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Resume Writing: “Dos and Don’ts”

Resume Writing: “Dos and Don’ts”. Road Map. What is the number one purpose of resume. Some statistical data. Resume writing “dos and don’ts” Resume of Tracy Q. Graduate -evaluation. What is the number one purpose of resume. To win an interview. Some statistical data.

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Resume Writing: “Dos and Don’ts”

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  1. Resume Writing:“Dos and Don’ts”

  2. Road Map • What is the number one purpose of resume. • Some statistical data. • Resume writing “dos and don’ts” • Resume of Tracy Q. Graduate -evaluation

  3. What is the number one purpose of resume. • To win an interview.

  4. Some statistical data. • A job often attracts 100 to 1000 resumes. • One interview is granted for 200 resumes. • 10 to 20 seconds is all the time you have to persuade a prospective employer to read further; i.e. the top half of the first page of your resume will either make you or break you.

  5. “Dos” of Resume Writing • Keep it simple and hard-hitting. WHY? • Use action words. WHY? • Lead off with work experience. WHY? • Stick to two pages.WHY? • Customize.WHY?

  6. Don’ts of Resume Writing • Forget the fancy stuff. WHY? • Avoid career objectives (unless you know very well what is available and what you want) WHY? • Don’t place information that you cannot back up with evidence. WHY? • Absolutely no errors! WHY?

  7. More Tips • Focus on employer’s needs, not yours. • Plan first • Put two sections in your resume: • Advertising section (your abilities, qualities and achievements) • Evidence

  8. The Objective • Should convey why you are a perfect candidate for this job. • If you place an objective your resume has to target your objective. • Sample format: • An xxx position in an organization where yyy and zzz would be needed. • Sample objective: • An entry level position in the software industry where a background in software development process and in technical writing would be needed.

  9. Summary Section • Consists of several concise statements that focus reader’s attention on the most important qualities, achievements and abilities you have to offer. • Use action words: • such as: improved, solved, redesigned, planned

  10. Skills and accomplishments • More detail than summary • Results that you produced • Flesh out the most important highlights in your summary • E.g. • Developed a scheduling software using Access and VB. • Received an Senior Project Award from CSUF for development of scheduling software.

  11. Evidence -Experience • List jobs in reverse chronological order. • Focus on the most recent jobs. • Decide what is the most impressive: your job title or the company’s you worked for and consistently begin with the more impressive.

  12. Evidence - Education • List education in reverse chronological order. • Degrees or licenses first. • Set degrees apart so they are easily seen. • Include GPA only if over 3.4. • List selected courses if necessary. • No degree received yet? Include the degree and the expected degree date (e.g. expected Spring, 2002).

  13. Exercise • Read the resume of Tracy Q. Graduate and rank its quality on the scale 1 to 4 (1 –poor, 2 satisfactory, 3- good, 4 –excellent.) • Explain your answer –list good and bad points. • Resume.doc

  14. References • www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/careers/ccresume.htm • www.rockportinstitute.com/resumes.html • www.collegegrad.com/resumes/quicksort/compsci.shtml

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