COMM 202Tutorial 5: Resume Peer Edits

LAPTOPS & PHONES AWAY! NAME TENTS OUT!T15 + T17

AGENDA For today

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ResumePeerEditing

ActionItems

Course TimelineWeek 9Week 8Week 7

• LinkedIn / networking

• Event networking / informational interviews

• Cover letter & resume due Tuesday, November 1st

@ 2:00PM

• Networking event on November 3rd

• Resume peer review

• Resume drafts due

LinkedIn profiles for next week!

Feedback time!Start. Stop. Continue.

Time to

Peer edit

The room setup

Ali

Instructions• Write your table number on ALL documents

• Put all Resumes in a pile in the middle of the table

• Get out your marking utensils!

EACH NEW SLIDE SECTION:

PASS Resumes TO THE next table!

Let’s learn aboutFORMATTING

Formatting

• name is preferred name with given name in brackets

• phone and address included

• linkedin url is personalized

header

• no personal pronouns (I, we, he, she)

• white space

• experiences in reverse chronological order

general

consistency• Titles formatted the same• Spacing is consistent• Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm)• Phrases either ALL end in period or not• Dates

• Usually right-aligned• All have month and year, or just year• All months are abbreviated to same # of letters• Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-)

• Font:• Size is ≥ 10• Generally no more than two types of font

• Numbers under 10 spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2)• Bullets: same size/style, aligned

The Header

Profile/Key Competencies

• No more then 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile)

• Can include languages

• Does it clearly and convincingly summarize strengths/experiences/skills?

• Does it match the job posting (multiple references)?

• Does it provide a clear, convincing link to the rest of the resume (i.e. is there PROOF elsewhere in the document?)

Let’s look atEducation

Education Section

• Does it clearly summarize education experiences (i.e. including academic projects / relevant courses / grades / awards)?

• Is there any ambiguity with respect to the info provided?

• Does it match the job description?

Education Section

• BCom not BCOMM• Start with the degree• List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected

Completion: ...”)• No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses• GPA –score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale• Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form

And nowWork experience

How to writeAccomplishment

Statements

RATS Format• from star à rats statements

Result

Action

Task

Situation

Results

ATTAINED EXCEEDEDELIMINATEDINCREASED

DECREASED MAXIMIZEDMINIMIZEDREDUCED

SAVEDSURPASSEDIMPROVEDCREATED

GENERATEDENHANCEDOPTIMIZED

ESTABLISHED

Resultsqualitative

• ***Be Descriptive

• Positive Feedback

• Promotion/Increase in Responsibilities

• Implementation

• Awards

quantitative• How much?

• How many?

• Numbers / Percentages

actions

do your results match up with your actions?

are those skills relevant to the job?

what skills did you see?

Situation and Task

What was the challenge?

Paint the setting (Who, What, Where?)

Describe the context

The 2 types of statementsduty-based

responsible for contacting corporate clients and organizing a tournament

accomplishment

achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience

vs.

✔✖

Accomplishment Examplesachieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience

result

Accomplishment Examplesachieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience

Action & Task

Accomplishment Examples

Situation

achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience

Another Example

Led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games

Experiences

• Are experiences achievement based?• Do numbers clearly quantify achievements where appropriate?• Do statements have Accomplishment, Proof, Transferrable skills, and Scope

of Action?• Are the result verbs varied and strong?• Does language indicate familiarity with industry/company? Does it match the

job description?

Experiences Cont.

• Reverse chronological order by start date• You can include explanation sentences of companies/experiences if necessary • Eliminate filler words• Written in third person• Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best)• The elements of the RATS statement should be apparent (but not necessarily in

RATS order)

Onto theirInterests

interests• Do the interests show personality? Are they specific? Are

they relevant to the job (not always necessary)?

• Do they differentiate the candidate? Are they memorable?

• Be fun! And appropriate

*NOTE for the candidate: Be able to speak about these interests extensively!

Look for a Branding

Branding• Personal qualifications are well tailored to

requirements of job (clear 60-70% match)

• Multiple words from job description are included in resume (5+)

• Interests section show personality and relevant specific interests

• There is strong evidence of CAN-WANT-FIT match made

A note about Marking

Errorsif you have 2 or more errors per document, we will deduct 40%

TYPOS FORMATTINGSPELLING

MISSING INFOGrammatical

MistakesCONSISTENCY

One last thing

Linkedin Profile for Next Tutorial• Due before next tutorial• Include:– A professional Headshot– A personalized URL (You can google how to do this)– An outline of your education, work and extra curriculars– Connect to me on Linkedin so I Know you’ve done it!– Send a personalized invite to 5 other contacts• You should have 6 connections when I check!

Action items

1. Resume & Cover Letter due tUesday November 1st @ 2PM on TURNITIN

2. Linkedin Profile due before next tutorial!

3. Networking event on november 3rd 6-8pm!

4. Office hours!

5. Sign up for extreme makeover & BCC sessions for extra help!

6. Have an awesome weekend