How to present your career history
How to present your career history
The career history is an annotated CV, which allows you to explain in detail the roles and responsibilities you have held during your career. Assessors use this to get an overview of your career progression, and to see the gradual increase in responsibility in positions you have held (demonstrated by criteria such as budget control, man management, technical authority etc.).
Throughout this section you should summarise your employment history under the given headings: date, employer, job, and responsibilities. All this experience should be in chronological order (starting with first post).
In this section of your application remember to:
- sell yourself – this is your application for Professional Registration, not a team application. You will see from the diagram linked on the right that this applicant clearly states the work he has undertaken by using phrases such as "I was responsible for..."
- mention the size and complexity of projects, figures, number of staff, project or equipment responsibilities
- have this page verified
- cite any reports, papers and patents published in your name
- aim for one page per ten years of professional experience
- cite any reports, papers and patents published in your name
- aim for one page per ten years of professional experience.
An extract from a well completed career history is available to download.
