Resumes Your Personal Advertisement

1. Resumes Your Personal Advertisement Office of Career & Professional Development, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington

2. Anyone have a resume today? • Swap with a neighbor • 30 second review • What do you remember?

3. Overview • Why Important? • Section-By-Section Construction • Key Elements • Guidelines for Content • Guidelines for Visual Design • Common Mistakes

4. Why Important? • 1st Impression – Reflects You & Your Work Product • Think Strategically - Who? - What? • Market/Sell Yourself

5. Sections • Heading • Education • Experience • Activities

6. The Heading – letterhead or masthead • Name • Current Address • Permanent Address • Phone Numbers–Home or Cell • E-Mail Address – Not Hyperlinked • URL – Professional Web Site

7. Michael E. Keller 211 South Indiana Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47403 812-855-0258 mikeller@indiana.edu

8. Michael Keller 211 South Indiana Avenue Bloomington, Indiana 47403 812-855-0258 mikeller@indiana.edu

9. Michael Keller mikeller@indiana.edu 211 South Indiana Avenue 1234 Washington Lane Bloomington, Indiana 47403 Chicago, Illinois 60606 812-855-0258 312-555-0001

10. Michael Keller 211 South Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47403, 812-855-0258 mikeller@indiana.edu

11. Michael Keller 211 South Indiana Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 345-3030 mikeller@indiana.edu

12. Watch your Email! • Use IU email • Be consistent • Be Professional

13. Education • Institution • Location • Degree(s) • Date Awarded (or Expected) • GPA & Class Ranking • Activities – Moot Court, Journal, Orgs • Honors/Distinctions • Coursework w/ Highest Grade

14. Your Degree • JD, Expected May 2011 • JD Candidate, May 2011 • Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 2011 • Juris Doctor, May 2011 • NOT Juris Doctorate, May 2011 • NOT JD, August 2008 – Present

15. Your School Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington

16. EDUCATION Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, IN J.D., expected May 2011 • Chancellor’s Fellow • Inmate Legal Assistance Project • Fundraising Chair, Women’s Law Caucus • Environmental Law Society College of Williamsburg, VA B.A., cum laude, Major: Philosophy, May 2008 • Editorial Board Member, Time Goes By Literary Magazine, 2007 • Founder, Environmental Philosophy Reading Group • President, Philosophy Roundtable • Co-Chair, Host Committee, NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt University of London Semester Abroad Program, Summer 2006

17. EDUCATION Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington Bloomington, IN Juris Doctor Candidate, May 2011 • Chancellor’s Fellow • Inmate Legal Assistance Project • Fundraising Chair, Women’s Law Caucus • Environmental Law Society College of Williamsburg Williamsburg, VA Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Major: Philosophy, May 2008 Independent Study Thesis: "Environmental Impact Statements: A Theory” • Philosophy Department Honors • Editorial Board Member, Time Goes By Literary Magazine, 2006-2008 • President, Williamsburg Chapter, Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society • Founder, Environmentalist Philosophy Reading Group • President, Philosophy Roundtable • Silverstein Grant for Independent Study • Co-Chair, Williamsburg Committee, NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt • University of London, Summer Abroad Program, 2006

18. Experience • Organization • Location • Title of Position Held • Dates of Association List action statements of your duties which show responsibility and skills development

19. Experience – Alternative Headings • Legal Experience • Research and/or Writing Experience • Teaching Experience • Leadership Experience • Management Experience • Relevant Experience • Internship Experience • Volunteer Experience DOES NOT HAVE TO BE “PAID WORK” EXPERIENCE

20. Activities • Organization & Location • Title – Office Held – Distinction Given • Dates of affiliation • Brief Description

21. Other Possible Headings • Technical Skills • Publications • Presentations • Licensure or Certification • Foreign Language Skills • Professional Affiliations/Memberships • Professional Service • Community Service • Special Skills • Travel Experience

22. Things To Leave Off • Objective • References • Availability • Personal Information • LSAT Score

23. Formatting Guidelines • Length – 1 page • Paper Quality and Color • Margins & White Space • Using Software & Templates • Font Size – 11 pt. • Font Choices

24. Font Choices – Yes or No?

25. Common Blunders • Appearance • Not Spell Checking • Gaps or omissions • Filling in a Template • One Size Fits All Resume • Using Acronyms • Inconsistent Entries

26. Summary 1. Heading - no hyperlinks or unnecessary labels 2. No Objective 3. Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington 4. J.D., Juris Doctor, or Doctor of Jurisprudence - Undergrad should follow same format 5. Consistent format for section headings 6. Organization, Location, Title, Dates, Description 7. Not a chronological diary – strategic marketing

27. These are taken from real resumes! • “My intensity and focus are at inordinately high levels, and my ability to complete projects on time is unspeakable.” • “Proven ability to track down and correct erors.” • “I am very detail-oreinted.” • “An obsession for detail; I like to make sure I cross my i’s and dot my t’s.” • “Handled customers and cashiered.” (To dismiss from the armed forces because of misconduct.) From Resumania™ (Robert Half International Inc.)

28. Questions on Writing Your Resume?

29. Resume Roundtable • Wednesday, Nov 12th 4:45 – 6:30 p.m. • Student Lounge • Be there by 4:35 • Bring 20 copies of your resume – not on “good” paper • IBA Reception follows at 6:30 on 3rd floor of the law school