Expert Resumes for Health Care
Careers Wendy S. Enelow, Louise M.
Kursmark, Louise M. Kursmark
Softbound, 288 pages
ISBN 1593570007
9781593570002
McGraw-Hill
November 2003 (click below for the best currently available price for this
important resource)
This career guide
contains 99 sample resumes for:
physicians,
surgeons,
nurses,
allied
health practitioners and technicians,
dentists,
pharmacists,
clinical researchers,
health care administrators, and
educators.
The
opening section suggests strategies for getting a resume noticed and
securing an interview, identifies the key components of a
professional resume, and compares the layout of the traditional
printed resume with the newer electronic and web versions.
In today's job market, an
effective, eye-catching resume is essential for success.
Table of Contents:
About This Book
ix
Introduction
xi
Part I
Resume Writing,
Strategy, and Formats
1
Chapter 1
Resume-Writing
Strategies for Health Care Careers
3
Resume Strategies
4
Resume Strategy #1
Who Are You and How
Do You Want to Be Perceived?
4
Resume Strategy #2
Sell It to Me...Don't
Tell It to Me
5
Resume Strategy #3
Use Keywords
6
Resume Strategy #4
Use the "Big" and
Save the "Little"
8
Resume Strategy #5
Make Your Resume "Interviewable"
9
Resume Strategy #6
Eliminate Confusion
with Structure and Context
10
Resume Strategy #7
Use Function to
Demonstrate Achievement
10
Resume Strategy #8
Remain in the Realm
of Reality
10
Resume Strategy #9
Be Confident
11
There Are No
Resume-Writing Rules
11
Content Standards
11
Presentation
Standards
16
Accuracy and
Perfection
20
Chapter 2
Writing Your Resume
21
Making the Right
Choice: Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
22
Step-by-Step: Writing
the Perfect Resume and CV
25
Contact Information
25
Career Summary
26
Professional
Experience
28
Education,
Credentials, and Certifications
35
The "Extras"
38
Writing Tips,
Techniques, and Important Lessons
43
Get It Down--Then
Polish and Perfect It
43
Write Your Resume
from the Bottom Up
43
Include Notable or
Prominent "Extra" Stuff in Your Career Summary
44
Use Resume Samples to
Get Ideas for Content, Format, and Organization
44
Should You Include
Dates?
45
Always Send a Cover
Letter When You Forward Your Resume
46
Never Include Salary
History or Salary Requirements on Your Resume
47
Always Remember That
You Are Selling
47
Chapter 3
Printed, Scannable,
Electronic, and Web Resumes
49
The Four Types of
Resumes
49
The Printed Resume
49
The Scannable Resume
50
The Electronic Resume
50
The Web Resume
52
The Four Resume Types
Compared
56
Are You Ready to
Write Your Resume?
58
Part II
Sample Resumes for
Health Care Careers
59
Chapter 4
Resumes for
Physicians and Surgeons
61
Chapter 5
Resumes for Nursing
Careers
85
Chapter 6
Resumes for Allied
Health Practitioners
111
Chapter 7
Resumes for Allied
Health Technicians and Technologists
139
Chapter 8
Resumes for Dental
Careers
155
Chapter 9
Resumes for
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
165
Chapter 10
Resumes for Clinical
Research Professionals
179
Chapter 11
Resumes for Health
Care Administrators, Managers, Administrative Support
Staff, and Consultants
