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…

Resumé Writing

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 ?

• 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

• 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

• 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!

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!

Translate your education & experience into

attributes the employer finds valuable

“YOU” ATTITUDE!

WriteAdapt to

your audienceCompose

the message

• 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

• 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

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

e

What’s in a resumé ?!

• 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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Any Questions?

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