Resume Writing: Your Service Experience Can Land You a Job

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Welcome to

ResumeWriting:YourServiceExperienceCan

LandYouaJob


Today’s Team…

LizMatthewsOutreachSpecialist

SuzanneKniznerProjectSpecialist

SharonRabbProjectSpecialist

RobynStegmanProjectSpecialist


Today’s Agenda

• KnowingYourAudience• TranslatingYourService• GrabbingTheirAttention• ExplainingYourEducation• CompellingProfessionalExperience• ProvidingResources• TakingNextSteps• Evaluation


Today’s Presenter

DeniseRiebmanDirector,CareerDevelopmentandAlumniServices,TrachtenbergSchool,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity


Poll Results

Onascaleof1– 5with5beingthehighest:• Howwouldyourateyourknowledgeofwhatmakesaresumestandout?

• Howwouldyouratethestrengthofyourresume?


Managing the Resume Process


Getting Real


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Let’s Talk Facts …


How is your resume being read?


Perfect Resumes

• Mightnotknowanythingaboutyourfield• Keywords,Keywords,Keywords• ErrorFree• Sharpandeasytoread


Formatting Your Resume• SearchEngineOptimization(SEO)• Topofresumeneedstograb

attention• PDFformat• Formatfornon‐formatwebsites


What are THEY looking for?


Nonprofit SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Missionandculturefit;Commitmenttoservice• Accomplishmentdrivenbutunderstandthatnoteverythingcanbequantified

• InternationalNGOs‐ oftenlonger,moredetailed,cv‐like

Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://philanthropy.com/article/R‐sum‐s‐Matter‐What/57414

• http://www.bridgestar.org/Library/WritingEffectiveResumes.aspx

• http://www.jposc.org/career_management/documents/WritingaResume_devex_en.pdf

• https://www.devex.com/en/blogs/development‐careers


Public SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Longer(3‐5pagesonaverage)• Veryspecificemploymentinformation(dates,salaries,supervisors)

• Highlydetailed,responsibilitiesANDresults• Formatwillvaryforstate/localgovernment

Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://www.resume‐place.com• http://www.ourpublicservice.org• http://www.makingthedifference.org


Private SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Bignames,Bigscores,BigAchievements

• ShortandStrong

• Understandingofindustry/usingtherightlanguage

• Leveragetransferrableskills

Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://netimpact.org/careers• http://caseinterview.com/consulting‐resume


Are YOU what they are looking for?


Challenge.Describeaspecificproblemorgoal.

Context.Talkabouttheindividualsandgroupsyouworkedwith,and/ortheenvironmentinwhichyouworked,totackleaparticularchallenge(e.g.,clients,co‐workers,membersofCongress,shrinkingbudget,lowmorale).

Action.Discussthespecificactionsyoutooktoaddressachallenge.

Result.Givespecificexamplesoftheresultsofyouractions.Theseaccomplishmentsdemonstratethequalityandeffectivenessofyourleadershipskills.

Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR


Challenge:Increasenumberofyouthreceivingtutoring.

Context.Partneredwithschool,threenonprofitorganizationsandparentassociation;Limitedfinancialresourcesandlackofvolunteers.

Action.Identifiedthreelocalcompaniesforvolunteers;Presentedtoemployeesaboutbeingavolunteertutor;NegotiatedwithHRforemployeestobeingabletotaketimeoff;Trained10newtutors.

Result.15additionalyouthreceivedtutoringduringtheacademicyear;Brokeredthreenewcorporatepartnershipsresultingin10volunteertutorsandin‐kind/financialdonationsworthapproximately$10,000.

Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR


Let’s get started … length and width


Let’s get started … at the top


ObjectivesStatementsOUT

Professional Profiles IN

It’s not about YOU and what you WANT or

NEED.

It’s about what THEY WANT and how you meet

their NEEDS.

Your contact information is all set … Now what?


Whatitis:• WhyyouareanIDEALmatch• WhatmakesyouUNIQUE

WhatitisNOT:• Restatingyourresume• Generic,clichédlanguage

What is a Professional Profile?


Community organizer focused on access to affordable housing. Bi-lingual professional experienced in building community coalitions funded

through public-private partnerships. Specialized skills: social media, community mapping, proposal writing and fundraising.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER

Program Management Curriculum Design Community Development

Professional Profile Examples


Next up … Education Section


Education Section: Where does it go? What does it include?


Education Section: VISTA Specific


Professional Experience Section


PreferenceisChronologicalorHybrid

WhatisaHybridModel?• SimilarWorkExperiencesClustered• Listedchronologically

SectionExamples:• CommunityDevelopmentExperience• ClassroomExperience• EnvironmentalEducationExperience• InternationalDevelopmentExperience• JournalismExperience

Professional Experience: Chronological or Functional?


PositionTitleExamples:• AmeriCorpsVISTAYouthDevelopmentCoordinator• AmeriCorpsVISTAMember– VolunteerManager

Explanation Examples:

Demonstrates they were hired at organization after year of service

Explains the program and service commitment

Professional Experience: VISTA specific


Time to Talk Accomplishments

Sowhat?Whocares?

Whydoesitmatter?


Location


Don’t worry….not everything can or should be quantified

Results, Results, Results


BORE … Before and After• Provided• Assisted• Responsiblefor…• Successful• Accomplished• Dedicated

• Leveraged• Doubled/Tripled/Expanded• Launched/Created/Piloted• Produced• Analyzed• Spearheaded• Cultivated


BEFORE: Organizedhomebuildsforlow‐incomefamilies

AFTER: Increasedby25%thenumberofweekdayvolunteersforbuildsitesresultingin3homescompletedaheadofscheduleinoneyear.

BEFORE: Responsiblefor3EITCcentersduringtaxseasonincludingtrainingnewvolunteers.

AFTER: Managed3highvolumeEITCcentersincludingrecruitingtwonewaccountingfirmsthatcommitted200employeehourstoprovidefreetaxservices.

Impact Accomplishments


BEFORE: Wrotecommunityresourceguide.

AFTER: Addressedneedforcentralizedsourceofbilingualinformationthroughresearching,writinganddistributingcommunityresourceguidetolocalresidents.

BEFORE: Wrote3grantswithagencystaff.

AFTER: Successfullysecured$25Ktorehabilitatedecayingcommunityplaygroundthroughco‐writing3fullyfundedgrantproposals.

Impact Accomplishments


Accomplishment ExamplesAmeriCorpsVISTA,VolunteerandConstructionCoordinator– HabitatforHumanityMetroWest/GreaterWorcester,August2009– August2010• Researchedandwrotelandacquisitionanddevelopmentproposalssubmittedtolocalandstategovernmentagencies,lendingtoconstructionoffouraffordablehousingunits.

• Secured$8,500inmaterialsandfinancialdonationthroughgrantproposalsandpartnership‐building.

• Recruitedvolunteersandmaintainedrecordsandcommunicationsfor5,000organizationcontacts

• ScheduledandsupervisedallactivityonHabitatvolunteersites,includingoversightof600volunteers.


Accomplishment Examples


IfRELEVANT,includethingslike….

What about my other “stuff?”

• Volunteerorcommunityservicework• Communityand/oracademicLeadership• Professionalaffiliationsandmemberships• Languageskillswithfluencylevel

o PossibleDescriptions:FullProfessionalProficiency,Low‐IntermediateProficiency,Elementary,WrittenandOralFluency,ConversationalProficiency,Fluent)

• Professionaldevelopmenttrainingsandcertifications• Researchorrelevantpublications• Travel• TechnologySkills


How do I include my other “stuff?”

Resume Example #1

Resume Example #2


Questions? 1


Resources

OntheVISTACampus…

• http://vistacampus.org/course/view.php?id=37&page=14

• What’sNext:LifeAfterYourServiceYear:http://encorps.nationalserviceresources.org

/whatsnext/index.shtml


Next Steps

1. TranslateYourVISTAServiceintoAccomplishments

2. ReviewJobDescriptionsforKeywords3. ReviewLinkedIn/ResumesforIdeas4. CreateaTemplateandStandardResume5. AskOthersforFeedbackonYourResume


Evaluation

Pleasetakeafewmomentstoshareyourfeedback.Howcanweimprovethesesessions?Whattopicsshouldweincludeinfuturewebinars?

Thankyouverymuchforyourtimeandparticipation!


THANK YOUfor your participation!

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Resume Writing: Your Service Experience Can Land You a Job