Resume Writing

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Resume Writing
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If you cant find the name

• Dear Director of Human Resources
• Do not use To whom ever it may concern.

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Strategy Show, dont tell.

• Never just tell the employer what youre
  likeshow them with examples, and let them
  describe you.
  

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Show, Dont Tell Example 1

• A) I am a hardworking person with great
  organizational skills.
  
• B) I was elected the chair of my sororitys
  budget committee. I was responsible for the
  accounts of 24 members and a yearly house budget
  of 32,000 dollars.

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Show, dont tell Example 2

• I am a responsible student.
• In my two semesters at TTU, I have taken 31
  credits and maintained my 3.7 GPA.

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Show, dont tell Example 3

• I have strong leadership skills.
• I have been elected to a position in the
  280-person Ballroom Dance Club for seven
  semesters.
  

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You may have noticed. .

• That the previous examples use numbers.
• Numbers jump out on a page of textuse them to
  your advantage.
  
• Numbers preceded by a dollar sign are even more
  effective.

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Show, dont tell (Class example)

• 06/2007 Present (26 hours per week)
  Salesperson
  
• Calligraphy Etc., Lubbock, TX
• Interact daily with customers of all ages and
  handled money responsibly
  
• Organize materials and files for easy access and
  organization
  
• Create new ideas for designs, customers, and
  store displays
  
• Update inventory of all stock on a regular basis
• Complete specific, technical company forms on a
  daily basis
  
• Interacted with over 200 customers on a daily
  basis, responsible for counting cash, averaging
  daily around 15,000, and updated store inventory
  of 4000 garments each week.

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Audience Analysis (Situation Analysis)

• Focus your analysis on the requirements of the
  company.
  
• Read the job description closely, read each
  sentence and each word and focus on the type of
  words. Ex Need motivated, staff for.
  
• You are not to analyze the Human Resource
  director you should analyze your situation,
  under which your application will be read.
  
• Personal info about HR is a bonus addition.

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Redundant words

• I am currently a senior at Texas Tech.
• I am a senior at Texas Tech.

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A Very Common Mistake in Parallelism

• Todays presentation will take the following
  format
  
• -examine the current dress code
• -reasons for a change in the dress code
• -new dress code explanation
• -summary

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Same example, with Parallelism

• In todays presentation, we will
• -examine the current dress code
• -give reasons for a change in the dress code
• -explain the new dress code
• -summarize the main points

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Parallelism Practice

• Trained hourly employees in proper material
  handling procedures.
  
• Resolved discrepancies in shipments/receipts and
  in-transit accounts.
  
• Responsible for many employees work.

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Where should I look for parallelism mistakes in
resumes?

• Look carefully at the first word in each entry,
  especially under job experience.
  
• Generally, youll want to start each entry with
  an action verbmake sure theyre parallel.