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DO NOW: **Take out completed HW and**List current/previous jobs, certifications, successful presentations, languages, travelling, anything else you think would be relevant to your career choice
OBJECTIVES: Learn about resume writing & compare/contrast effective vs. non effective resumes
HW:1. Conduct online research for resumes in your
career path [CareerBuilder, Monster, college sites] Look at layouts, styles, and wording
2. Find an internship posting related to your industry of choice on career boards or company websites – print & bring in [ex: internshipprograms.com]
3. Read through your internship posting and highlight each and every skill and requirement they are looking for
Today’s…
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Resumé Writing
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A structured summary of a person’s education, employment background, and job qualifications
A brief, persuasive business message intended to stimulate an employer’s interest in meeting you and learning more about you
NOT to get you a job, but to get you an INTERVIEW
What is a resumé ?
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• Work experience dominates
• Presents professional history in a clear arrangement
• REVERSE CHRONO order
Chronological
Functional
Combination
Types of resumés
• AKA “skills” resumé
• Emphasize skills & capabilities
• Skills & job history focus
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• Related volunteer work
• Clubs
• Relevant course work
• Internships
• Athletics
INEXPERIENCE
JOB TERMINATION
Potential areas of concern & how to overcome
• Be honest
• Address their concerns w/ proof such as recommendations & examples of completed projects
• Allude to how you are improving so it won’t happen again
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• Treat your resumé with R E S P E C T - ONE MISTAKE can cost you an interview!!!!!
• Give yourself time – don’t put it off
• Learn from good models – check college websites, job boards Monster & CareerBuilder
• Just because Word has templates… doesn’t mean that it’s perfect. Adjust as needed – be DIFFERENT – not a copy
• Don’t get frustrated! There is more than 1 way to do it. Resumés are art & science – choose what works for you
• Be HONEST – employers check – not worth the lies!
KEEP IN MIND!
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What’s the purpose? Interview
Target industries & companiesVarious jobsHiring manager – check Linked In
Paper – scannable – plain text – PDF – online – PPT/video - portfolio
*Chrono*Functional - Combo
PlanAnalyze
Gather infoSelect
mediumOrganize
info
Don’t forget the 3-STEPS!
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Translate your education & experience into
attributes the employer finds valuable
“YOU” ATTITUDE!
WriteAdapt to
your audienceCompose
the message
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• Clearly & succinctly• Active, powerful
words appropriate to the industry
• Professional tone
• Short phrases starting w/ action verb
• Avoid “I”• QUANTIFY results $$$
$$• Use specific examples• Instead of saying it –
prove it
WriteAdapt to
your audienceCompose
the message
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• Use keywords:describe skills, attributes, experience; business & technical terms, systems, job titles, degrees
• study job descriptions• catch computer’s
attention
WriteAdapt to
your audienceCompose
the message
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Evaluate content, readability; rewrite for conciseness & clarity
Effective design elements; clean & professional; text & graphics; quality paper & printer
Layout errors, spelling, mechanics
FOLLOW EMPLOYER DIRECTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Complete
Revise
Produce
ProofreadDistribut
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What’s in a resumé ?!
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• NAME
• ADDRESS (use City, State only)
• PHONE NUMBER
• EMAIL (professional!)
• URL – personal webpage, e-portfolio, social media resumé , CV
What’s in a resumé ? NAME & CONTACT INFO- creative header
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• Specific job or career track
• Relate qualifications to employer need
What’s in a resumé ? OBJECTIVE
To obtain an internship position in the public relations industry
Motivated graduate student seeking entry level accounting position
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What’s in a resumé ? EDUCATION
EDUCATIONUnion County Academy For Information Technology, Scotch Plains, NJAnticipated Graduation June 2014GPA (3.5+), Scholarships, AwardsRelated coursework• Business Communications• MarketingCertifications• Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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How can your past contribute to an employer’s future?
• Prove how you possess a transferrable skill • Leadership/management, teamwork, detail,
communication, technical, creative, helping…
Example: Skill = organized
Proven skill = Organized a group of 10 peers to raise $500 for Relay For Life
Bob’s Bakery, Union, NJ
Cashier, June 2013 – Present
• Calculated orders and processed payments
• Cooperated with co-workers to meet daily sales goals
• Sold $100 weekly of the featured product of the week, resulting in a 10% increase in monthly sales
What’s in a resumé ? EXPERIENCE – Work [Internship, part-time, temporary] Athletics, Clubs, Volunteer
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NO: • physical characteristics, age,
gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religious/political affiliations, race, national origin, salary history, reason for leaving job, names of supervisors, names of references, SS#, student ID #
What’s NOT in a resumé ? PERSONAL DATA & REFERENCES
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Reference Sheet – separate from resumé • List 3-4 people that have agreed to be a
reference• Name, job title, organization, address,
phone number, email, nature of relationship
What’s NOT in a resumé ? PERSONAL DATA & REFERENCES
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WHAT TO AVOID:
• Being too long (over a page) and wordy
• Too short / too much white space
• Difficult to read
• Poorly written
• Displaying weak understanding of the business world or of a particular industry or company
• Poor quality printing paper
• Spelling & grammatical errors
• Boastful
How to avoid the recycling bin
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Any Questions?
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Compare & contrast the resumes on the worksheet
State which is the effective resume and which is the ineffective one
List the in/effective qualities of both
Start HW
Classwork: PAIRS