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AGENDA

A. Resume Format:1. Contact Details

2. Career Objective

3. Education4. Work Experience

5. Personal Interests

B. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

C. Application Checklist


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What is a resume?

A strategic marketing document

Emphasises relevant achievements,

skills, abilities and experience

Summarises main elements of

employment history, qualifications and

personal details

1-2 pages of information relevant to the

role


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1. Contact Details

These should be at the top of the first page and, if morethan one page, repeated in the header or footer of

subsequent pages.

Full name (ensure first & last names are clear),ie. Joseph (Joe) Kevin SMITH, or Joe K Smith

Email address(that you wish to be contacted at, and that you check regularly)

Telephone: home/mobile

Address (permanent and university, if relevant)


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2. Career Objective

This is your employment goal

A well-developed career objective helps you todetermine your next career move.

Write your resume with this focussed objectivein mind and remove any statement that doesnot reflect your objective.

A good objective mentions a specific jobcategory or industry sector rather that a specificposition


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2. Career Objective / continued ..

for example:

I would like to develop my career within Wholesale

Banking, aiming to learn about the capital markets

across the region. I would like to work within aglobal organisation, and a firm which is a leader in

the finance world.


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3. Education

Reverse chronological order

Institution(s); dates

Qualifications gained

Awards won Leadership positions held

Projects (if relevant) use the STAR principle

DO NOT include transcripts, unless asked

DO include grades where possible


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4. Work Experience

This includes part-time, short-term and holiday jobsor internships, before or during university, IF they

demonstrate a required skill.

Reverse chronological career history

Demonstrate when, where and what you have achieved in

previous roles.

Align experiences with the job you are applying to.

Suggested format: Date, company, title, key achievements


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The STAR Principle (for pts 3. & 4.)

Situation set the context, or background

Task/Action the specific action you took in

the Situation

Result the outcome of that action


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Example (for education):

Situation: On a project team to design a survey to assessthe satisfaction level of students to the new e-libary applications.

Task/Action: Worked, in team of 3, to list all aspects of the e-library applications, and to understand what thelibrary staff needed feedback on. Made testavailable online and able to be completedanonymously.

Result: Almost all users logging into e-library took timeto complete survey, providing library staff withvaluable information and ideas to make theservice more effective.

The STAR Principle (for pts 3. & 4.) cont ..


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Example (for work experience):

Situation: The warehouse spent many hours everyweek doing inventory checks, whichmany times were inaccurate.

Task/Action: Researched and presented the use ofRFID tags on shipments and items,allowing electronic counting into, andout, of warehouse. Provided price

estimates.Result: Company is actively considering the

RFID system, and is in talks withvendors.



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Statement Reads:

The warehouse spent many hours every weekdoing inventory checks, which many times

were inaccurate. I took the initiative to

research RFID tagging, and then presented myrecommendations, with cost estimates, to

management. The company is now actively

considering the RFID system, and is in talkswith vendors.



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Positioning Key Achievements

Prioritise Key Achievements by:

Greatest impact

Business area

Aligned with the position you are

aspiring to


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5. Personal Interests

Always include some personal interests; this is your chance to

demonstrate skills not already evident in your student- or work-life.

It also allows the interviewer to understand more about you, as a

person, and how you may fit with the companys culture and style.

Consider:

Leadership roles

Community work

Sporting/social activities

Hobbies


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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Good a good resume is like a diamond

Pay attention to the three Cs

Colour - Basic, black and white

Clarity - Clear and easy to read

Cut - remove irrelevant information 2pages maximum !!


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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Bad Avoid these common mistakes

Spelling errors use spell check !

Too long

Too short

Irrelevant data

Sent to wrong address/wrong person Inconsistent dates

Messy font / format use tabs & word-

wrap!


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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Ugly Stand out for all the right reasons

Avoid fancy paper

Do not use title pages or funky font

Do not send one email to lots ofcompanies at the same time!

Do not add a photograph unless asked

Use dark text, with clear rounded fonts Avoid contact information that is wrong

or out of date


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Application Checklist

Is your rsum tailored to the reader?

Have you detailed adequate, but not excessive, achievementstatements?

Does it focus on the most important and most recentachievements?

Does it contain information relevant to the organisation?

Is the length appropriate?

Have you kept a consistent template throughout (check

bold, italics, fonts etc)?

Are your claims credible?

Have you checked and rechecked spelling, grammar and

syntax!


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And the last word ......

1. MAKE SURE your email address ison the CV

2. The name of the document shouldbe : Joe Public Dec 2008

3. Save as a word doc or pdf not rtf,

or ppt, or tif etc


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Final Questions?

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