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Florida State University Career Center Resume Writing V’Rhaniku Haynes Assistant Director Career Events & Employer Relations. Career Center Location. Dunlap Success Center 100 South Woodward Ave Drop In Advising Hours M – F 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Phone: 850.644.6431. Presentation Overview.
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Florida State University Career CenterResume WritingV’Rhaniku HaynesAssistant DirectorCareer Events & Employer Relations
Career Center Location • Dunlap Success Center 100 South Woodward Ave • Drop In Advising Hours M – F 9:00 am – 4:30 pm • Phone: 850.644.6431
Presentation Overview • The Career Center • Resume Writing • Samples/Resources • Questions
The Career Center • Centralized • 25 Professionals/25 paraprofessionals • Meeting/Classrooms • Career Library • 35 interview rooms • 8 Career Fairs
Purpose of the Resume • Marketing tool for your job search • Pre-screening tool for employers • Gain interviews with employers • Applying to graduate school
Consider Your Target Audience • Who’s going to be reading your resume? • Develop a job target • Consider the type of organizationyou want to work for • Decide what type of information, and in what format, is most appropriate for your target audience
Formats • Chronological • Functional • Combination
Most common resume type Educational and employment history organized by date Works well for students who have progressive and related experiences within their field Emphasizes work history Easy for employers to scan Chronological Resume
Focus on skills and experience rather than chronological work history Demonstrates how you ideally match the requirements of a jobs Can be confusing for employers to follow Good for people with gaps in work history or those looking to transition into new career Functional Resume
Merge chronological and functional style resumes Highlights your skills and experiences Can appear repetitive; accomplishments and credentials mentioned in both the skills summary and work-experience sections Combination Resume
Categories • Identification • Career Objective • Education/Training • Experience • Optional Categories
Identification Name Address (Current & Permanent) Street City, State Zip Phone Number e-mail address
Identification John Doe John.Doe@yahoo.com PRESENT ADDRESSPERMANENT ADDRESS 123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th Street Tallahassee, FL 32303 Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (850) 222-2222 (305) 222-2222
Career Objective FOCUS ON YOUR: • Skills • Education • Goals FOCUS ON SITUATION: • Career Areas • Position Title • Type of Organization • Functional Area • Population
Sample Career Objectives • SKILLS • To find a full-time position which uses my analytical, organizational, and administrative skills • Education • Seeking a position where I can use my technical trainingandMasters of Psychology • Career Area/Type of Organization • A schoolcounseling position within a private educational institution
Education/Training • Name & Location of Institution • Name of Degree • Date of Degree • Major/Minor(s) • Overall GPA/GPA In Major • Academic Honors
John Doe John.Doe@yahoo.com Present Address Permanent Address 123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th Street Tallahassee, FL 32303 Pompano Beach FL 33060 (850) 222-2222 (305) 222-2222 CAREEROBJECTIVE: Obtain a counseling internship working with adolescents EDUCATION: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Bachelor of Science, Psychology, August 2012 Minors: Computer Sociology GPA: 3.5
Experience • Related Experience • Additional Experience Can include: • PAID/NON-PAID • INTERNSHIPS/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE • VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE • MILITARY • PART-TIME/FULL-TIME
Sample Action Verbs • Administered • Advised • Balanced • Compiled • Conducted • Demonstrated • Designed • Facilitated • Expedited • Observed • Organized • Planned • Proposed • Supervised • Trained • Updated
Action Verb Examples • Case Manager • Monitored, evaluated, and recorded client progress with respect to treatment goals • Teaching Assistant • Instructed110 students in basic speaking techniques;designedand implementednew lesson on effective non-verbal communication skills
Optional Categories • ACTIVITIES • AWARDS • CERTIFICATIONS • COMMUNITY SERVICE • COMPUTER SKILLS • HONORS • LANGUAGES • LICENSES • MEMBERSHIPS • PRESENTATIONS • PROF. ACTIVITIES • PUBLICATIONS • RELEVANT COURSES • SCHOLARSHIPS • SPECIAL PROJECTS • SPECIAL SKILLS
References Do Not Include on Resume
Formatting Your Resume(How to emphasize selected information) • ITALICIZE • BOLD • UNDERLINE
What Do You Emphasize? • CATEGORY HEADINGS • PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT • JOB TITLES • SKILLS
Do • Be clear, concise, and neat • Use a consistent format for dates, headings, etc. • Be positive and honest • Carefully check grammar and spelling YES !
Don’t • Personal Information – age, height, race, etc. • State salary requirements • Give reasons for leaving employers • Limit geographic range • Items of controversy – politics, religious beliefs NO !
Common Mistakes • Too long • Disorganized • Poorly typed/printed • Overwritten • Too sparse • Not results oriented • Irrelevancies • Misspellings, typos • Content doesn’t match objective
Resources • http://www.career.fsu.edu/ • http://career.fsu.edu/Images/PDFS/Guides/WritingAResume.pdf • http://www.onetonline.org/
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