Welcome!

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Welcome!   RESUMES THE 5 OCLOCK
CLUB WAY  WRITING YOUR SUMMARY  
Bill Belknap 5 OClock Club
Coach       
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Resumes   Resumes Are Like Religion and
Politics..  
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Everybody has an opinion!  
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• You have all heard
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• ? Should be just one page!
• ? Never more than two pages!
• ? Always tell them your job
  objective!
• ? Never tell them your job
  objective!
• ? Always tell them something
  personal.
• ? Never tell them anything
  personal.
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• So who should you listen to?
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People who.. ? Have a
proven record of success. ? Base their
approach on 25 years of research around
what works in the real world.  
And they are.?   
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The Five OClock Club??
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5 OClock Club

• ? Founded in 1978
•   ? Offers
• Individual career counseling
•   Career development
•   Job search programs
• ? Only national career counseling program that
  meets
• weekly to plan and execute research based
  strategies
•    ? Results
•    ? Newsletter, brochures, and our wonderful
  books

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Resume Myths vs Reality

• Myth Your resume can only be two pages long.
• Reality If it is compelling reading it
  can be any length.
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Other Favorite Myths

• Job objective
• Personal Section
• Responsibilities
• Functional Resume
• Graduation Year
•  Any other myths we need to clear up?

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  Writing the Summary The 5 OCC Way

•   ? Summary is the first few inches of your
  resume
•   ? It is the first impression!
•   ? It is your positioning statementand
  positioning is everything.
• ? It is the executive summary of your
  entire resume.
• ? Your Summary should say it all!
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Summary Section

• Positioning Statement
• Expertise
• Industry Experience
• Results
• Recognized For
• Unique Degree Languages
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• After the Summary Section Resume Begins
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Positioning Statement

• The first line is what you can do not just
  your title
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• Examples
•  International Human Resources Executive
• Hands-on Systems Manager
• Regional Sales Manager

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Positioning Statement

• Who is your ultimate customer?
• What do they want to see?
•   The skills and qualities they need.
• Most important can you deliver results!
• Your Task
• Writing a well-crafted, attractive
  summary.
•   Communicate where you have demonstrated
  those skills, qualities, and results!

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Positioning Statement

• Examples
• International Human Resources Executive
• Policy Development Organization
  Planning Management Training
• ??????
• Hands-on Systems Manager
• with strong technical competence in systems
  analysis and design,
• both batch and on-line.

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What belongs in the Summary Section?

• Your Expertise
• A few key results
• Recognized For Results, Integrity, Creativity
• Other Language Unique Degree

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Positioning, Expertise and
Results

• Senior Marketing Professional
• With 13 years of experience in marketing
  communications, product launches,
• strategic relationships, and public relations
• Expertise
• ? Producing bottom-line results
  ? Successfully launching products
• ? Creating strategic partnerships
  ? Excellent on-camera spokesperson
• Results
•      Best New Launch Award in 2000
  (Penton)
•    Results 25 higher
  attendance than two competitors
•           Increased operating margin 77 in
  2001 (Penton)
•   Increased strategic alliances 66 (Reed)
•   Frequently chosen as
  spokesperson at major company events.
• On-camera appearances with
  ABC and NBC multiple radio interviews,
• including CBS Radio.

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Industry Experience

• Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis
• with big six accounting experience
• Industry Experience Includes
• Retail Financial Services
  Transportation Communication
• ??????
• Experienced Television Journalist
• with national and international experience
• 60 Minutes Charlie Rose The Ford
  Foundation

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Recognized For

• These are sound bites of what others would say
  about you
• Found at the end of the summary section
• Examples Sense of urgency Integrity
  Leadership
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• Languages Unique Degree
• Wharton MBA Fluent in Spanish

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Summarizing the Summary 

• It is literally, your first impression on the
  decision makers.
• It is what they see first.
• Your summary positions your skills and results in
  a way the hiring manager sees you in the job.

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A Few Tips

• Dont send your resume as resume.doc
• Use your last name
• Dont post with job title
• One person had healthcare.doc and sent it to
  a financial services opportunity!
• Name on each page.
• Keep cover letter (email) brief.
• Dont use an email like skibum.com.
• Spell checkspell check.spell check.
• Proof read. Read every sentence backwards.

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Questions?

• About the Summary Section?
• About any part of your resume?
• Lets develop your Summary Section.