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The Foot in the Door?: Musings on Writing a Resumé

The Foot in the Door?: Musings on Writing a Resumé. AICHE Brownbag Wednesday, February 22, 2012. The Resumé. W ith a cover letter and a personal meeting (potentially), the resumé represents the way HR or recruiters will decide to give you an interview. It is not a life story.

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The Foot in the Door?: Musings on Writing a Resumé

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  1. The Foot in the Door?: Musings on Writing a Resumé AICHE Brownbag Wednesday, February 22, 2012

  2. The Resumé • With a cover letter and a personal meeting (potentially), the resumé represents the way HR or recruiters will decide to give you an interview. • It is not a life story. • There is not one absolutely correct way to develop, present or format a resumé.

  3. The Resumé Should Be… • ONLY one page • Focus on relevant skills and accomplishments. • Job position specific • The job opening description is your friend. • Easy to read • Use bold or italics when necessary • “Typical” fonts (Times New Roman, Arial, etc.) • 10 or (generally) 12 point font • Do not clutter

  4. Address and Objective • Make sure personal e-mail addresses are professional. • If you choose to put in an objective statement, make it as specific as possible.

  5. Education • Include your GPA, even if it isn’t where you want it to be. • Include your major GPA if it is better than your overall GPA.

  6. Relevant (Important) Coursework • If position requires ChE degree: • Core ChE courses and engineering backbone assumed • Focus on engineering/science electives • If position does not require ChE degree: • Select subset of courses that could be useful for job position (if any) • Same rule applies for electives • Not a required part

  7. Experience/ Leadership • Does not have to be these exact headings. • Can be ordered chronologically or by importance. • May require self-selection of experience

  8. The Ammunition: Experience/Leadership Bullets • Again, remember the job description. • Bullets should be arranged in order of importance. • General things to emphasize • Leadership • Teamwork • High degree of responsibility • Use action verbs (or -ing (gerund) versions of them) and be consistent with form. • Using past and present tense appropriately

  9. Technical Skills • Can come from both academic and external/industrial experiences. • Could also include exposure to technical equipment (some ChE/Chem labs may suffice such as the GC)

  10. Activities • Should include any professional societies. • Can include clubs/groups, particularly if it is/was a major time commitment.

  11. Some Parting Thoughts… • Again, remember the job description. • The resumé is a condensed sales pitch so put your best foot forward. • What makes you the desired candidate? (In many cases, everyone applying will have a ChE degree.) • People can sift through hundreds of these at a time so your resumé has to be engaging (In other words, not overly dense with words and easy to follow.).

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