Rosalind Franklin    

22 King's Road, Notting Hill, London NW17 3YU Date of Birth: 6th February, 1992.  

Email: rf@yahoo.co.uk Mobile: 0339005678 Tel: 0167534768

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

I am keen to begin a career in biomedical science. I am a recent graduate who combined studies with working and other commitments. In achieving this, I have shown myself to be self-motivated, committed and determined in achieving my goals, come what may. I have also demonstrated negotiating and organizing skills, a firm sense of responsibility and my capacity to work hard under pressure. I possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and am able to relate to a wide range of people, as proven by my varied work experiences: in retail, catering, hospitality work, teaching and patient care.

A large font size for the name makes it stand out and easier to find in a pile of CVs

Use a sensible email address. Something like RavingLoony@hotmilk.com may not make the best impression!

A profile or career objective isn't essential as much of this information would be included in a covering letter. It can be a useful summary particularly if you are sending your CV to recruitment agencies where a letter may become detached. You can also call this a career aim, profile or personal statement.

EDUCATION:

2010-2013 THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) 2:1

The use of tables to list modules looks smart, suggests an organised person, and makes the CV easier to read. You can add your module marks here if they are good!

Modules and practical skills are listed as every science course is slightly different.

If you were going for a non-science job (e.g. banking, you could leave these out.

Final Year Research Project. Title “The effect of molecular chaperones on the maintenance of a yeast prion [PSI+]”. Required that I work methodically with regards to health and safety regulations and pay close attention to detail in order to achieve accurate results.

2003-2010 St. Paul's Girls' School, London

A-levels: Chemistry B, Biology A, Maths C

GCSEs: 8 including Maths and English at grades A to C

Projects are very important if you are going for research work as they are the nearest thing you will have done to real science work. You could sell the skills you had gained here:

• ability to work independently
• manage your time
• solve problems
• working in a team (for group projects)

WORK EXPERIENCE:

July 2012 - Dining Hall Assistant in Darwin College,  University of Kent

Duties involved meeting and greeting of guests, plus dealing with any of their enquiries.

Summer 2011 Next Retail (Sales Assistant)

The job entailed working in the busy sale, taking deliveries, stock control and dealing with customers with high quality customer care.

July 2010-September 2010 Tesco (Shop Assistant)

Duties involved taking orders and stock control, generally dealing with customers and organising other assistants. I built a strong positive relationship with customers and staff.

September 2009-February 2010 Sales Adviser in the Cookware Department, BHS.

Duties involved stock taking, ordering of relevant stock from warehouse, arranging stock, displaying sales items, customer assistance and advice, arranging special orders and deliveries, as well as answering telephone enquiries. Responsible for my own particular sections of the department and had to ensure they met with the approval of my department store managers.

July 2008 Charing Cross Hospital, London, (Work experience)

Duties involved shadowing a doctor on her rheumatology clinics and ward rounds and generally looking after patients.

Other jobs have also included: waitressing, voluntary care in Charing Cross Hospital and assisting in teaching infants at a Primary School.

Fonts are largely down to personal preference, but choose something clear and easy to read. My own preference is for the "Sans" fonts. Lucida Sans or Verdana in 10 points for the body text is a good choice (don't use Comic Sans!). This CV is set in Verdana. Subheadings such as Education and Work Experience can be slightly larger: say 12 or 14 points.

Although these are not science jobs, transferable skills are mentioned here. For example, people skills, teamworking skills, communication skills - all valuable evidence that you could employ these in a science setting. This is a good place to use Action Verbs

If you have done a lot of jobs, you can summarise the more routine jobs, rather than filling your CV with lots of irrelevant information.

All of my work experiences have involved working within a team-based culture. This involved planning, organisation, co-ordination and commitment e.g., in retail, this ensured daily sales targets were met, a fair distribution of tasks and effective communication amongst all staff members.

SKILLS:

Again more evidence of relevant skills, focusing on some of the core competencies needed in science jobs

IT skills are important to mention: be specific about which programs you have used.

INTERESTS:

• I enjoy current affairs and travelling. I also enjoy hockey and was a member of the Kent University Hockey Club. The latter involved participating in activities, such as fun nights out and raising money for charity events, for example, in RAG week.

REFEREES:

Try to show a broad variety of interests and focus more on social and active rather than solitary and passive interests. Serious commitment to at least one activity can be viewed favourably, as will evidence of getting on well with other people e.g. in team sports. Independent or challenging holidays or foreign travel can also look good.

Again, sell your transferable skills here: evidence of leadership, responsibility, and communicating.