Preparing an Effective Curriculum Vitae Rodney J. Gedey, PharmD BCPS Director of Drug Information Services Health Net
Disclosure Statement & Speaker s Non-Commercialism Agreement Rodney J. Gedey Presenter has no conflict of interest to disclose This presentation was not funded
Learning Objectives 1. Describe the singular purpose of curriculum vitae 2. Describe how to format the responsibilities section of a position 3. Write accomplishments in a systematic, repeatable and effective format 4. List the three most important residency interview selection criteria as reported by PGY1 residency directors
Curriculum Vitae Letter of Intent Interview Residency Position
The purpose of your CV is to get you an interview 6
These are common criteria used in the resident selection process on a CV Evidence of leadership 85.80% Previous work experience 85.30% Clinical APPEs 73.30% Application Submission Errors 65.10% Extracurricular activities 65.10% Publications/Presentations 53.90% Community service 54.70% Research experience 35.80% Advanced degree 35.30% 7
List the information from most important to least important 1. Personal information 2. Education and training 3. Work/Professional experience 4. Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience 5. Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences 6. Leadership Experience 7. Journal Publications 8. National or State Presentations 9. Teaching experience 10. Community service 11. Research Experience 12. Professional affiliations 13. Awards and honors 14. Licensure and certification 8
Heading Phone - List only one phone number - Ensure your voicemail is active and appropriate Email - Use an email that includes your first and last name johnsmith@gmail.com - Add two numbers if you have a common name johnsmith22@gmail.com 9
Work/Professional experience position data Month Year Present: Job Title, Company Name Overall goal of role. Responsibility sentence 1. Responsibility sentence 2. Responsibility sentence 3. Responsibility sentence 4. (Accomplishments) - Verb, result, method - Verb, result, method - Verb, result, method - Verb, result, method 10
Date, position, place of employment and high level description August 2012 to Present: Clinical Pharmacist, Operations Group Pharmacy Dispense appropriate medications to patients and offer advice on their optimal use. 11
Examples of responsibility sentences - Review prior authorization requests and make determinations for drug products according to member benefits and coverage criteria - Complete comprehensive and targeted medication reviews 12
List responsibilities in descending order August 2012 to Present: Clinical Pharmacist, Operations Group Pharmacy Dispense appropriate medications to patients and offer advice on their optimal use. Consult with physicians to optimize drug therapy. Counsel patients regarding prescription and OTC medications. Interact with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues. Coordinate activities associated with purchasing of pharmaceutical drugs; organize and return all outdated and/or recalled medications while monitoring and maintaining inventory. 13
Accomplishments separate you from the rest of the field 14
Accomplishments should follow the verb, result, (method) format - Reduced out of stock orders from 12% to 8% by creating monthly order projection sheets in Excel - Achieved 100% on customer satisfaction scores - Completed 100% of reports by using personally developed time management system 15
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Putting it altogether August 2012 to Present: Clinical Pharmacist, Operations Group Pharmacy Dispense appropriate medications to patients and offer advice on their optimal use. Consult with physicians to optimize drug therapy. Counsel patients regarding prescription and OTC medications. Interact with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues. Coordinate activities associated with purchasing of pharmaceutical drugs; organize and return all outdated and/or recalled medications while monitoring and maintaining inventory. Saved $45,000 annually by introducing new a labeling system that decreased waste Increased discount rate from 10 percent to 16 percent over wholesale price with key supplier by renegotiating prices from pharmaceutical suppliers Decreased the number of lost prescriptions for mail-order pharmacy operations by redesigning workflow 17
Position data APPEs Month Year Month Year: APPE type, APPE location Responsibilities sentence 1. Responsibilities sentence 2. Responsibilities sentence 3. Responsibilities, sentence 4. Specifically for APPEs include Patient population Teams you worked with Clinical Responsibilities 18
Example of completed APPE rotation June to August 2015, Gastroenterology, University of Toledo, ProMedica Toledo Hospital Participated on the liver transplant and hepatitis C teams. Responsible for multi-disciplinary approach to drug therapy. Provided drug therapy recommendations to the teams. Interviewed patients for medication history. Presented in-service education to teams. 19
Not recommended Core competencies, objectives or career summaries Linkedin Interests Hobbies References 20
Proofread your CV multiple times Print out your paper before you begin proofreading it Read your paper aloud, slowly and carefully Give your paper to someone else to proofread Proofread your paper from the end Be consistent with your CV formatting Define an abbreviation within its first instance in your CV using parentheses Reverse chronological order Use 3 rd person 21
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There are three types of interview questions Standard Interview Questions What are your weaknesses? Situational Interview Questions Sell me this pen Behavioral Interview Questions Tell me about a time when you wrote a monograph 23
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The behavioral interview question has at least two parts QUESTION: Tell me about a time when you Describe a situation when you Give me an example of a time when you BEHAVIOR: handled a difficult situation with a co-worker. made an unpopular decision. gained support for a new program. worked with others to complete a project. LEAD: The interviewer may or may not use 25
RSTI method of answering Result Situation Task Improvement 26
RSTI: Tell me about a time when you displayed initiative at work RESULT: I created a real time database of sales to help managers make better decisions. SITUATION: When I started working in the sales department, most of the sales reps would keep their own records and each of the territory managers tracked the information in their own spreadsheet. The managers provided this information to me every week and I was responsible for consolidating data into a single spreadsheet. TASKS: Concept #1: I could see that the managers would have more complete and current information if we standardized the spreadsheet and linked it directly to the information the sales representatives entered into the system. Concept #2: I talked to my manager about why we should update the way we collected sales information and suggested how to set this up and volunteered to help him update the system. Concept #3 I worked with IT to design system that would work using Excel and Access and had the database up and running in one month. IMPROVEMENT: They now have current information on the status of any sales prospect which helps the managers make better real time decisions. 27
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