Coach's Corner

Having A Resume With You At MidYear Can Be Very Beneficial!

November 29, 2014

While most student pharmacists applying for Fellowships are required to provide their CV, that doesn't mean that they should not have a 1-2 page resume and bring it with them to midyear.

Midyear interviews are usually no more than 30-45 minutes and often shorter. Industry sponsor companies are interviewing non-stop from 9am-5pm throughout midyear. This results in both interviewees and interviewers getting fatigued. If you bring copies of your resume to midyear and offer it to the interviewer initially and ask them if it would be easier for to conduct the interview with the shorter resume version, they are very likely to say yes! This will make the interview easier for them and easier for you. The benefit of a 2-page resume over a multi-page CV is that it allows you to include only the most industry-relevant information. Inclusion of every single pharmacy practice experience no matter how irrelevant it may be to industry is not necessary in a resume.

While use of CVs is common in academia, it is less often used by industry employers. Therefore I recommend having both.

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About the Author
Jerry Silverman, BS Pharm
Jerry is a Senior Consultant, Coach, and Industry Instructor for IPhO.