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HSB Career Management Department

HSB Career Management Department . Resume Workshop 2013. What is a resume?. An chronological overview of your education and work experience A representation of the roles, responsibilities, and projects you have worked on An Executive summary of your overall skillsets . What's it used for ?.

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HSB Career Management Department

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  1. HSB Career Management Department Resume Workshop 2013

  2. What is a resume? • An chronological overview of your education and work experience • A representation of the roles, responsibilities, and projects you have worked on • An Executive summary of your overall skillsets

  3. What's it used for ? • To convince the recruiter you’re the right person for the open position • To establish yourself as a true “FIT” compared to the job description • To land an INTERVIEW …

  4. Baylor MBA Template

  5. Career Profile • This is one of the most important ways to get a recruiter interested in reading the rest of your resume (HOOK) • Overall summary statement to capture your overall skills • Showcases your personal brand and what you can deliver for the company • No longer than 4 lines long – Concise and to the point • Addresses skills you have compared to the job/internship you want to land (FIT)

  6. Career Profiles Example

  7. Education Koch comment: Recruiters tell me they put your resume in a no hire stack of the GPA isn’t listed. Based on this, I suggest listing the GPA. the GPA isn’t listed.

  8. Experience

  9. Additional

  10. Bullet Point Development • Tell a complete story • Put “You” in the context of the bullet point • Identify the action and task • Have a Quantifiable or a results based explanation

  11. Bullet Point Examples Bad Example • Analyzed financial statements of companies with outstanding loans Ideal example • Analyzed financial statements of 50+ companies with over $50M in outstanding loans, and reconciled financial reporting errors to maintain FDIC compliance

  12. “Fitting a Resume” Fitting a Resume – The process of taking a job description and analyzing it for key words and phrases that can be ethically used in your resume to establish yourself as an ideal candidate for the position.

  13. “FIT Resume” • Use those key words and apply them to your skill sets • Use Keywords multiple times to establish to the recruiter and to the computer you are the ideal candidate • You will not get an interview if you don’t take your skills and directly match them to the job description • The fitting process should be done every time you apply for a position

  14. “FIT Resume” • Analysts may work on a variety of transactions that provide exposure to various investment banking services and client industries. These services include mergers and acquisitions, private placements of debt and equity, refinancing's and leveraged buyouts. • You will research and analyze financial statements, general and industry-specific economic conditions and developments, acquisitions and divestitures, and various investment attributes of publicly traded and private securities companies.

  15. MBA Career Management Links • Career Management Tools Website and Strategic Career Playbook links • http://www.baylor.edu/business/mba/index.php?id=82923 • http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/191852.pdf

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