Harvard School of Public Health Career Guide

Once you have finalized your resume content and format, send it by email to at least three friends. This will let you know that the document can be easily opened and arrives

appropriately formatted. Scannable Resume/CV

When writing a scannable resume/CV use white paper, and 12-point scanner friendly fonts (Arial, Times, or Courier), use words that describe your experience in a concise and accurate manner, use more than one page if necessary. Don’t use colored or dark paper, italics, underlining, shadows or reverse type, bullets, lines, boarders, boxes or graphics. Putting Your Resume/CV On-line Once you are satisfied with your resume/CV you should publish it in one of the HSPH CSO’s electronic resume/CV books on CareerConnect. These books can be found by linking to CareerConnect through the CSO Website. Employers are very interested in viewing resumes/CVs on line when hiring. This will also give a larger number of employers the opportunity to view your resume/CV easily and often. Additional information, including a CV and resume samples are available online and in the HSPH Career Services Office .

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