/Clinical Experience Research Publications Presentations Professional Memberships/ Professional Meetings Professional Leadership/ Activities Public Health Community Service Campus/Community Leadership/ Service Special Skills Licenses/Certifications Honors/Awards References (separate document)

NOTE! You may want to review the following before beginning to write your CV: ›WRITING GUIDELINES – begin on slide #22 ›FORMATTING GUIDELINES – begin on slide #24 ›FORMATTING SECTION BREAKS – slide #27 ›LANGUAGE GUIDELINES – begins on slide #28

Heading and Contact Information Klondike P. Bear C: 555.555.1212 E: [email protected] Home City, ST

Education PharmD candidate, expected May 20XX Minor Concentration Option (if applicable) Rabbe College of Pharmacy/Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH Cum. GPA: 3.38/4.00

Pharmacy Experience Pharmacy Intern, Discount Drug Mart, Canton, OH, June – August, 20XX Supervisor: Xxx Xxxxxxxx, R.Ph. ›Processed prescriptions for retail pharmacy, including drug interaction screening, insurance issues, and label generation ›Counseled patients on prescriptions drugs and OTC products under supervision ›Compounded simple products, mostly creams and suspensions ›Transcribed phone-in prescriptions from doctor’s offices ›Managed drug inventory, helped prepare and receive orders Institutional IPPE, Angola Community Hospital, Angola, IN, Summer 20XX (80 hours) Preceptor: FirstName LastName, PharmD

Completed Clinical Experience/APPE Pediatrics, September 20XX Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH Division of Pediatric Pharmacology and Critical Care Preceptor: Xxxxxxx , R.Ph., Pharm.D., Job Title 244-bed pediatric hospital and leading academic medical center/teaching hospital offering cutting-edge therapies to children, who often have complex medical and surgical problems, long before they’re available nationwide. - Attended and participated in daily rounds with pediatric intensive care unit service team - Provided consultation services to pediatric intensive care unit service team regarding antiarrhythmic drug therapy with supervision of preceptor - Prepared and presented four patient-based case presentations to preceptor and peers

Scheduled Clinical Experience/APPE Pediatric Intensive Care, February 20XX Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH Pharmacy Administration, March 20XX Marymount Hospital, Garfield Heights, OH

Research “An Assessment of Pharmacists’ Attitudes Toward Continuing Professional Development, the Use of the Pharmacist Self-Assessment Mechanism, and Traditional Continuing Education,” Fall 20XX – present Principle Investigator Klondike P. Bear, Advisor Faculty Name, R.Ph., Ph.D. Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH Conducted survey research during January 20XX to determine pharmacists’ attitudes toward Continuing Professional Development. Assessed the likelihood of pharmacists using the Pharmacist Self-Assessment Mechanism, and evaluated if pharmacists believe traditional Continuing Education is maintaining professional competence

Publications StudentColaborator’sLastName FirstInitial, StudentColaborator’sLastName FirstInitial, Candidate’sLastName FirstInitial. Pharmacogenomics and the most commonly prescribed drugs of 20XX. Pharm Times. 78(12), 2012. Article described that many of the most commonly used drugs have pharmacogenomic implications and showed pharmacists how relevant pharmacogenomics is in practice today. Candidate’sLastName FirstInitial, StudentColaborator’sLastName FirstInitial, StudentColaborator’sLastName FirstInitial. Use of pharmacogenomics in MTM services (CE Included). PAW Review. 20XX Jan;4(1):8-12. Co-editor’s Name, Co-editor’s Name RPh, BS, Pharm.D., editors.

Presentations “Personalized Medicine and Insurance Reimbursement” February 11, 20XX, Student Chapter of the Personalized Medicine Coalition, Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, OH Educated nurses on importance of pharmacogenomics in patient care with two other students involved with sPMC. Candidate’sLastName, FirstInitial., FacultyLastName, FirstInitial. “Assessing Pharmacists’ Attitudes Toward Expansion of Care in Pharmacy Practice.” April 20XX, Ohio Research Forum The Ohio Pharmacist Association Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH Presented study findings to attendees at the Peer Reviewed Podium Session

Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP), 20XX-present ASP Executive Board Professional Projects Chair, 20XX-present Attend all executive and chapter ASP meetings. Manage professional projects committees and ensure they have everything they need for their events. Available to help with any project for Operation Diabetes, Operation Self-Care or Generation Rx and any chapter-wide ASP events. Attended midyear-regional meeting (MRM) in Chicago, IL. October 20XX. Operation Self-Care (OSC) Training Committee Co-Chair, 20XXpresent Train members of OSC yearly. Coordinate sign ups and materials for all events. Attend all OSC and ASP meetings. Organized and conducted campus and community-wide heart-healthy canned food drive (November 20XX). Operation Self-Care Training Committee, 20XX-20XX. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), fall 20XX – present Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP), fall 20XX – fall 20XX Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP), fall 20XX – fall Professional Organizations

Engagement Habitat for Humanity, 20XX – present Ohio Northern University Campus Chapter, Ada, OH – Volunteered 1,115 hours of service – Treasurer, March 20XX – March 20XX › Managed campus chapter bank account (large account 8,000 – 24,000) › Organized and led campus chapter alternative spring break trip to Jackson, MS involving 50 students – President, March 20XX – March 20XX › Elected president of largest student organization on campus (300 members) › Personally fundraised 3,115 for campus chapter › Appropriated 17,500 to local affiliate and 2,000 to international group Ada Friends Mentorship Program, fall 20XX – spring 20XX

Related Skills Fluent in [modern language] – four years of study; read, write, speak and interpret Leadership – Varsity Volleyball Captain; lead team to become District 10 Champions, Region 3 Champions, and State Semifinalists Intercultural Fluency – Traveled extensively to London, Paris, Budapest, Bratislava, Prague, Peru, Mexico and Haiti – Participated two years in Northern Without Borders to the Dominican Republic; interacted with local healthcare professionals and community members during clinics and with children in their school

Licenses/Certifications Intern License/s (no date needed; license/s autorenew) Immunization Certification, most recent date CPR Certification, most recent date BLS Certification, most recent date OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens Certification, most recent date Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), most recent date

Honors/Awards Louis D. Vottero Award (recognition of research honors), Spring 20XX Rho Chi (Academic Honor Society in Pharmacy), Spring 20XX Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society), Spring 20XX Phi Kappa Phi (national honor society for all academic disciplines), Winter 20XX Habitat for Humanity Leadership through Service Award, Spring 20XX DeBow Freed Award for Outstanding Leadership as a Student, Spring 20XX Habitat for Humanity Chapel Organization President Award, Spring 20XX Symphon Award (music performance accomplishments), Spring 20XX Phi Lambda Sigma (National Pharmacy Leadership Society), Winter 20XX Mortar Board (national college senior honor society), Winter 20XX Phi Eta Sigma (national honor society for first-year students), Spring 20XX Dean’s List: 7/7 semesters

Other Experience Hostess, Rulli’s Italian Restaurant, Elkhart, IN, June 20XX-present Staff, Pro Shop, Elcona Country Club, Bristol, IN, 20XX-20XX

References Karen Kier, Ph.D., BCPS, BCACP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy; Director of Assessment; Preventive Care Specialist, ONU Healthwise Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University 525 S. Main Street Ada, OH 45810 [email protected] (419) 772-2285 Dr. Kier has been one of my professors for five years. She is a respected member of the staff and has been prominent in the Ohio pharmacy community. She has taught for 30 years. Amy Lapp, Pharm.D., Team Leader Meijer Pharmacy 1700 North Telegraph Monroe, MI 48162 (734) 384-8033 [email protected] Dr. Lapp is my current boss and a graduate of ONU. She is team leader at Meijer pharmacy and oversees two other pharmacists and nine other technicians. Julie Fischer, BSPh., Meijer Pharmacy 1700 North Telegraph Monroe, MI 48162 (419) 215-8622 [email protected] Ms. Fischer is a pharmacist at Meijer pharmacy and a graduate of ONU. She is my current preceptor and has been with the company for 17 years.

Writing Guidelines Consider these as writing etiquette. › Include keywords of your profession when writing about experiences › Start task statements with action words to describe duties/tasks/responsibilities › Quantify and qualify your statements – add descriptive words (adjectives) › Include outcomes of your experiences, pay particular attention to including statistics about results if possible

Writing Guidelines - Continued › Write statements, not sentences › Write no more than seven lines of continuous text; use bullets or symbols to break it up into shorter statements › Omit the articles ‘a, an, the’ whenever possible – they are filler words › Only capitalize proper nouns, e.g.: – NO: words like ‘present, current’ – YES: Titles, Names › Spell out all numbers, ten and under; all other numbers written numerically

Formatting Guidelines › DO NOT USE A RESUME TEMPLATE! › Use MSWord – easier, more flexible

Formatting Guidelines - Continued › Margins should range from .7 - 1.0” for all sides. › Font size including section headings should consistently be 10-12 points in size. › Your name on the top of the first page only should be 14-18 points in size. › Use one font style. › Line spacing can be set at single or multiple: 1.08 or 1.15” › Use tabs to place information for alignment. – How to right justify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Ksv-UpvsXDo – Learn all tabs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v O2ot1XZqfwk

Formatting Guidelines - Continued › Set section titles to ALL CAPS or SMALL CAPS › Don’t use bold and underline together; it can confuse applicant tracking systems. › Convert line elements to borders so you don’t have to keep readjusting them with every change. › Set font color to black. When printed, it will be easier to read. › Limit use of bulleting. › Dates should always be on the end/left. › Order entries in each section in reverse date order (most recent to least recent). › Add contact info and pagination to each page.

Formatting Section Breaks Klondike P. Bear C: 555.555.1212 E: [email protected] Home City, ST Page 2/3 Completed Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) – Continued General Medicine – continued Attended and participated in daily rounds with family medicine service Advised and provided drug information responses to family medicine service on patient therapy issues Counseled patients who recently were prescribed enoxaparin and warfarin Obtained medication histories for patients recently admitted to the service utilizing family members and community pharmacists when necessary - Created a handout for physician team detailing the numerous etiologies of druginduced nephrotoxicity and measures to prevent its development Prepared and presented eight patient-based case presentations to preceptor and peers

Language Guidelines › Check your spelling; have others review your CV. › Spell out numbers, ten and under. › Omit first person pronouns; it is assumed that this document is about you. › Action Words - Use verbs to start your task statements. You want the reader to see you in his/her mind as being ‘in action’. Googlesearch action verbs, [your career field] › Remove the words ‘a’ ‘an’ and ‘the’; they are filler words and can typically be omitted › Replace noun phrases with adjective descriptors, e.g. Change “attendance of members” to “members’ attendance”. It reads faster.

Language Guidelines - Continued › Replace one-syllable words (5th grade reading level) with more descriptive words; use a Thesaurus. › Keep text and punctuation consistent, ex: – Ohio vs. OH › Use punctuation consistently. › List both the acronym and spell out the title; it adds “keywords” to your document.

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