Ep 110: Part 1: Q’s from Optimizing your CV in the Era of AI talk at Festival of Genomics - Propelling Careers Podcast

Jim and Lauren recently gave a talk at the Festival of Genomics in Boston on Optimizing your CV in the AI Era. Wecovered a range of topics on resume creation, development and branding and we had a lot of questions during our talk. One of the audience members, Jennifer K. Ocasio Adorno, PhD, at North Carolina State University took these down for us and we are super thankful for that!  We also want to thank  Victor Guy, a Life Sciences Event Producer, at Front Line Genomics who invited us to do our talk. This podcast will be the first in a few to cover all of the questions we received. We start with these below.  We hope you find this helpful and that you enjoy listening.  Resume vs. CV: Length, Format, and Purpose  Would a resume always be a 1‑pager and more pages would be a CV?What is a good lengthWill a longer resume burden reviewers?Do you then include descriptions of each role? Isn’t that part of the interview?How long should the summary be at the beginning of your resume?How granular do you have to be about the dates (year; month, year)?           Skills, Expertise, and Non‑Technical ElementsWhat is the importance of service, awards, and other experiences? Isn’t technical expertise most important?How do demonstrate well-roundedness, transferable skills, “fit”Is it worth including all techniques/skills on your resume when these also appear in dropdown menus inthe job application?Do you need to use exact phrasing from the role (e.g., “molecular genetics”)? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!