Health and nutrition

Dietitian CV: example and template

This example is for dietitians at nutrition clinics, hospitals, catering companies, sports clubs and private practices, and for dietetics graduates.

We show you how to describe your work with patients, medical nutrition therapy and tools, and which interests make sense on a dietitian's CV.

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Example CV: dietitian

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Paulina Kubacka

Clinical dietitian

Poznan +48 123 456 789 paulina.kubacka@example.com

Professional profile

Dietitian with 5 years of experience at a nutrition clinic and a catering company. I run consultations for people with excess weight, insulin resistance and bowel conditions, create meal plans and educate patients. I work to current guidelines and with doctors.

Work experience

Dietitian

03.2022 - present

Nutrition clinic, Poznan

Nutrition consultations, about 40 patients a month, including online appointments.
Meal plans for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and bowel conditions.
Body composition analysis and reviewing test results together with the doctor.
Nutrition workshops for company employees.
Keeping records and meal plans in diet planning software.

Dietitian, menu developer

07.2020 – 02.2022

Diet catering company, Poznan

Creating menus for diets with different calorie levels and elimination diets.
Calculating nutritional values and allergen labelling.
Answering customers' questions about their diet.

Education

Master's degree, dietetics

2015 – 2020

Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Skills

Nutrition therapy for metabolic diseases
Creating meal plans
Body composition analysis
Diet planning software
Nutrition education
Elimination diets and allergens

Courses

Nutrition therapy for bowel conditions course, 2023
Sports nutrition course, 2021

Languages

English: B2 (scientific literature)

Interests

Plant-based cooking and testing recipes
Long-distance running

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How to write a dietitian CV

Professional summary

Write who you work with (clinical patients, athletes, children, people losing weight), which problems you specialise in and where you gained your experience. Add that you work to current guidelines, because for an employer in healthcare it matters.

Sports dietitian with 3 years of experience working with a football club and endurance athletes. I create meal plans for training and competition periods and carry out body composition measurements. I am looking for work at a sports centre.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the types of patients, the number of consultations, how you work (practice, online, hospital) and your work with doctors. Give patients' results in general terms and without personal data.

Weaker: Consultations with patients.

Better: Nutrition consultations for about 40 patients a month, including online appointments.

Weaker: Creating diets.

Better: Meal plans for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and bowel conditions.

Weaker: Running training.

Better: Nutrition workshops for company employees, 2 a month on average.

Skills worth listing

List the areas of nutrition therapy and the tools you work with. Soft skills matter, because a dietitian motivates people to make lasting changes to their habits.

Professional skills

Nutrition therapy (metabolic and digestive diseases, allergies)
Creating and balancing meal plans
Body composition analysis, dietary history
Diet planning software
Nutrition standards and allergen labelling
Nutrition education

Personal skills

Empathy and a non-judgemental approach
Motivating people to change habits
Explaining recommendations clearly
Patience
Working with doctors and trainers

Dietitian CV after graduation

Describe placements at a hospital, clinic or catering company, the topic of your thesis and projects where you created meal plans. Add courses and conferences.

You can also mention running a profile with reliable nutrition content, if you have one: it shows you can educate people.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A hospital looks for clinical nutrition therapy and work with medical records, a catering company for menu planning and calculating nutritional values, a sports club for sports nutrition. Arrange your skills and experience for the specific employer.

Interests on a dietitian CV

Interests are not compulsory, but they can help if they say something about you as a professional. Cooking, sport, cuisines from different cultures or reading scientific research fit the job. Avoid vague phrases such as "a healthy lifestyle": it is better to be specific, for example plant-based cooking and testing recipes.

The most common mistakes on a dietitian CV

No specialism: "I create diets for everyone" says nothing.
Promising results that cannot be guaranteed.
Patients' data or photos without their consent.
Courses without dates or scope.
General interests that add no information.

Questions and answers

What should a dietitian put on a CV?

A relevant degree, types of patients and areas of nutrition therapy, how you work, tools, courses and soft skills such as motivating and educating.

Which interests should a dietitian put on a CV?

Ones that connect with the job and are specific, for example plant-based cooking, endurance sport or following nutrition research.

Can a dietitian CV be one page?

Yes, with a few years of experience one page is usually enough. Cut long lists of courses down to the most important ones.

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