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Creating Your Resum é

Creating Your Resum é. Myrna Rudder Allen Rioux. What is a Resum é?. Critical tool in your co-op, part-time or full-time job search A summary of your qualifications and experience A brief document that communicates enough information to an employer to elicit further interest.

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Creating Your Resum é

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  1. Creating Your Resumé Myrna Rudder Allen Rioux

  2. What is a Resumé? • Critical tool in your co-op, part-time or full-time job search • A summary of your qualifications and experience • A brief document that communicates enough information to an employer to elicit further interest PURPOSE: The main purpose of a resumé is to get you an interview!

  3. Building Your Resumé • The Art of Selling You! A resumé is like a advertisement, it lets an employer know about your best qualities.

  4. Resumé Tips • Pay attention to detail • Proofread • Organize • Clear and to the point • Legibility • One Page • Include all work experience

  5. Basic Resumé Elements • Career / Educational Objective • Education • Computer Skills • Experience / Accomplishments • Honors / Awards • Collegiate Activities / Community Activities • References

  6. Career / Educational Objective • Should answer two questions: • What do you want? • Why do you want it? • Should be focused • Short and Concise • The ‘2’ Second rule!

  7. Your Education • The High School Dilemma! • What is Needed? • The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. • August 2007 - Present • Bachelor of Science, _____ Engineering Technology • Anticipated Graduation Date • Extras • The Great GPA Debate • Should I list every class I ever took? • Scholastic Honors, Awards & Scholarships

  8. Work Experience • What are Employers Looking For? • General work experience • Does this person have a good work ethic? • Communication skills / Interpersonal skills • Teamwork skills / Problem solving skills • Professional experience • The Power of Three • The Use of Bullets • Utilizing Action Words

  9. Accomplished Analyzed Achieved Coordinated Contributed Delegated Designed Devised Enhanced Established Formulated Generated Implemented Supervised Trained Researched Some Examples of Action Words

  10. Job Description Example • For more than one job entry: • Order with most recent at top • Repeat format with blank line between positions • Monitor … • Manage … • Train … • Organize and participate … • Acquire …

  11. Professional Job Description • For more than one job entry: • Order with most recent at top • Repeat format with blank line between positions

  12. Collegiate Activities Example • Order with most recent activities at top • Include dates where appropriate • List positions and responsibilities

  13. Resumé Extras • Personal Strengths / Special Skills • Superior Time Management Skills • Excellent listening skills and the ability to interact with others • Well developed written and oral communication skills • Community Activities • What not to include:

  14. References • Available upon request • Whom should I ask to be my references? • Employers and Professors • Co-Workers and Family Friends • How many references should I have? • Separate piece of paper • Name, Address and Telephone Number/Email • Company and Title of Individual • Make sure to contact those you have chosen

  15. References • Use a format similar to that shown at right for each of your references • Make certain that email addresses are accurate • All references must have agreed to serve

  16. Paper and Layout • Paper weight: • Use matching paper for resumés and cover letters (rag bond, textured, etc.) • Color: • Use white, off-white, tan, beige, or light gray to achieve a professional, businesslike appearance • Spacing: • Center your resumé on the page leaving adequate “white space.” Make sure top and bottom margins are equal.

  17. C C C C A Convincing Resumé • The four “ C’s ” • Complete • Concise • Consistent • Correct Proofread carefully and proofread again! A simple error can cause your resumé to be recycled!

  18. Resume Dos • DO think of your resumé as an ad for your qualifications, not an autobiography. • DO begin each bullet point with a verb. • DO include paid and unpaid experience to demonstrate the range of what you’ve done. • DO show the reader why you’re a good match for a particular job. • DO make several resumés, with each one targeting a particular field or company. • DO look at other resumés to see how they are written.

  19. Resume Dos (2) • DO use reverse chronology (the most recent position is your first entry) to organize your education and experience. • DO format your resumé clearly. • DO proofread many times. • DO ask others to look at your resumé. • DO come to the Co-op Office for a critique. • DO remember that most employers will only look at your resumé for 15-30 seconds.

  20. Resume Don’ts • DON’T make your reader dig for information. • DON’T tell everything you’ve ever done. • DON’T use complete sentences • DON’T include personal information, such as age, race, marital or health status. • DON’T make your resumé too dense, busy or cute. • DON’T use a font smaller than 10 point. • DON’T use fancy fonts that are hard to read.

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