Amy Flaherty, Resourcing Business Partner at Bupa Dental Care, takes us through what she’s looking for when reading associate CVs and offers her advice on how to stand out.
Most industries you apply to work in will require you to submit a CV, which is pretty standard. However, the details that industries and hiring managers are actually looking for on your CV ranges vastly across sectors, whether you are applying for a role as an accountant, marketing manager, or in your case, a dentist.
First, choose your font selectively. It needs to be legible and not unpleasant for the viewer, you want them to want to continue reading. Next try not to use large bold lettering as this can seem ‘shouty’ and may put off the reader.
At the top, remember to include your GDC registration number and performer number.
Start your CV off with a brief profile, no more than 100 – 150 words are required, a summary about you, your background, your interests, and future aspirations for your career.
Now for the bulk of your CV – your work experience.
As a Dentist it is vital to include certain information from your career history to inform the hiring manager you have the experience they need:
Out latest General Dentist vacancies for the whole of UK and Ireland
This is the most important bit. Remember to include every qualification, course, and membership from degree level to most recent, you can leave your A-levels and GCSEs off.
If by this point your CV is over two pages, don’t panic! Don’t leave out vital information just to keep your page number down – what if that was the chunk of information the hiring manager needed to decide to bring you into interview over someone else?
You’re almost done! At this stage, some might decide to add a few bullet points including their key strengths which will familiarise the hiring manager with their personal attributes aside from their educational triumphs.
For example, do you have an aptitude for teamwork? Can you cope well under pressure? Are you experienced with different dentistry systems? How are your communication skills? These all help to give the practice manager or whoever is reading your CV a positive impression of you before you wow them at interview stage.
Or click the image to download our simple graphic:
Amy Flaherty is a Resourcing Business Partner at Bupa Dental Care. Connect with her on LinkedIn here.
ConnectOur culture is centered around going above and beyond for patients. Whether you’re working with patients directly or indirectly, you’ll be based within an empowering environment to give your all to create positive experiences and broad smiles.
Our caring approach extends to our employees too. It’s why we’re so big on training, development, and progression. It’s also why our practices are such friendly, collaborative places – people quickly become friends as well as colleagues.
As the only corporate dental provider in the UK not backed by private equity, we’re in a unique position. We’re committed to the UK dental industry for the long-term – both private and NHS – and are ready to treat not just today’s patients, but generations to come.
Furthermore, Bupa has no shareholders, so we’re able to focus 100% on delivering the best service for customers. We are run commercially to ensure we remain competitive, but we reinvest 100% of our profits to help provide better care for patients across the world.
Why not join us today? You can find our latest vacancies here.
