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Se lling Your Authe ntic Se lf: How to Cr e ate an E xe c utive Summar y Kar e n B. Williams MS, PhD

E xe c utive Summar y: F or mat and Conte nt (1- 2 page s)  Co nta c t I nfo rma tio n (Ne c e ssa ry)  Ope ning Sta te me nt (Ve ry Optio na l)  Qualific ation Summar y  Ac c omplishme nts Ove r vie w  E xpe rie nc e (Optio na l)  E duc a tio n (in re ve rse c hro no lo g ic a l o rde r)

“Whe n wr itte n thoughtfully, the E xe c utive Summar y be c ome s a str ate gic c ar e e r planning oppor tunity.” Pa g e Mo ra ha n a nd Judith K a tz. Ho w to Use the E xe c utive Summa ry Whe n Applying fo r Po sitio ns. Ac ade mic Physic ian & Sc ie ntist F e b 2005 Availab le at: https:// www.aamc .o rg /do wnlo ad/265586/ data/aps2005-02mo rahanho wto use the e xe c utive summarywhe napplying fo rpo si.pdf http:/ / www.dre xe lme d.e du/ dre xe l-pdf/ pro g ra m-e la m/ E L AM_APS_Ho w-T o -Use -E xe c utive -Summa ry-Whe n-Applying -Mo ra ha n-2005.pdf

Analyzing YOUR Compe te nc ie s PAR (Pr oble m – Ac tion – Re sults)  I de ntify yo ur a c c o mplishme nts  Cla rify yo ur skills a nd ta le nts  Cha rt a c a re e r tra je c to ry  De ve lo p a n E xe c utive Summa ry a nd twe a k yo ur CV  T e ll yo ur sto ry  Pla n fo r a nnua l e va lua tio n

Using the PAR Me thod  I de ntify a “hig hlig ht” mo me nt  Wha t we re the c ha lle ng e s a nd o ppo rtunitie s? P  Wha t skills/ ta le nts did yo u use ? A  Wha t we re the re sults? R A + R = Ac c omplishme nt P se ts the stor y

Ac c omplishme nt Sta te me nt  Sta rts with a n a c tive ve rb (A=Ac tio n) a nd fo llo ws with the re sult (R=Re sult/ Outc o me ) E xa mple s: De ve lo pe d a nd imple me nte d a g ra dua te stude nt re c ruitme nt stra te g y tha t inc re a se d tuitio n re ve nue s 7 X in 2.5 ye a rs. Me nto re d a g e ne ra tio n o f g ra dua te stude nts o f who m mo re tha n 50% ha ve g o ne o n to b e na tio na l le a de rs in de nta l e duc a tio n. Ra n a ma ra tho n a nd ra ise d $5,000 fo r a lo c a l c ha rity.

De c onstruc ting Ac c omplishme nts (A’s) Wha t q ua litie s/ skills did it ta ke ? Skills/ T ale nts A - 1 A - 2 A - 3 A - 4 T e a mb uilding X X X Pa ssio n X X X X Org a niza tio n X X X Stra te g ic Pla nning X X X X E ng a g ing Othe rs X X L o g ic a l X X Pe rse ve ra nc e X X Ne g o tia tio n X X X

Using Ac c omplishme nts  Ra nk a c c o rding to : Mo st fre q ue ntly use d Mo st e njo ya b le T ho se yo u wa nt to de ve lo p  Co nve y: Co mpe te nc ie s in yo ur E xe c utive Summa ry  E va lua te : Are tho se yo u use mo st fre q ue ntly a lig ne d with wha t yo u wa nt to use / de ve lo p?  Pla n: Wha t c a re e r pa th is a lig ne d with the se c o mpe te nc ie s?

Ac c omplishme nts Ove r vie w  De ve lo pe d a junio r fa c ulty me nto ring pro g ra m fo r tha t re sulte d in a 20% inc re a se in pub lic a tio ns a nd pro fe ssio na l pre se nta tio ns o ve r the pa st thre e ye a rs.  Built a c linic a l re se a rc h pro g ra m tha t b ro ug ht in mo re tha n $3.5 M in spo nso re d re se a rc h c o ntra c ts o ve r the pa st 2 ye a rs a nd pro vide d re se a rc h e xpe rie nc e s to 8 pre -do c to ra l me dic a l stude nts.

Qualific ations: T we nty ye ars of inc re asing administrative re sponsibility, fac ulty me ntoring and c linic al re se arc h program manage me nt, inc luding:  T e a m b uilding  Suc c e ssful g ra ntsma nship  E ng a g ing o the rs  Org a niza tio n  Stra te g ic pla nning  Ne g o tia tio n  Ma rke ting  Se tting e xpe c ta tio ns  Ne two rking

“At the c e nte r of your be ing you have the answe r ; you know who you ar e and you know what you want.” ― L ao T zu