The Best Resume Format

[mellamocow]

On your long road to medical school, you will most likely stumble upon an internship or honors program, etc that will require a resume as part of the application. As a pre-med, what would be the best resume format to highlight your strengths?

For example, I have a dilema when choosing how to label "SI leader"; should I put it under Leadership, Teaching Experience, or Work Experience? All 3 are equally important characteristics of an applicant, in my opinion.

Currently, I use the following format:
Education
Experiences (v/ broad term to encompass a lot; thoughts?)
Awards
Shadowing
Publications/Presentations
Interests
References

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[Doctor Strange]

I work for the career services office at my school, and I find that the best layout is as follows:

- Education
- Relevant Experience
- Additional Experience
- Leadership
- Awards (Leadership and Awards are sometimes combined into one category depending on how decorated you are)
- Skills and Certifications

Each resume should be tailored to each position you're applying for, so if there are things that are irrelevant to the position, don't include it for the sake of being "impressive."

 

[La Presse]

Besides using categories to organize your resume, I also find it effective to use chronology. Just a personal preference. It may give a give a nice overview of how many things you were involved in for about a year or so and--this is a bit of a cheat--if you do not have much to put in certain categories, the activities may be apparent by year.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

This question is impossible to answer, as ideally a resume is supposed to stand out and fit you. If you do what everyone else does then it's more likely to be ignored.

 

[BABSstudent]

I work for the career services office at my school, and I find that the best layout is as follows:

- Education
- Relevant Experience
- Additional Experience
- Leadership
- Awards (Leadership and Awards are sometimes combined into one category depending on how decorated you are)
- Skills and Certifications

Each resume should be tailored to each position you're applying for, so if there are things that are irrelevant to the position, don't include it for the sake of being "impressive."

This is almost exactly what mine looks like. I include languages spoken under the skills area.

 

[bigdogrob4284]

I think your list is too big for a resume. It should be kept to one page and should not include things like interests. The point of a resume is to provide a snapshot of the best things about you that a specific employer might want to know when considering you for a position. Generally try to keep it simple and specifically tailored to the position you are applying for. Here is an example of a simple resume that just needs tweeking based on the job you apply for.

http://www.easyjob.net/r/resume-templates/resume-examples/

As for your specific question, those 3 categories should be all-in-one under one label, such as "work experience" on a resume.

Also, be sure not to mix up a resume with a CV. CV's are generally much longer and more detailed.