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For
UGRAD/GRAD
Biomedical Engineering
Students
Biotechnology
• Skills Utilized: life science, specifically wet lab skills inclusive of chemistry, organic
chemistry, biology, physiology, cellular biomechanics
• Application: typically in a pharmaceutical/drug discovery environment
• Skills Gained: laboratory expertise, animal handling, small animal surgery, problem-
solving
• Aspect of Biomedical Engineering: Tissue Engineering, Genomics, Proteomics, Drug
Delivery, Biomolecular Engineering, Cellular Engineering
Best Resources to Find Companies: www.biospace.com , http://www.ncbiotech.org/
Medical/Surgical Devices
• Skills Utilized: Electronics, Mechanics, programming, physiology
• Application: typically to create/test/modify medical devices which is inclusive of Research
and Development, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing and Marketing departments
• Skills Gained: In-depth engineering skills, FDA regulations and documentation
• Aspects of Biomedical Engineering: Instrumentation, Biomechanics, Optics, Imaging,
Manufacturing, Materials
• Best Resources to Find Companies: MassMedic Directory, Medical Device Register
Once you know your job preference, you should develop a resume that highlights the skills needed for
your desired position. As an example, if you are interested in the medical device field, make sure to
include instrumentation projects and computer skills.
Sections of a Resume
(View the University Career Center Resume Guidelines for Format and Style Suggestions:
http://www.ncsu.edu/career/)
Header
Contact Information, inclusive of phone number and e-mail address
Objective/Summary/Summary of Qualifications
Objective
• Definition: Short statement explaining what you are looking for in a position
• Example: A summer internship in the biomedical engineering industry, focusing on
medical devices
• Benefits: Allows recruiters to know your needs, making it easier to find a position that
matches your interest
• Drawbacks: If you are too specific, you can narrow yourself out of consideration for a
position
• Best Uses: Applying for an entry level or co-op/intern position, having a very specific
position sought, space constraints on resume
Summary
• Definition: One to two lines indicating the contributions you hope to make and your
strengths; MAKE SURE THAT YOU SUBSTANTIATE YOUR CLAIMS IN OTHER
PORTIONS OF YOUR RESUME
• Example: Highly motivated, dynamic candidate capable of contributing both technical and
leadership skills
• Benefits: Demonstrates your soft skills, allows a company to view how you would fit into
their culture
• Drawbacks: Does not let the company know what you are seeking in a position
• Best Uses: When applying for positions that are not as technically oriented
Summary of Qualifications
• Definition: A list of three to five bullets listing both technical and non-technical skills,
specifically your most marketable traits for a position; MAKE SURE THAT YOU
SUBSTANTIATE YOUR CLAIMS IN OTHER PORTIONS OF YOUR RESUME
• Example: Experience in biomedical instrumentation; Training in cGMP (current Good
Manufacturing Practices); Demonstrated capacity for leadership; Excellent attention to
detail
• Benefits: Allows employers to scan resume quickly, gives a well-rounded synopsis of your
candidacy, highlights both technical and soft skills
• Drawbacks: Takes up more space on a resume, really useful only if a developed skill set is
possessed, does not address the goals of the candidate
• Best Uses: More experienced candidates trying to neatly summarize capabilities; career
fairs that have a very fast pre-screen period; representing a diverse skill set as a marketable
trait; experienced candidates that would like to change careers
Education
Degree/Date awarded/University/Location
• Since many BME jobs do not specify a biomedical engineer, you may want to add a
statement that says “Coursework emphasized _________” to more appropriately qualify
your skills
• You should mention your GPA if it is over 3.0 or close to it; It should be listed as
3.XX/4.00 maintaining consistent significant digits
Coursework
• List the relevant courses you have taken; you do not need to list them by course title, but
can instead list them by content if it is more appropriate
• Your coursework should support your career goals and not be a blanket listing of all
classes attended
• Freshmen: Courses listed may include Freshman Modules (call them Seminars on your
resume), Chemistry, Programming and Physics
• Sophomore: Courses listed may include Mechanics, Biology, Electric Circuit Theory,
Probability and Statistics
• Junior: Courses listed may include Human Physiology, Linear Systems, Thermodynamics,
Statistics
• Senior: Electives
• Graduate: Any courses that demonstrate skills in your preferred area
• Additional: Any courses that separate you from other candidates, i.e. business classes
Projects/Labs
• List labs and course projects that support your career objective
• When writing projects make sure to include the goal of the project, technical skills gained
and the results, if applicable, using technically accurate and precise language
• When you develop more substantial project experience, remove older, less technical
projects from your resume
• Freshman: Potential projects can be found from Programming, Chemistry and AP classes
• Sophomore: Biology, Electric Circuit Theory and Mechanics Projects
• Junior: Physiology and Engineering Physiology Laboratory
• Senior: Electives and Senior Project (follow the guidelines for thesis work) will provide
project experience
Thesis
• A thesis project takes a significant amount of time to complete; give your thesis adequate
space on your resume
• Title: Include the title for your project; it may change over time, but make sure it is a title
that could be used in a journal publishing; you may choose to italicize or put the title in
quotes.
• First Bullet: Address the overall goal of your thesis; if you are currently doing the research,
use the present or future tense
• Second Bullet: Tell how you will/have reached the goal of your project (this make take
more than one bullet), explaining the technical skills gained; This may include laboratory
skills, experience with certain devices, experimental design
• Third Bullet: Results of research, if any have been determined, or useful applications of
your research
• Fourth Bullet: For seniors, list that your project included a formal proposal, written report
and conference presentation; for graduate students, list if you gave any poster
presentations/lectures on your research and if the research was published (if published, see
guidelines on including publications)
• Fifth Bullet: If applicable, include any FDA/Industry Standard regulations that were
followed
Computer Skills:
• List all computer skills in which you have demonstrated working knowledge
Laboratory Skills (Optional):
• List wet-lab skills such as dissection, PCR, gel electrophoresis, etc
Related Experience
• Adequately represent the skills you have gained in the position, with specific attention
given to key technical terms instead of using ‘various’ or another general term
Points to Include:
• Overall goal(s) of the projects you contributed to
• Your specific contributions
• The skills you used to reach goals, highlighting specific skills gained in this position
• Results of your work – if at all possible, quantify results
• Training for professional development especially including cGMP/GLP/GCP
• Any leadership, management, project management experience
• Maintenance of laboratory notebook (undergrad only), participation in group meetings,
presentations, patents
Leadership (Optional)
• Use this section to describe non-work leadership positions such as organization of events,
participation in student groups, Eagle Scout Project, volunteer projects or any other
leadership experience
• There are two different methods to list your Leadership – First, you can use a format
similar to the Experience section or you can choose to have a bulleted or columned listing
of relevant experience; The decision to use either depends on space available and the level
of importance of the experience
• If your leadership experience has a religious affiliation, please be aware that companies
can ask you about your leadership, but cannot ask about your specific affiliation to a
religious group or belief system; If questions are asked, steer the conversation back to your
applicable leadership skills
Awards/Honors (Optional)
• List awards and honor societies
Interests (Optional)
• Include any activities that may be an interesting conversation starter – things NOT to
include: video games, reading and especially activities that may imply immaturity or
irresponsibility
Languages (Optional)
• You may want to list languages that you are fluent or have reading capabilities; This is
very important to multi-national corporations
Conferences (Optional)
• Include conferences attended that demonstrate professional development
Citizenship (Optional)
• If you are able to work in the US without sponsorship but have international experience, it
may be beneficial to include that information so companies are aware of your status
• If you have Canadian, instead of US citizenship, it may be beneficial to include that on
your resume
• If you are on a student visa there are benefits and drawbacks to listing your citizenship
Benefits: Companies will be aware of your status and will only interview you if they are
able to provide sponsorship
Drawbacks: Some companies may choose to not look at your resume further if they know
you do not have a valid work permit, eliminating potential jobs