Your curriculum vitae (CV) or resume should be concise but provide sufficient information to assess each activity listed. It should include the dates/time period for each experience mentioned.

Documentation formatting requirements for the CV/Resume can be found here.

At the top of the first page, center your name, Match ID, and contact information. Lead with your most relevant and impressive sections, and within each section list experiences most recent first.

For each experience, include:

• Position title
• Major responsibilities
• Place of experience
• Supervisor, manager, or PI (when available)
• City and state
• Start and end dates

Keep verb tense consistent with the dates, keep descriptions uniform in style, and feel free to use bullet points. See formatting & submission guidelines for font and margin specifications.

The CV or Resume should include:

• education with degree and dates
• relevant work experience
• outreach/volunteerism/teaching
• engagement with the field of genetic counseling and genomics (e.g. shadowing experiences, webinars attended, book clubs, other career exposure, etc.) – don’t forget all the little things!
• awards and/or scholarships
• publications
• presentations and posters
• research and capstone projects
• professional memberships/licenses
• conferences, professional development training
• internships, co-ops or shadowing
• leadership roles/committee service
• languages and skills
• advocacy experiences
• engagement with diversity and equity initiatives

The CV or Resume should not include:

• grades or GPA (these will be on your transcripts)
• activities conducted solely within high school
• photos
• colored fonts