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RESUMES. Cindy Jordin Career Services Student Success Center www.career.gatech.edu. A Resume Is…. A marketing tool A summary of relevant education, experiences and skills One page - unless you have significant relevant experience. Chronological. Preferred by employers

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RESUMES

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  1. RESUMES Cindy Jordin Career Services Student Success Center www.career.gatech.edu

  2. A Resume Is… • A marketing tool • A summary of relevant education, experiences and skills • One page - unless you have significant relevant experience

  3. Chronological • Preferred by employers • Relevant work experience • Reverse chronological order

  4. Functional • Experience unrelated to objective • Spotty work history • Relevant skills emphasized

  5. Resumes Contain • Name, Address, Phone Number, E-mail • Objective • Education • Experience • Skills • Honors • Activities

  6. Objective • Concise and clearly stated • Include position you are applying for • Department or industry • Relevant knowledge, skills or interests

  7. Examples to Avoid • A challenging position in a growth industry • An exciting opportunity that makes use of my education and experience • A responsible position in management

  8. Objective Examples • Chemical engineer position in the pharmaceutical industry • A sales or marketing position in the consumer products industry utilizing my competitive analysis, customer relations and territory management skills • Process engineer position in the pulp and paper industry

  9. Objective Examples • Management consulting position with emphasis in systems development and integration • Position in transportation with emphasis in planning and design • Electrical engineer position in the telecommunications industry

  10. Education • Reverse chronological order • Name & location of institution • Degree, major & graduation date • Honors, awards, & GPA (3.0 or higher) • Relevant courses & projects • Financed ___% of education expenses

  11. Skills • Relevant to objective • Computer • Language • Special skills

  12. Experience • Reverse chronological order • Employer, location, dates, your title • Responsibilities & accomplishments • Action verbs (designed, supervised…) • Key words for field/industry • Quantify (reduced production costs by 30%, responsible for $150,000 budget…)

  13. Activities • Relevant professional organizations • Volunteer, school, civic activities • Leadership offices held • Avoid controversial information/high risk activities (religious, political, skydiving…)

  14. Resume Tips • 8.5” X 11” white or light beige paper • Avoid decorative typefaces, graphics • Use 10 to 14 point font • Include key words, industry jargon (CAD, IEEE, Fluid Dynamics…) • Grad students-publications, presentations • Have critiqued before circulating

  15. E-Mail Resumes • ASCII format – save as text file in word processing program • Do not send as an attachment – cut and paste into body of E-mail • Avoid line wrap – limit to 72 characters • Justify left, remove bullets & underlining • Test first – send to yourself • Include cover letter

  16. References • On separate page • Same heading as resume (your name, address, phone number, e-mail) • 3 – 5 references (name, title, address, phone number, e-mail) • Always ask permission

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