Resums for Students

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Resumés for Students

• Mr. Hays Advanced Technology

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Information Interviews

• A strategy for gathering information
• A tactic for networking
• NOT a job interview!
• Whats it like to work in this field?
• Is there a match with your interests and
  abilities?
• What can you do to ensure a better fit and
  eventual career in the field?

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The Job Search Process

• Research
• Know YOURSELF!
• Study the company and the job
• Is their a fit?
• Sources for help
• Career counselors
• Information interviews
• Marketing tools
• Cover letter
• Resumé
• Elevator speech

• The Interview
• The Offer and Negotiations
• Transition to work
• Exit
• Repeat

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Recruiting Yield Ratio (Funnel)
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What Do Employers Look For?

• Knowledge, Skills and Attitude ? KSAs
• Responsibility and integrity
• Problem solving, critical thinking skills
• Computation skills
• Reading, oral written communication skills
• Teamwork and leadership
• Flexibility, adaptability
• Dealing with diversity
• Business knowledge

Think Keywords!
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What is a Resumé?

• Whats in a resumé?

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Your Resumé is Your Personal Marketing Plan

• Resumes get you in the door
• Target your job market
• Target your objective
• Target your key selling points
• Aligned reflects who you are, supports your
  objective
• Relevant relates your experience, interests and
  skills to the job
• Focused key words appropriate to the job, your
  accomplishments

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Whats In A Resume?
One Size Does Not Fit All!
One Size Does Not Fit All!

• ONE PAGE!!
• Middle section for details
• 30 second rule
• It introduces YOU
• Serves as an outline for the interview
• A reference for the interviewer later
• Objective Statement/Summary of Qualifications
• What you bring to THEIR party
• Main Body
• Experience, education, relevant course work,
  certificates, licenses
• Personal Data?
• Clubs or associations
• Hobbies that relate to the position
• Special skills
• NO REFERENCES!

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Anatomy of a Resumé
Heading Objective Summary of Qualifications (inc
lude any special skills) Work Experience
Dates (include paid and unpaid) (use
accomplishment statements) Extracurricular
Activities Education (include expected
graduation date) References Furnished Upon
Request
No personal references
Options
No personal information
No personal references
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Types of Resumes

• Traditional or Chronological
• Lists all previous work experiences
• Highlights progressive responsibilities
• Not too good for those with many job changes
• Functional
• Focus on abilities and accomplishments
• Good for diverse backgrounds, career changes
• Electronic
• Use keywords, phrases
• Dont exceed 65 characters/line
• Use Enter at bend of each line, not auto-line
  wrap
• Use Space Bar for centering/indenting, CAPITALS
  for emphasis
• Save as .txt file
• Use plain fonts with serifs!!

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The Position Objective

• What you want to do what you bring to the party
• Enthusiastic, responsible self-starter and fast
  learner with great teamwork skills seeking a
  position in a retail establishment to provide
  excellent customer service.
• Think advertising headline
• what makes you different from your competition?

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Summary of Qualifications

• A concise statement or set of brief statements
  summarizing areas of expertise, technical or
  professional skills, traits or distinctions.
  Differs from the Objective by providing specific
  qualifications or capabilities
• Completed a course in business software (Word,
  Excel) with above average skills
• Able to key in documents at 45 wpm and use a
  10-key number pad
• Completed YWCA Certified Baby Sitters course
• YMCA CPR certified
• Web site development and maintenance
• Think the best argument to hire you.
• Support these with specific examples in the
  resumé and/or cover letter

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Education

• Cite your overall GPA?
• Cite academic coursework related to job/career
  interests
• Computer classes
• Foreign languages
• Cite any academic honors, awards
• Cite any extracurricular activities
• Clubs, sports, civic groups, church youth groups

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Work and Volunteer Experiences

• Customer Service
• Serving, taking care of others
• Sales/Marketing
• Presenting ideas to others
• Production
• Making things
• Technical
• Special skills or knowledge
• Computers skills (be specific)
• Work ethic
• Meeting commitments

• Leadership
• Clubs, Scouts
• Budgetary/Financial
• handling money, analyzing receipts, bookkeeping
• Supervision
• Supervising others
• Creative products
• Music, art, computer programs created
• Work improvements
• Process improvements that saved money, time,
  customers

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References

• Always ASK first!
• TELL them
• What you want to do, what youre looking for
• what special interests, abilities and skills YOU
  possess
• Elevator speech what would you say to another
  person about yourself?
• I am a
• I have done (a history of workjust 1-2
  examples)
• I can do/know how to (2-3 things)
• What Im looking for
• Give the person an idea so they can help you! Let
  them know how things are going/successes

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eResumés

• Simple text (.txt) files
• No special characters or symbols
• Left justify, using 12 point serif font
• Use Enter key at end of lines not word wrap
• Use Space Bar for centering, indenting
• Use CAPS for emphasis, asterisks () for bulletts
  

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Sample Resumes for Students

• Review student resumes
• High school resume
• Pages 24-28 _at_ TheDanGoodResume site
• Resume Writing 101 Get Your Resume in Shape for
  Jobs and Internships
• Sample Resume 1
• Reflect
• What did you think was good about each sample
  resume? What were some possible problems?

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Quick Pointers

• W I I F Them
• 30 second scan then round file
• Middle third of first page focal point
• Most recent 10 years
• No references
• PRoOFReD

• Present tense for current job
• Short phrases vs complete sentences
• NO JARGON, ABBRVTNS
• Highlight accomplishments by citing results

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Assignment

• Create a one page resume drawing upon the samples
  reviewed
• Create your own format or use a template
• Use keywords obtained from your career
  exploration work

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Cover Letters

• Direct marketing of your most valuable asset
  You!
• Always address it to a specific person
• No more than 3 paragraphs
• It should reflect your understanding of the job
  and its role in the company and how YOU will add
  value to the company
• Quick recap of 2-3 most relevant skills or
  experiences that best qualify you for the
  position
• Close with an action plan, commitment to follow up

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Youre NOT Hired!!

• Reasons For Leaving Last Job
• They insisted that all employees get to work by
  845 every morning. I couldn't work under those
  conditions.
• I was working for my mom until she decided to
  move.
• Personal Interests
• Donating blood. 14 gallons so far.
• Special Requests and Job Objectives
• My goal is to be a meteorologist.  But since I
  have no training in meteorology, I suppose I
  should try stock brokerage.
• I procrastinate - especially when the task is
  unpleasant.
• Small Typos That Can Change the Meaning
• I was proud to win the Gregg Typting Award.
• Education College, August 1880-May 1984.
• Develop and recommend an annual operating expense
  fudget.
• Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a
  Midwest chain.

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Interview Tips

• Tell
• Why I am looking and what I am looking for
• What I bring
• Strengths
• Weakness something that is not crucial to the
  job something you can demonstrate improvement on
  

• Ask
• What is _____ struggling with most?
• How is the _____ department relating to this
  need?
• Where do you see ___ in 3-5 years?
• What is driving the change?
• What are the key characteristics of people who
  are successful in this position at _____?
• What are the criteria for success at ___?
• What do YOU like most about ___?
• What do you like most about your work/career at
  _____?
• Re compensation if asked about this reply by
  saying that the most important thing right now
  is to find the right challenge and fit for what I
  can contribute.
• If pressed on salary expectations, respond with a
  range (see salary.com )

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Exit Statements

• Why are you looking for a job?
• Brief, non-defensive, positive
• Set the context
• As a result of the merger between
• The conditions created
• Opportunity to explore
• Desired role
• Technical lead in systems support
• What you offer
• My record of accomplishments in bringing new
  systems online on schedule and with promised up
  time

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Works Cited

• Booz, Allen, Hamilton. "2006 Direct Employers
  Association Recruiting Trends Survey." Job
  Central. Feb. 2006. Direct Employers Association.
  1 Feb 2007 lthttp//www.jobcentral.com/DEsurvey.pdf
  gt.

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Chronological Resumés

• GOOD WHEN
• Planning to stay in same field
• Steady job history in related jobs
• Related career growth and development
• Prestigious past employers
• Applying to traditional firms
• NOT SO GOOD WHEN
• Changing careers
• Checkered work history
• Long absences from job market

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Functional Resumés

• GOOD WHEN
• Changing careers
• Emphasizing skills/abilities not used in recent
  jobs
• Experience gained via different, unrelated types
  of work
• Checkered work history
• Gaps in employment
• NOT SO GOOD WHEN
• Prestigious past employers
• Desire focus on pattern of career growth
• Traditional firms or fields