Ep 111: Part 2: Q’s from Optimizing your CV in the Era of AI talk at Festival of Genomics - Propelling Careers Podcast

Welcome to Propelling Careers Podcast episode 111. This is a continuation from episode 110 - to cover more Questionswe received from the  Festival of Genomics in Boston.   We want to give a shout out again to  Jennifer K. Ocasio Adorno, PhD, at North Carolina State University who wrote down all the questions that we got during the talk. In this episode we focus on these points below. We hope you find this helpful and that you enjoy listening.  Structuring & Organizing ContentIs there a standard order of sections or would you need to move sections around depending on the application? Can education be listed different places based upon what you are trying to show?  Where should publications be listed in the resume?When you reorganize your CV for the job ad, do you work at a high level or add / modify / remove experiences?Where should you include core competencies? And how should you phrase these?  Writing Effective Experience DescriptionsHow do you distinguish between research experiences with similar backgrounds and achievements?How detailed should bullet points be?Should you duplicate bullet points across experiences?How can you best convey wide or varied experience (e.g., consulting with multiple clients)?   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!