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A Foot in the Door

Clinical Professionals
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The document provides tips for creating an effective CV and preparing for a job interview. It recommends focusing on achievements rather than responsibilities, using a simple format, and limiting a CV to two pages. For an interview, the key is planning and researching the company. Be prepared to provide examples of how you meet the job requirements and to discuss both strengths and weaknesses. Bring copies of relevant documents and ensure proper preparation in terms of attire and arrival time.

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L ike a good book, a CV needs to grab attention, otherwise it wont get you a foot through the door. Getting your CV right is vital. Its your shop window and must be dressed appropriately. received OK is best. Its all in the preparation What should the CV comprise? Start with your personal First impressions details, full name, home postal and personal email addresses, Focus on achievements on what youve delivered, rather home telephone and mobile numbers, job-related membership than how you have spent your time. Use bold headings, numbers (e.g. GMC registration) and driving licence details . generous margins, one clear, business-style font and adequate spacing. Two pages of size eight type, multiple, coloured or your skills, experience and immediate career goals to ornate fonts are irritating. Avoid CV templates and compose capture the readers interest. in MS Word using tables without borders to align text. Now list your employment history, starting with the most I throughout your CV, particularly at the start of sentences, makes you appear self-centered. Write as if you were is extensive, select that which is relevant and mention other composing an advert for yourself, for example: Accomplished sales professional with a track record of year-on-year ambiguity and ensure there are no gaps or overlaps. Say delivery exceeding targets. what youve achieved. Quantify your successes and give a little background on how you achieved them. Indicate skills check spelling and grammar to ensure you dont miss out on and knowledge gained in all positions. And, if youve worked an opportunity needlessly. If you email a CV, check your in a small company or out of the sector, its useful to describe layout hasnt been turned into a page of hieroglyphics by the groups size, market and product(s). Educational details come next, Heres the most important secondary education onwards. Again, emphasis on degrees, diplomas and tip I can give the key to subjects studied, areas of speciality a successful interview is and brief details of relevant projects or dissertations and be prepared to answer questions about them. planning. Fail to prepare Finally, list other skills, for example, languages and IT prepare to fail. competencies. Include hobbies and interests regularly undertaken. Common ground with a shared interest can have a hugely with an interviewer. (Ive shared recipes and swapped details of unusual jazz and baroque CDs with candidates Ive interviewed!). Include undertaken they also help tell someone who you are. Dont include references or pages of publications at this stage. Simply www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk
www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk >> say references are available on request and list the titles of any published papers to your name. Now show your CV to someone you trust, listen to what they have to say about it and make any constructive changes. Consider the qualities or experience an employer is looking for and present this key information in a covering letter. Failing to send one is a missed opportunity to make an application stand out. Include your contact details, the job applied for, a brief pr辿cis of why you feel you should be considered for the role and why you want to work with the company. Show initiative and describe your availability for interview, for example, conference and holiday dates. An adrenaline trip? Lets assume youve been successful and someone wants to of challenge, or nausea and trepidation? Heres the most important tip I can give the key to a successful interview is planning. Fail to prepareprepare to fail. What do you know about the company? Research the organisation as much as possible: its website will provide useful information and many companies will happily send you a copy of their most recent annual report on request. Alternatively, you can write to or telephone the public relations department and ask for a copy of the organisations promotional materials to familiarise yourself with its What are its major products and whats in the pipeline? Details of currently marketed products can be obtained from an up-to-date copy of the British National Formulary or Mimms. Pharmaceutical industry newswires and periodicals will also give you an insight into product pipelines. The purpose of an interview is to enable a prospective employer to assess your suitability for the role and for you to assess whether you want to join them. The interviewer will seek evidence of your experience and skills to match those required, as well as assess your personality and behavioural Be prepared to give real world examples of when youve used the skills you claim to have. If you have no experience of the role, show an example of transferable skills in your
R艶馨艶馨恢艶姻, career to date. Its common for this type of competency- based interview to be used in the pharmaceutical industry, so prepare your key achievements in advance. nobody is perfect, Interviewers will also explore your drive, motivation and ambition. Are you a team player or autonomous? Do you so be prepared have get up and go, or does it appear to have got up and gone!? Personality styles can be assessed from answers to questions about your reactions to and feelings about past to own up to your behavioural situations. Theres a good chance youll be asked to describe your weaknesses, but strengths and weaknesses, or how others see you. Remember, nobody is perfect, so be prepared to own up to them, but think how you can turn a perceived negative into a positive. think how you can For example: I know I can be impatient but I like to get things moving and I never miss a deadline. There will always be practical issues discussed at interview turn a perceived relocation, salary, availability etc. Decide on your requirements beforehand, rather than appear vague or negative into ambiguous when asked questions. Ensure youve located any documents youve been asked to bring, such as educational a positive. For copy of your CV and a notebook so you can jot down information during the interview and remember to take all the contact details you need the address, telephone numbers example: I know and the names of the interviewer(s) will be important! Spick and span I can be impatient A week before your interview, have your suit dry-cleaned and, if its winter, check your overcoat is looking presentable. Plan your route, ensuring that youll have plenty of time but I like to get to get there, and work out alternative routes in case there are unforeseen delays. Never be late. The night before the things moving and interview prepare the clothes you intend to wear. Iron shirts or blouses and polish shoes. And try to get a good nights sleep! I never miss a deadline. www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk

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  • 2. L ike a good book, a CV needs to grab attention, otherwise it wont get you a foot through the door. Getting your CV right is vital. Its your shop window and must be dressed appropriately. received OK is best. Its all in the preparation What should the CV comprise? Start with your personal First impressions details, full name, home postal and personal email addresses, Focus on achievements on what youve delivered, rather home telephone and mobile numbers, job-related membership than how you have spent your time. Use bold headings, numbers (e.g. GMC registration) and driving licence details . generous margins, one clear, business-style font and adequate spacing. Two pages of size eight type, multiple, coloured or your skills, experience and immediate career goals to ornate fonts are irritating. Avoid CV templates and compose capture the readers interest. in MS Word using tables without borders to align text. Now list your employment history, starting with the most I throughout your CV, particularly at the start of sentences, makes you appear self-centered. Write as if you were is extensive, select that which is relevant and mention other composing an advert for yourself, for example: Accomplished sales professional with a track record of year-on-year ambiguity and ensure there are no gaps or overlaps. Say delivery exceeding targets. what youve achieved. Quantify your successes and give a little background on how you achieved them. Indicate skills check spelling and grammar to ensure you dont miss out on and knowledge gained in all positions. And, if youve worked an opportunity needlessly. If you email a CV, check your in a small company or out of the sector, its useful to describe layout hasnt been turned into a page of hieroglyphics by the groups size, market and product(s). Educational details come next, Heres the most important secondary education onwards. Again, emphasis on degrees, diplomas and tip I can give the key to subjects studied, areas of speciality a successful interview is and brief details of relevant projects or dissertations and be prepared to answer questions about them. planning. Fail to prepare Finally, list other skills, for example, languages and IT prepare to fail. competencies. Include hobbies and interests regularly undertaken. Common ground with a shared interest can have a hugely with an interviewer. (Ive shared recipes and swapped details of unusual jazz and baroque CDs with candidates Ive interviewed!). Include undertaken they also help tell someone who you are. Dont include references or pages of publications at this stage. Simply www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk
  • 3. www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk >> say references are available on request and list the titles of any published papers to your name. Now show your CV to someone you trust, listen to what they have to say about it and make any constructive changes. Consider the qualities or experience an employer is looking for and present this key information in a covering letter. Failing to send one is a missed opportunity to make an application stand out. Include your contact details, the job applied for, a brief pr辿cis of why you feel you should be considered for the role and why you want to work with the company. Show initiative and describe your availability for interview, for example, conference and holiday dates. An adrenaline trip? Lets assume youve been successful and someone wants to of challenge, or nausea and trepidation? Heres the most important tip I can give the key to a successful interview is planning. Fail to prepareprepare to fail. What do you know about the company? Research the organisation as much as possible: its website will provide useful information and many companies will happily send you a copy of their most recent annual report on request. Alternatively, you can write to or telephone the public relations department and ask for a copy of the organisations promotional materials to familiarise yourself with its What are its major products and whats in the pipeline? Details of currently marketed products can be obtained from an up-to-date copy of the British National Formulary or Mimms. Pharmaceutical industry newswires and periodicals will also give you an insight into product pipelines. The purpose of an interview is to enable a prospective employer to assess your suitability for the role and for you to assess whether you want to join them. The interviewer will seek evidence of your experience and skills to match those required, as well as assess your personality and behavioural Be prepared to give real world examples of when youve used the skills you claim to have. If you have no experience of the role, show an example of transferable skills in your
  • 4. R艶馨艶馨恢艶姻, career to date. Its common for this type of competency- based interview to be used in the pharmaceutical industry, so prepare your key achievements in advance. nobody is perfect, Interviewers will also explore your drive, motivation and ambition. Are you a team player or autonomous? Do you so be prepared have get up and go, or does it appear to have got up and gone!? Personality styles can be assessed from answers to questions about your reactions to and feelings about past to own up to your behavioural situations. Theres a good chance youll be asked to describe your weaknesses, but strengths and weaknesses, or how others see you. Remember, nobody is perfect, so be prepared to own up to them, but think how you can turn a perceived negative into a positive. think how you can For example: I know I can be impatient but I like to get things moving and I never miss a deadline. There will always be practical issues discussed at interview turn a perceived relocation, salary, availability etc. Decide on your requirements beforehand, rather than appear vague or negative into ambiguous when asked questions. Ensure youve located any documents youve been asked to bring, such as educational a positive. For copy of your CV and a notebook so you can jot down information during the interview and remember to take all the contact details you need the address, telephone numbers example: I know and the names of the interviewer(s) will be important! Spick and span I can be impatient A week before your interview, have your suit dry-cleaned and, if its winter, check your overcoat is looking presentable. Plan your route, ensuring that youll have plenty of time but I like to get to get there, and work out alternative routes in case there are unforeseen delays. Never be late. The night before the things moving and interview prepare the clothes you intend to wear. Iron shirts or blouses and polish shoes. And try to get a good nights sleep! I never miss a deadline. www.clinicalprofessionals.co.uk