how to create great resumes
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HOW TO CREATE GREAT RESUMES CAREERS SERVICES
OVERVIEW
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
RESUMES PRINCIPLES 2. 3.
HOWTOCREATEGREATRESUMESANDCOVERLETTERS
CANDIDATE 1.
KNOW YOURSELF
Knowledge
Abili<esSkills
KSAs
Know yourself KNOWLEDGE: Theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. You could have learned at school, from training or from experience
SKILLS: It is doing something well. Rooted in knowledge and ability, the result of repeated application (Requires practice) Ex: Communication skills, analytical skills
ABILITIES: The power or capacity to perform an activity or task. Could be based on personality or physical capability. Innate potential to perform certain mental and physical actions or tasks.
Knowledge
Abili<esSkills
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION
INTERESTS
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
RESUME COMPOSITION
SAMPLE RESUME TEMPLATE
Makeiteasytoread.
ThisisasampleofwhataresumecanlooklikeinCanada.
Keeptheformatconsistentthroughouttheresume.
SAMPLE ADVICES
Bullets
Font
Alignment
Dates
Periods
Sec6ons
Arial/Helve<ca/CalibriSize:11-12point
UsesametypeofbulletSameshape,color,size
ThebulletsshouldbeallthealignedDatesshouldbealigned
IncludethemonthandyearChronologicalorder
Makesureitisthesamethoughouttheresume
Theycanbeboldandcapitalizedtomakethemstandout
RESUME ADVICES
1.
2.
3. 4.
Arranged in reverse chronological (start with the most recent experience first and then the oldest) do not include the day just the month and year
January 2015 –Present May 2014-January 2015
Do not use superla?ves such as:
Excellent, strong, outstanding, amazing
Do not use personal pronouns: My, I , mine
The verbs should be in present or past tense (do not use “ing”)
Analyze (if you are still working there) Analyzed (if you worked there in the past)
Analyzing (do not use “ing”)
RESUME ADVICES
CONTACT INFORMATION
Do not include gender, date of birth, picture, ci?zenship, passport number
Include your name, phone number and a professional email address
Your name can be a bigger size and bold
RESUME ADVICES
SKILLS
It’s op?onal, but recommended
You can also call it: q Relevant skills q Summary of skills q Profile q Professional highlights q Accomplishments q Competences
RESUME ADVICES
Analyze the job descrip?on q Currently enrolled as a third or fourth year undergraduate/ graduate student in an
accredited post-secondary engineering program, specializing in chemical engineering q Ability to work well in teams q Strong computer skills including MicrosoT Office Excel
Skills q Acts as an intro to the en?re resume q Can be from 3 –5 bullets, no more! q Highlight Experience, Knowledge, technical, and transferable skills related to the job
Teamwork: Worked with a team of 6 and raised $1,500 within a month for the 2014 Run the Cure campaign
For non technical skills try to provide evidence
Technical: MicrosoT Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Suit
Include approximately 5 skills based on the job descrip?ons
RESUME ADVICES
EDUCATION
It’s about your academic and training background.
Educa?on subheadings: q Addi?onal educa?on q Awards q Awards and Scholarship
RESUME ADVICES
Analyze the job descrip?on q Currently enrolled as a third or fourth year undergraduate/ graduate student in an
accredited post-secondary engineering program, specializing in chemical engineering q Strong computer skills including MicrosoT Office Excel q Knowledge of Fluid proper?es.
Educa?on
You can include relevant coursework for the posi?on you are applying for
the under this sec?on
Master of Science, Chemical Engineering (June 2016) Sept 2012 – Present University of Calgary
Cumula?ve GPA 3.6/4.0 (last ten course) Entrance Scholarship, 2015 Relevant courses:
Process Fluid Dynamics: Fluid proper?es; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; Fluid sta?cs; Bernoulli equa?on; deriva?on and applica?ons;
RESUME ADVICES
EXPERIENCE
Could be paid or volunteer
If it is volunteer, write (Volunteer) by job ?mle
Include Accomplishments Statements
RESUME ADVICES
Experience
Engineering Internship May 2013 – Sept 2015 Husky § Communicated with up to 30 clients a day and achieved sales goals of up to $
10,000 a month § Accomplishment statement§ Accomplishment statement § Accomplishment statement
Job ?mle Company name
Include dates
Do not start with Responsible for or Du7es included…
Include maximumfivebullets
RESUME ADVICES
Wri?ng accomplishment statements:
ACTION verb
WHAT you did and HOW
Result, outcome or
purpose
# % QUANTIFY
RESUME ADVICES
Wri?ng accomplishment statements:
ACTION verb
WHAT you did and HOW
Result, outcome or
purpose
# % QUANTIFY
Communica?on skills q Addressed q Wrote q Joined q Interacted q Communicated q Spoke q Lectured q Interviewed
Leadership skills q Administrated q Delegated q Directed q Managed q Led q Planned q Organized q Supervised
Sample of ACTION verbs:
RESUME ADVICES
Wri?ng accomplishment statements:
ACTION verb
WHAT you did and HOW
Result, outcome or
purpose
# % QUANTIFY
I helped sell products to customers
Received nomina?on for employee of the year amongst 1500 employees and achieved yearly sales quota of $50,000 a month
RESUME ADVICES
Wri?ng accomplishment statements:
ACTION verb
WHAT you did and HOW
Result, outcome or
purpose
# % QUANTIFY
Responsible for adver?sing events
Created detailed adver?sing campaigns using MicrosoT Excel for 5 events resul?ng in sales of up to $2,000
RESUME ADVICES
Wri?ng accomplishment statements:
ACTION verb
WHAT you did and HOW
Result, outcome or
purpose
# % QUANTIFY
Conduc?ng research on supply chain policies to make them more efficient
• Evaluated supply chain replenishment policies, developed a policy to efficiently manage inventory which resulted in reduced inventory costs by 49%
• Published findings in 2 interna?onal journals and 6 interna?onal conference proceedings
RESUME ADVICES
INTERESTS
It’s an op?onal sec?on § Can add significant accomplishment/languages
Hobbies, sports and special accomplishment § Three maximum
Make it interes?ng!
Black belt Taekwondo, gold medal at provincial championships Rock Climbing: Cer?fied level 1 Climbing Gym Instructor through the Associa?on of Canadian Mountain Guides.
COVER LETTER
Purpose
COVER LETTER
One page letter attached to a resume or curriculum vitae
§ Writing ability
§ Express passion and personality
§ Summarize your strengths as they relate to the position
§ Explains why you are interested in the company
PMSolution
THE POWER OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Management and communication together
THANK YOU
LUIZ FERNANDO LIZARDO RODRIGUES
[email protected] / [email protected]
Calgary, AB, Canada
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