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Course OverviewResume

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Class 1 outline Course Overview Resume Work on resume Class wrapup Group info sheet

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The syllabus and Group Info sheet Review syllabus Detail Group Info sheet – (more at end of lecture)

Intent is to balance the composition of the group you are in. The group assignments are for the project you choose for your effort in this class.

You will be writing a R&D proposal Elements that are essential to a productive group

Technical writing skills Core EE and Core CpE knowledge

Resume Ref: A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, Ch

9, pp. 205-214 Ref: Pocket Book of Technical Wringing,

pp.340-349 A resume is summary of your professional

experience, education, and other relevant background for the position you are seeking.

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Resumes A resume encapsulates your professional

career. The information is presented in a format that

can be scanned in 20 to 30 seconds. Put yourself in reviewers shoes – not much time

to do the review A resume must be continually updated to

reflect all accomplishments and milestones in your career.

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Today’s era With electronic processing you should keep your

resume current. Companies often electronically scan resumes

they receive and then search for keywords relating to experience, qualification, and skills.

As your resume will most likely be scanned, don’t be fancy.

Companies also scan the social websites once they start to look at a prospective candidate

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Points that should be in resume Name and contact information

Name, address, phone Email and web information available

If you don’t regularly check email don’t include it!

Objective Objective should clearly relate to the position for

which you are applying “Seeking a tough, challenging engineering position in

radio-frequency communication systems where I can help achieve corporate goals in a team environment.”

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More on objective The objective tells the prospective employer that

you know the type and focus of the position you want.

Presented in a way that tells employer that you are a team player and hard worker.

Presented such that shows you know The company The company’s products Management General focus.

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Resume Points (cont-3) Strengths

List what qualities that set you above your peers Education

When are where you went to school and degrees Presented with degree first and then where you

earned it. BS Electrical and Computer Engineering (June 2009)

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

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On a early career resume Early in you career you should also list relevant

course areas Computer Architecture Digital Systems Embedded processors Pulse and Digital Circuits Digital VLSI Signal Processing Control Systems

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Resume Points – Computer Skills Computer literacy is a very central part of being

an engineer today. Engineers use computers for

Engineering and scientific calculations Engineering drawing (drafting) More – class input

List languages, OSs, hardware, applications As computers are central make sure you resume

is spell checked logically formatted.

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Resume Points - Experience List any prior employment

Dates, Company, Position June 1973 – September 1974, Eastman Kodak

Company, Rochester, New York, Research and Development Engineer. Responsible for the design of commercial photographic printers and the subsystems of those printers.

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Resume Points _ Personal Personal

As a final section you can include job-related information that is neither educational nor job experience related.

EX: If your name may imply that you might not be a citizen of the US and your are, state so clearly. - AND PUT IT NEAR TOP

Your availability to start work. Willing to relocate.

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Resume Presentation Styles Chronological Design

Divide background into education, work experience, and possibly military

Strength of this style – shows work history in a glance

Weakness – does not give a capsule picture of your key qualifications

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Resume presentation styles Functional approach

Divides background into areas or groups of related education and experience.

Ex: Groups: technical expertise and business experience

Early in a career, the chronological style is best

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Resume assignment Create your resume or polish one you already

have Due to drop box – date posted on class web

page accessed through personal web page.

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Forming into groups In this class you will from into groups. Two possibilities:

I use a skills sheet to form you into to groups attempting to balance skills – no consideration for personalities.

I will allow you to form your own groups. Usually has some teams with less than optimal skills balance and usually a student or two who feel left out.

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What skills do you want in a group. Group manager

A student who can be the leader and manage the work, dividing the task to the individuals and making sure each person comes through on their tasks.

Documentation organizer A student who will organize the submission be each member of

the team into the reports required. Workers

Responsible for the accomplishment of the tasks This may have these member partitioned into subgroups of

hardware and software. It is essential to have expertise in the skill set required to

investigate the technology needed for the problem/project.

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Group Information Sheet Could be used to form groups Students will form groups Each group will submit a group information

sheet after formation. Group members (incl. contact info) For each member

Group role – technical area of responsibility Member skill set and basis for skill set.

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Wrapup Provided information to form you into groups Highlighted some points to consider on a

resume Started work on you resume

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Work time Start work on your resume and forming into

groups

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