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JOBTALKSJOBTALKS
Resume Preparation:
Designing Your Resume
Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.
Highly structuredServes as application
Factual; good & bad pointsNot sales oriented
The College Interview Resume
Functional Resume Headings Technical Skills Accounting
WritingLanguages
Functional Skills ManagingSellingTraining
Administrative Skills AnalyzingPlanningMotivating
To obtain an invitation for an interview
Resume PurposeResume PurposeTo obtain an invitation for an interview
Not the whole sales presentationStimulate employer's appetite Attractive lure
The ResumeThe ResumeThe Resume
Passport to Job Interviews
Responding to job leadsPersonal calling cardReference assistanceNetwork facilitatorBroadcasting
Recommender ResumeRecommender Resume
Everyone needs sales representatives Builds consistency in referral's comments 3-4 pages of quotable material Simplifies task of network partners Prelude to interview presentation
Physical StructurePhysical Structure
Built in sectionsOutline format
Avoid long narrativeNot a bibliography
30The -Second Scan30The -Second Scan
Scores of resumes - impossible reading Pass 1: "Initial" 30-second scan Pass 2: Another 30-second scan Pass 3: 2-3 minute credential review Interview appointment set
Focus the reader's eyes on five key points
Identificationscapitalizationboldfacing
Dashesunderliningslashes
Asterisksdots
bullets
Constructing The Detail
•Lower case letters imply detail•Maximum of four sentences per
paragraph•Phrases held together with dots
Avoid extraneous words
Section SizeSection Size
Sections not necessarily equal in length
Size indicates depth in background
Education andexperiencelevelsdictates
References
SECTION ORDER
Identificationand
Objectives
EducationExperienceActivitiesPersonal
Publications
Determinants of LengthDeterminants of Length
Extensiveness of backgroundPotential use of resumeKey points to emphasize
Resume means short,concise summary
ReproductionReproductionReproductionReproductionReproductionReproductionReproductionReproductionReproduction
Forms of the verb to bePronouns
Failure connotations
Forms of the verb to bePronouns
Failure connotations
I MeI MeNoneNone
Fail HaveFail Have
Is WillIs WillNo LessNo Less
HowHow
Avoid Certain Words
ACCOMPLISHESTABLISHMANAGEPERFORMMOTIVATECREATEPLANSOLVE
DIRECTSELLRESPONSIBLESUPERVISETOUCHCONTROLINFLUENCE
Background Traits
Attitude
Communication
Organization
Personality
Maturity
Enthusiasm
Leadership
Professional Poise
Work Habits
SincereSincereReliableReliable
AnalyticalAnalyticalPracticalPractical
OptimisticOptimisticTactfulTactful
LogicalLogicalCreativeCreativeEnergeticEnergetic
AggressiveAggressiveResourcefulResourceful
ConscientiousConscientious
Action Words (past tense)
AnalyzedApprovedCompletedDevelopedDirected
EstablishedIncreasedImprovedLeadOrganized
PlannedReducedSolvedSupervisedTrained
Employers want doers, not talkers.Convey an action image.