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RésuméRedux:UsingtheWritingProcessasaToolforCareerDiscovery
HUMANISTS@WORKGraduateCareerWorkshopUCHumanitiesNetwork,JapaneseAmericanNationalMuseum,LosAngeles,CAMay9,2016
UsingtheWritingProcessasaToolforCareerDiscovery
Insteadoflookingattherésuméasa“onceanddone”chore,lookatitasadynamic,continualgrowthexperience• Developingarésuméthatworksrequiresyoutotranslatewhoyouarewithwhere
youwanttogo• Theworkcanhelpyouexplorewhereyouwanttogo!Nowandyearsfromnow
“Thingsyoucando”(skills)willbewhatyouusetotranslateyourexperiencetoanewaudience• Whichleadtoasetofkeywords(“bucketed”) touseinyourrésuméandbeyond• Keywordsbecomeusableascluesinyoursearchforpotentialnewcareerpaths
Researchandconstructnewdiscoverieslikeyoualwayshave,butthistimeonyourownbehalf• Trackwhatyoudiscover• Beopentonewideas• Keepfollowingthebreadcrumbs– youreffortsarecontinual;yourrésumé
willjustbeastrategicsnapshot/momentintime
DifferencesbetweenCVsandRésumés
CurriculumVitae(CV):• Length: 2-30+pages• Style: exhaustive lists• Users: academia, research,
medicine• Audience:gatekeepers, SMEs• Content:education,
experience lists,categorizedlists+intellectualauthority
Résumé:• Length: 1-2pages;3+• Style: targetedexamples• Users: mosteveryone else• Audience: gatekeepers
(incl.ATS/ASCII), SMEs• Content:executive
summary,experiencesection (scopeofwork,bulletpoints),education/profile,addendum+quantitativeoutcomes
Bothareself-marketingdocuments,justpresenteddifferently.P.S.Theguidelinesaredifferentoverseas.
MakingHumanitiesStoriesRelevantBeyondtheAcademyPurpose>Content>Design
CaseStudies:Howothershave“wire-framed” their storiesHandout,pages2-7
“TheJDA!”(JobDescription Analysis)
Reverseengineerwhatyourintendedaudienceswant,whilefindingtheintersectionbetween“whoyouare”and“where youwanttogo,”ANDmaybeidentifyingotherfactors(e.g., amI
qualified?aretechnicalgaps?doIevenwanttopursuethiscareerdirection?!)
Whatare“buckets”Simply,they’re“brandedbulletpoints.”Behindthescenes,they’recoreskillsorthemessoughtbyyourpotentialemployers;presentedascorestorythemes;visuallybundledforvariousreasons
Why“buckets?”Becausesomeaudienceswillwanttoseeskills/expertisethatothersdon’t
Becauseit’suptoyoutofilterwhoseeswhat (theylargelywantskillsthatarerelevant)Because30versionsofarésuméispainful! (AmIright?!)
JDA:FromCrazytoOrganizedHowmanyrowsinyourExcelsheet?
Here’sanexample“outside”ofwhathumanistswouldexpecttosee.Today’sjourneyisheretostartmaking yourJDA(and jobsearch)feellesscrazy,andmorehelpful
JDA Step1:You’vealreadydonethis
Researchand“pulldown”interestingJobDescriptionsIndeed.comLinkedIn®
Etc.
FiveTipsforFindingJobs (thankyou,AnnieMaxfield)
1.GotoIndeed.com,leavethelocationonUSAtogetthelargestpoolofjobs(youcannarrowbylocationonceyouhavekeywords).
2.Usebroadtopicsofinterestassearchterms:immigration,immigrationpolicy,immigrationadvocacy,gender,waterconservation,etc.
3.Addskillstotheinterestsearchesusingtheword“and”:immigrationandadministration,immigrationadvocacyandtechnicalwriting.
4.Lookbeyondthefirstpageandhoneinontitlesordutiesthatyoucontinuetofindinteresting:“Communitymanager”“SocialMediaContentDeveloper”
5.Justfindjobsthatlookinterestingfornow– findingtheexactfitintermsofqualificationsandskilllevelwill comelater.
JDA Step2a:IfyoucompletedyourJDA,thisiswhereyouarerightnow….
Group“like”jobtitles/positions• JobType/Door #1=Analysis#1(3-5jobs,Excelsheet)
– Thismaybeallyouneed,butforthesakeofconnectingdots,let’ssayyouhavethree
• JobType/Door #2=Analysis#2(3-5jobs,newExcelsheet)• JobType/Door #3=Analysis#3(3-5jobs,newExcelsheet)
Door#1JDA1
Door#3JDA3
Door#2JDA2
• Ourgoalistounearth,identifyandpresenttheintersectionbetweenyourskillsetandthosesoughtbypotentialemployers.
• Theremaybemultiple intersections.Someemployerswillwantsomeskills,otherswon’t.
• Allofthisworkletsuswrite“themed”or“branded”bulletpoints,soyoucanmix-and-matchthemlater.
• Itmighthelpyoudecidewhichdoor(s)youwanttoenter– oratleastexplore.
JDA Step2b:IfyoucompletedyourJDA,thisiswhereyouarerightnow….
Yikes!• JobType/Door #1=Analysis#1=37rows!
– Thismaybeallyouneed,butforthesakeofconnectingdoes,let’ssayyouhavethree
• JobType/Door #2=Analysis#2=52rows!• JobType/Door #3=Analysis#3=26rows!
JDA Step3:
Takeabreath.Let’sdojustone.• JobType/Door #1=Analysis#1=37rows
Tablework(15minutes):
Analyzeyourfindingsand“bucket”themintolikeideas(1-3wordthemes)
Inotherwords,seewhereideasoverlapinyourrowsandstartcreating themes.
Tip:Forgettheactualjobdescriptions.They’vedonetheirworkfornow.You’rejustusingthemforresearchatthispoint.(Unlessyouneedtoreference themforcontext.)
JDA Step4:
Tablework(4minutes):
Pullout/isolate/choose4“buckets”
Examples:ProgramDevelopment&Administration
PublishingOutreach&ConstituentRelations
GraphicDesign
JDA Step5a:
Tablework(4minutes):
Nowchoosethesingle mostcomfortablebucket/themeThenchoosethetimeframeyourbucketwillcover
Examples:“ProgramDevelopment&Administration”whenIwasaGraduateFellowatXYZResearchProgram
“Writing&Publishing”overthecourseofmyentirePhDprogram
Why?We’reabouttoquantifyaccomplishmentsandscopeofresponsibilitywithinthetimeframeyouchoose.
JDA Step5b:
Tablework(15minutes):
Nowlet’squantifyyouraccomplishmentsandscopeofworkJustplunkthemina“bucket.”SeeHandoutpages8-10
Why?Quantifyingyourprofessionalaccomplishments,output,and“impacttotheworld”ishallmarktoarésumé.
Ittellshowmuchyouhavehandled…itdoesn’tjustsayyoumadeadifference,itdemonstratesitwithnumbers.
JDA Step6:
Tablework(15minutes):
Nowdrafta narrativeforoneofyourbuckets
Whenfinished,placeonthewall?Anyvolunteerswillingtoreadtheirsaloud?
Examples:Handoutpages8-10
Q&A
JaredRedickExecutiveRésumé[email protected]/in/jaredredickThankyou