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What is a Resume?
…a brief, one to two-page written summary that communicates to the reader your unique combination of… Skills Experience Abilities
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It is an Advertisement of the Job Seeker…YOU.
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How is a Resume used by YOU? To highlight your unique and
relevant skills, and your relevant experience.
Helps you get an interview by making a good first impression.
Useful for job fairs.
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How is a Resume used by an EMPLOYER? Like an application, it is used to
screen out most job seekers. Helps them find people who are
worthy to interview. Quick way to see who possess the
skills their organization/company desires.
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Basic Resume Facts
Employers review resumes on average, for 15 seconds.
2 out of 100 resumes will result in an interview.
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Things to notice about Resumes Resumes are NOT long.
Keep them around 1 page Do not write paragraphs Get to the point
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Writing A Job Objective
Get out a piece of paper…
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Objective Statement
1-3 sentence summary of your area of expertise and career interest.
Relate your existing skills directly to the job you are seeking.
Demonstrate what you can do for the company rather than what they can do for you.
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Why Write One?
A good objective will… Emphasize key qualifications, skills
and/or goals Help your readers find what they
need to know quickly Make a good first impression
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Q: Is this a good objective statement? An internship allowing me to utilize
my knowledge and expertise in different areas.
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Objective Statement
Avoid overgeneralized statements: A position allowing me to
utilize my knowledge and expertise in different areas.
Avoid statements that focus only on what a company can do for you: A position where I gain
experience in working on mathematical problems.
Make the statement as specific as possible: A position which
allows me to apply my background in engineering and high performance computing to mathematical problems.
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A good objective statement answers these questions. What position are you applying for? What are your main qualifications? What are your career goals? On your sheet of paper, answer
these.
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For Practice, fill in the parts in brackets To utilize my [qualifications,
strengths, or skills] as a [position title] A position as a [position title] for
[company name] allowing me to develop my [qualifications, strengths, or skills]
An opportunity to [professional goal] in a [type of organization, work environment, or field]
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Resume Do’s
Be neat, clean, and concise. (Few words as possible) Resumes must be typed. If it is barely two pages, knock off the
least important information. This is a summary of your
accomplishments, not an autobiography.
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Resume Do’s
Use nice paper Paper with a little weight to it Paper should be white, off-white, or light
gray…NO COLORS Appearances count
The appearance of anything representing you will also say something about you.
Sloppy resume…sloppy employee
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Tips To Start Writing A Great Resume 1) START
Use italics and bold lettering to highlight key points
Be creative but not crazy There is no right way to write your
resume
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Tips…
2) JUSTIFY YOUR TEXT Don’t just use left align. Justify your text
to make it easier to read and follow.
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Tips…
3) CHOOSE A COMMON FONT Times New Roman, Arial, and Verdana
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Tips…
4) DO NOT USE THE WORD “I” Start each sentence with a
powerful verb. For example:
Organized annual student essay and reports for marketing
Implemented production bonus incentives…
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Tips…
5) Print resume and read it WORD FOR WORD. Use spell check and grammar check but
DO NOT RELY ON IT!!! Spell check and grammar check is their
for a reason but it doesn’t always catch the mistakes!
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Tips…
BE CONSISTENT If you use 4/2009 for the date once, then
don’t use another date in a different form, for example
4/2009 and April 2009
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Tips…
USE KEYWORDS. Will receive a handout…
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Tips…
DON’T LIE Or sneak keywords on your resume.
Example…