Representing Yourself
Effectively presenting yourself through well-crafted cover letters and CVs is crucial for making a positive impression on potential employers. This section offers resources and templates to help you create compelling application materials that showcase your qualifications and align with your career objectives.
Improve Your Cover Letter
Strong cover letters are essential for effectively highlighting your qualifications and making a lasting impression on potential employers. These resources provide practical guidance, templates, and strategies to help you craft compelling, targeted cover letters that align with job expectations and showcase your unique strengths.
- Cover Letter Template (PDF): Tips and formatting suggestions for creating an effective cover letter.
- Writing a Winning Cover Letter: Key attributes.
Resources for Your CV
Creating a well-structured CV is essential for effectively showcasing your academic and professional achievements. See below for guidelines, formatting tools, and best practices to help you develop a clear and comprehensive CV that meets institutional standards.
- Harvard Medical School CV Generator (HarvardKey Required): App that simplifies the creation or maintenance of an HMS or HSDM CV.
- Faculty of Medicine CV Guidelines: Recommendations & templates from HMS.
- Your CV Should Inform. Your Cover Letter Should Persuade.: Unpack the different, but complementary, purposes of a CV and cover letter.