Work experience - Curriculum Vitae

Start with the most recent jobs first and then work backwards. Make sure you list the year you worked, your position, which hospital it was at and all the rotations you undertook. Keep employment history prior to graduation from medical school brief and relevant. Some part-time jobs may highlight certain qualities, such as leadership or ability to work well in a team. The particular roles that demonstrate these qualities should be signposted when describing non-medical work experience. If you completed medicine as a post-graduate student, employers are often interested in your previous employment history.

It is sometimes appropriate to mention periods where you worked in a position of increased responsibility, e.g. filling in as an unaccredited registrar. However, do not exaggerate. A week covering your registrar while they went on exam leave does not qualify as a registrar rotation and you may get caught out in the interview.

Also included in this section should be any volunteer work you have undertaken, as well as medical electives. A medical elective might alternatively be included in the “education” section, but is best presented early in your CV if it is relevant to your chosen specialty.

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