1. Curriculum Vitae Barnsley VTS 11/2/15

2. Why Me? And why now?!

3. What About These Who would you employ?

4. What Makes a Bad CV?

5. What Should be on a GP CV?

6. CVs according to the GMC Personal Details Registrations Memberships Qualifications Employment history ◦Post ◦Dates ◦Full/Part Time ◦Supervisor ◦Brief job description ◦Gaps in employment Awards Research Publications Presentations CPD/Confs/Courses Audit Teaching experience Management Procedures Extra Activities

7. Other things to consider… ~2 mins time per CV read-concise Easy on the eye…bold, underline, italics Avoid solid blocks of text Don’t fabricate! Consider a ‘career statement’ IT skills/systems you know

8. Formatting Thoughts A4 pale paper Number each page Show surname & initials in header Use bullet points Readable font-Aerial/Times New Roman Size 10-14 How long? Get someone else to check Spellcek!

9. References Name Address Email Telephone Number ASK them! Usually 2 required One should be current

10. Areas to Consider Covering Communication Skills Organisation Problem Solving Teamwork Drive and Initiative Responsibility Analytical skills Creativity Leadership Motivation Planning Working Under Pressure

11. What Things Make a CV Stand Out?

12. Added Extras…. Diplomas/qualifications Projects Anything ‘above and beyond’ Leadership experience LMC/Rep positions etc Interests

13. What do you want your CV to say about you?