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Resumes and
Cover Letters
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Seminar Overview
• Resume basics• Resume strategy• Hardcopy resume
guidelines & structure• Electronic resumes
• Cover letters• References• Last comments• Source materials
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Resume Basics
• The main purpose is to get you an interview• The first look at a resume averages 20 seconds• A resume should not exceed two pages in length• Spelling must be absolutely correct.• Things not to include on your resume
– Personal data of any kind
– The words “References available on request”
– The words “Willing to relocate”
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Resume Strategy
• Tailor the resume to fit each employer
• The chronological format
• The functional format
• Other formats
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Hardcopy Guidelines
• Black ink on white paper
• Standard fonts
• Font size should range from 10 to 14 points
• Minimum use of italics, underlining, etc.
• Use white space to enhance readability
• Sentence fragments are acceptable
• Use numerals, rather than spelling number
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Chronological Resume
• Objective
• Qualifications or career summary
• Education
• Work experience
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Chronological Resume
OBJECTIVE
A position designing CPU circuits, where experience with superscalar architectures will enhance the final value of the product
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Chronological Resume
• Objective
• Qualifications or career summary
• Education
• Work experience
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Chronological Resume
QUALIFICATIONS
Electrical engineer with 12 years of printed circuit board (PCB) layout experience. Has been successful as an individual contributor and as the manager of a 10 person PCB layout group.
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Chronological Resume
• Objective
• Qualifications or career summary
• Education
• Work experience
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Chronological Resume
EDUCATION
B.S. Electrical Engineering
University of California
San Diego, CA
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Chronological Resume
• Objective
• Qualifications or career summary
• Education
• Work experience
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Chronological Resume
• Work Experience– This is the main part of a chronological resume– List each item in reverse chronological order– Different job at the same company count as
separate items– Keep it short
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Chronological Resume
Example – One Short Item
1995 – 1997 Varian Associations, Palo Alto, CA-Senior Engineer
Designed microwave tubes using computer codes. Wrote codes to improve the tube design process. Swept up after everyone else left the building.– Assisted design of framistat, now a major product.
– Wrote design code decreasing design time by 90%
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Functional Resume
• The emphasis shifts to skills, and away from specific jobs
• Shrink the work experience section to just the headers
• Put all duties and accomplishments into skill categories
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ASCII & HTML Resume
• Space is not as tight
• Use only alphanumeric characters, spaces and the Enter key.
• Use lots of keywords and buzzwords
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Cover Letters
• No more than one page in length
• First paragraph
• Body
• Final paragraph
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References
• Collected on the job
• Collected from your network
• Perishable!
• Always notify your reference before you use them
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Last Comments
• Focus, rather than shotgun
• Stay in control of your job search
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Sources
• “To Boldly Go: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists” American Geophysical Union. ISBN #0-87590-889-6
• “Engineer’s Guide to Lifelong Employability” IEEE Press. ISBN# 0-87942-314-5
