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Curriculum Vitae and Officer’s Statement: Tips
and Telling Your Story
CAPT Jason WooCDR Dan Brum
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Agenda
Curriculum Vitae Who looks at your CV? Helpful resources Recommendations
Officer’s Statement
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Who looks at your CV?
Promotion board members ROS, OS, PIR, COERs, CV
Hiring officials / interviewers Others e.g., PACs, working groups
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Who else might you ask to look at your CV?
Family member or friend Mentor (Senior) officer volunteers Professional resume and CV writing
service
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Resources (1)
Sample CV Template on PharmPAC website is updated
E.g., Pharmacy
http://www.usphs.gov/corpslinks/pharmacy/sc_career_guidance.aspx
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Resources (2)
Category promotion precepts performance (40%) progression (25%) edu/training (20%) officership (15%) readiness (0%)
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Document your accomplishments
The category promotion benchmarks guidance states repeatedly that accomplishments should be documented in your CV
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Recommendations (1)
Follow the CV template Consider the promotion precepts Update your CV (living document)
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Recommendations (2)
Proofread: Be meticulous Remove outdated or irrelevant
items One page cover sheet
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Recommendations (3) Make prominent important
information “First-line supervisor for 10 employees” “Directly manage a $15 million budget” “Meritorious Service Medal for…”
Emphasize career highlights but Use bold, italics, underline sparingly
PHS Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) May 2013
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Recommendations (4)
Be truthful If team effort, don’t take all the credit
Be consistent w.r.t. formatting Cultivate ideas but don’t plagiarize Fax CV to eOPF periodically
Fax #: (301)480-1407 or (301)480-1436
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Highlights
Use the template Know the precepts & benchmarks The cover page is critical Highlight accomplishments and
impact Proofread Less is sometimes more
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Less is more (Example 1a) PHS Outstanding Service Medal
(2010) Exemplary performance in the…
PHS Commendation Medal (2009) – Outstanding performance for the…
PHS Unit Commendation (2008) – Yet another long citation
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Less is more (Example 1b)
PHS Outstanding Service Medal (2010)
PHS Commendation Medal (2009) PHS Unit Commendation (2008,
2007)
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Less is more (Example 2)
USPHS Winds Ensemble, Percussionist (2005-10)
30 performances
USPHS Winds Ensemble
Played at Event A Played at Event B Played at Event C Played at Event D Played at Event E Played at Event F Played at Event G Etc.
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Less is more (Example 3) PLANT Workgroup,
Writer (2005-10) Authored seven (7)
mini-biographical sketches
PLANT Workgroup, Writer (2005-10)
Profile A Profile B Profile C Profile D Profile E Profile F Profile G
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Less is more: conclusions Summarize where possible
Emphasize key points (e.g., group leader, major contribution, measureable impact)
Don’t document the “accomplishment” until you have actually done it or qualify its status
The CV “Cover Sheet”
Mission: to concisely summarize your CV and demonstrate your value
Vision: to provide Promotion Board Reviewers the story that articulates why you should be promoted
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Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s Don’ts
Use bullets that summarize your progressive growth
Just be selective about bullets in your CV
Don’t try to overstate your contributions – less is more, especially if you are a junior officer
Leave any Benchmark empty
Keep bullets less than two lines Use fancy font or italics
Pick your best highlights – choose the high level achievements over quantity
Keep the presentation “clean”
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Officer’s Statement
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Officer’s Statement
1. Support of PHS Commissioned Corps activities.
2. Commitment to visibility as an officer.3. Vision & expectations of a career in the
PHS Commissioned Corps, including commitment to the mission.
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Officer’s Statement Focus is on Commissioned Corps-related
activities, responsibilities, visibility.
Your CV can guide you
Emphasize key points (e.g., group leader, major contribution, measureable impact) – see previous recommendations regarding CV
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Officer’s Statement
1. Support of PHS Commissioned Corps activities.
Examples: Professional advisory committees, work groups, PHS choir/ensemble, preceptor/mentor, deployments/trainings, planning committees
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Officer’s Statement
2. Commitment to visibility as an officer.
Wearing the uniform to work and various opportunities to be in the public like conferences, deployments, volunteer services when authorized
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Officer’s Statement
3. Vision & expectations of a career in the PHS Commissioned Corps, including commitment to the mission.
Thoughts: Describe vision and expectations, and then support views with past actions or future plans
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Contact Information
CAPT Jason WooFood and Drug Administration
CDR Dan BrumFood and Drug Administration
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Open Discussion