ResumeTIPS
- 1. CRAFTING AN Effective Resum e The First Step Toward Landing Your Next Job
- 2. The Basics Disclaimer! You are the captain of your own ship! Best analogy ever Focus on skills; use action words and outcomes Tense, length, and use of white space Readable, clear, error-free, no gimmicks
- 3. Name and Contact Info* Education Work or Professional Experience Volunteer Experience Activities (only if RELEVANT) Computer Skills Any bilingual abilities Professional Associations What Information Should Be In A Resume?
- 4. OTHER TIPS… Quantify your results whenever you can! Prove it! GPA – above 3.0? Include it! Objective…. ? ALWAYS have more than one person look over it. Resume paper is a good thing.
- 5. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T… Don’t use “I” or “me” Don’t use photos (I can’t even…) Don’t lie (Still cannot…) Don’t have EVEN ONE SINGLE ITSY BITSY TYPO Don’t include or mention references Don’t wait to update Don’t use the same resume for every application (Refer back to closet analogy) Don’t say “Expected Graduation Date” If it says “May 2015,” we know it didn’t already happen…
- 6. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T… Don’t use “I” or “me” Don’t use photos (I can’t even…) Don’t lie (Still cannot…) Don’t have EVEN ONE SINGLE ITSY BITSY TYPO Don’t include or mention references Don’t wait to update Don’t use the same resume for every application (Refer back to closet analogy) Don’t say “Expected Graduation Date” If it says “May 2015,” we know it didn’t already happen…