Florida State University Career CenterResume Writing

V’Rhaniku HaynesAssistant 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

• 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 organization you 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

NameAddress

(Current & Permanent)Street

City, State ZipPhone Numbere-mail address

Identification

John DoeJohn.Doe@yahoo.com

PRESENT ADDRESS PERMANENT ADDRESS123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th StreetTallahassee, 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

training and Masters of Psychology• Career Area/Type of Organization

– A school counseling 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 DoeJohn.Doe@yahoo.com

Present Address Permanent Address123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th StreetTallahassee, FL 32303 Pompano Beach FL 33060(850) 222-2222 (305) 222-2222

CAREER OBJECTIVE: 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– Instructed 110 students in basic speaking

techniques; designed and implemented new 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/

www.career.fsu.edu or through your Bb account at

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