How do I put my CV together to hand to possible residency sites at the Convention coming up? It is 3 pages and I have heard staples are a no no. So paperclip only or a plastic cover or...... any suggestions out there on the best presentations for the conventions would be welcomed.
CV Questions?????
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Many programs don't collect CVs anymore. When you apply officially, you'll be required to resubmit the CV anyway.
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Funny, but the other day I was eating lunch with a five people who are going to be interviewing at Midyear - and I was the only one who said I prefer unstapled CVs, everyone else said if someone hands them unstapled CV they would instantly mark down that candidate. 🙄 I personally just gave mine out unstapled, but of course I had a header with my name and page number on ever single page (mine was 6).
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I'm stapling mine at Midyear - my name/page # is in the header but it just seems easier to keep it all together that way.
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I never understood things like this (and I'm not directing this at you Hels!). Why would you judge a candidate based on whether they staple a CV or not? Color of the paper? It just seems so arbitrary...like that really is a good judge of whether they're going to be a good resident or not?
I don't know...I'm just not a fan of the whole courting ritual at Midyear...it really turned me off. And when I hear that that many people buy into the whole "to staple or not to staple" goofiness...it just seems silly!
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Last year I didn't, but then again, last year I was a P3 and it didn't really matter anyway. This year I'm leaning on the side of stapling, although I've thought about using those mini-binder clips.
I dunno. It seems like such a waste of energy putting a lot of thought into it when there are more important things on which to focus.
I dunno. It seems like such a waste of energy putting a lot of thought into it when there are more important things on which to focus.
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Staple it!!!!!!!!! I like the header idea..with name and the page number! Brilliant!
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I agree that such things are silly. I mean, there are some things that do matter because they show the interest in your program/willingness to apply some effort into making their CV look decent/professionalism, but arbitrary things like stapling CV or not should not be one of them. A CV has to be well-organized, clear, and reader-friendly. Everything else is secondary, IMHO.
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per my dean and some profs today at a mid year prep meeting they said for the showcase staple.
I always heard no staples too (actually I heard last year for the first time while I was at Midyear). Per our residency director and preceptors they said for Midyear staples are fine but when submitting CV's with applications then paperclips are better. I dunno, I stapled last year for Midyear and got interviews so I'm not sure if it's a big deal for Midyear. I stapled mine again this year because it was easier.
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Residency Director: What do you think...pretty solid candidate...
Residency coordinator: Yeah.. great experience, well trained, great communicator...
Residency Director: I agree... could be an asset to our program..
Residency coordinator: I know... too bad she stapled her CV.. she could've been a great resident for us. Ok, who's next?
Residency coordinator: Yeah.. great experience, well trained, great communicator...
Residency Director: I agree... could be an asset to our program..
Residency coordinator: I know... too bad she stapled her CV.. she could've been a great resident for us. Ok, who's next?
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Swingline should get an exhibitor booth..."bringing staples back"
