A Technical Recruiting Organization Serving Medical Product Companies

Resume Tips

In today's competitive market, it is more important than ever to provide prospective employers with a clear, concise, and professional resume when applying for jobs in medical device companies. Below are some tips from Ray Baltis.

General Information
You'll have to be certain to include:
Name ...............................
Address ...............................
Phone ...............................
Business Phone...............................
Include keywords throughout your resume so that you will be found in a database search.
Use enough key words to define your skill, experience education, professional affiliations, etc.
When you describe your experience, use specific words rather than vague descriptions.
Use terms, jargon and familiar industry acronyms for all relavant skills and experience that could be of a value in a position.
Include your e-mail address near your mailing address.
Do not use smaller font on address and phone numbers.
Keep tense consistent.
Job Summary(4-10 line pitch on who you are, what is unique about you).
Education, responsibility, experience combine to qualify you for : management, production, marketing, research, planning, analysis, what? Are you creative, are you effective at applying technology or management techniques? Bring your strengths to bear. You must know yourself to be able to sell your services.

OR

Job Objective (Aim toward Employer. This is a Sales Brochure, what can you do for the Employer).
Education (degree, school, date (G.P.A.)
Areas of special studies; additional courses, thesis, etc.
Employment (most recent first) Dates ....................... Company Name ........................
Company Information .......... e.g. $150 million metal fabricator $10 million injection molder

Para. 1. Title, responsibilities, reporting relationship, what do you do what do you supervise ... products involved, materials, process, dollar volume, where do pick up responsibility, where do you drop it off? Customer contact, vendor relationship. (Do not assume the reader knows your company or it's products).
Para. 2. Accomplishments; dollar volume, number, percentages, new product introductions, schedules.

Dates ..................................... Company Name ..................................

Para. 1. Establishes framework to hang Par. 2 on. Titles can be descriptive rather than literal. Your company may have a unique or inappropriate title for your function and it might be useful to correct to reflect responsibility.

Patents

Skills: computer skill, languages, specialized training, mold flow analysis, 3D, CAD, FEMA, SPC, JIT, e.g. (Awards)
-Does your resume show growth, do you have ten years experience, or ten times one year experience? Preparing the resume may give you insights to your career path whether it needs correction or change.

-If you must include community activities, hobbies, personal accomplishments, put it at the end.
Do not include salary. You want responses, so you can make the decision if the interview is worth your while.

-References should not be included in the resume. You never know where your resume may end up. Your references could be contacted without you being aware. The time for references is after a serious interest in established on BOTH sides.

-Don't criticize current or previous employers, nor give reasons for leaving in the resume.

-You should prepare your own resume; otherwise, it may appear canned or packaged. We can write your resume, but it will reflect our thinking and organization, not yours and what is being sold are your services.

-The resume, if well prepared, will guide the interviewer through the interview. It gives them an outline with which to interview you. It permits you to effectively highlight your experience.

What Web job applicants should know

-Send your resume out judiciously. Remember that when you post your resume on a job board, anyone can see it, including your current employer.

-Avoid fancy formatting, such as italic, bold and bullets. Send your resume as an ASCII text file. Ship this text version of your resume as an e-mail, rather that as an attached file.

-Decide whether to include your address. If you post your resume on job boards, use your e-mail address, not your residential address.

-You e-mail yourself a copy of your resume before sending it our to employers. By doing so, you'll be able to catch any formatting problems.

-Don't send multiple copies of your resume. Employers' biggest pet peeve is receiving faxed, mailed and e-mailed versions of your resume.

-Mind your P's and Q's. You should be just as formal in your e-mail as you would be when writing a cover letter on paper.