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The old saying “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” is absolutely true when it comes to applying for a job and your CV is the first opportunity you will get to impress a potential employer. If your CV is not carefully written you may ne

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

ver get a second chance.

What Format Do You Use?

The difference between a Graduate CV and the CV of a person established in the workplace (sometimes called a Performance CV) is predominately one of emphasis.

A Performance CV is written in re

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

verse chronological order, beginning with Profile, then a list of Achievements, Career History, Skills, Education, Personal Information and Interests. It is designed to highlight achievements and responsibilities in a person’s career. The main emphasis is on

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

job titles and the companies they have worked for.

As a graduate this can seem intimidating as you suddenly realise that three years hard academic study doesn’t seem to provide enough experience to complete a CV.

Your emphasis, therefore, should be on the

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

‘Profile’ and ‘Achievements’ sections of your CV, which are in the focal point, i.e. one third down from the top of the page, where it is thought that the human eye is naturally drawn.

The format can be the same as the Performance CV because:

1. It is the

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

ost popular and therefore makes it easy for the reader to scan your CV quickly and find the information they need.

2. The ‘Education’ section provides a concise list of qualifications that, although valuable, may not distinguish you enough from other applic

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

ants for you to be invited for interview. Therefore this section can remain further down the CV just as it is on the Performance CV whilst a summary is written in the ‘Profile’ and ‘Achievements’ sections.

Profile
This is a statement in the

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

focal point of your CV that summarises what you have to offer. The key is to emphasise the transferable skills gained while at Uni that will be of benefit to a potential employer. Examples could be drawn from your educational achievements, foreign travel, w

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

rk experience, and involvement in clubs and voluntary work. You must be specific and concise and a full description of your skills with evidence should be written elsewhere in the CV. The reader should be able to see that the skills described in the ‘Profile

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

’ are relevant to the vacancy they are trying to fill otherwise they may not bother reading any further.

Achievements This section should be used only to highlight specific achievements that are relevant to the job for which you are applying.

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

It is a good idea to complete it after you have written the rest of your CV. Pick out a maximum of six, preferably write them in bullet points and if you cannot think of any then leave this section out altogether.

Work Experience
Both emp

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

loyers and students know that the University environment is unique and very different to the full-time workplace. Employers need to have re-assurance that you have had experience in the ‘real world’. Your work experience therefore is very important on your

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

CV, whether it was a summer job, part-time work, voluntary, or an industrial placement. Any job will have provided you with valuable skills and experience that should be highlighted to an employer and linked to the requirements of the job.

For example: A p

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

rt-time job in the local petrol station provides cash-handling skills, customer service experience, diplomacy, stock control, ability to accept responsibility, able to work in a team and/or work on your own initiative, willing to learn new skills, trustworth

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

iness, hardworking, able to cope with routine tasks.

Skills
This section gives you an opportunity to list your computer skills, languages, and any extra-curricular courses you have taken outside your degree. Make sure you include the leve

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

l you have achieved, for example: fluent German, conversational Italian, regular use of all Microsoft Office Applications.

Education
Start with your most recent qualification, which may be your degree or a post-graduate course. Do not lis

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

every course or module that you have studied but include any that are relevant to the job you are applying for including presentations, projects and travel as part of your course. Only include grades if they are impressive. A levels, or other qualification

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

s achieved before university, should only be included if relevant.

Interests
Many professional CV writing companies advise not to include any interests, as they are rarely relevant to the job for which you are applying. However, it is a g

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

od idea to add some information about how you spend your free time for two reasons: firstly, it gives the reader a rounded picture of you as an individual; secondly, if invited for interview your interests are often discussed as a soft introduction to the in

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

terview before the more searching questions are asked. If you include interests in your CV try not to just write a list but include a fuller description of your involvement.

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tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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