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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

RESUME ADVICE FOR TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS


If you are a technical professional (that is, Research Scientist, Technician, Research Manager, etc.) and you have patents issued to you and technical papers you have published, I would suggest that you NOT list them in your resume.

All a list like this does is add more pages to your resume.  Most potential employers are not interested in the details of your patents or technical publications when they are reviewing your resume. 

The best thing to do would be to mention at the end of your resume how many patents you have and in what general field, and how many technical papers (roughly...even "several" or "a number of" would be sufficient) you have published, and on what general subject matter.  This way, the reader can get a snap shot of your patent activity and get a quick impression of your publishing history.

Details of patents and published papers can be discussed during the interview or supplied on request of the potential employer.



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