Successful job applications

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Successful job applications

• Tips for Creating a Resumé
• Presented by Helen Dolive Kristi Shaw-Saleh

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Resume versus cV

• Curriculum Vitae CV
• Historical record of accomplishments and
  professional activities
• Detailed synopsis of career
• Resumé
• Summary tailored to specific position
• Personal advertisement
• 1st interaction with employer
• How do you meet the employer's needs?

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Resume features

• Length
• Information to include
• name
• contact information
• professional summary statement
• employment objective statement
• education
• employment experience
• skills/activities/affiliations
• references (optional)

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Resume features

• Professional Summary Statement, e.g.
• An (immigration advisor) with (9) years of
  experience in (higher education) who has
  successfully (improved office procedures for visa
  processing)
• Employment Objective Statement, e.g.
• To find a (challenging) position in (an
  international trade organization) where my
  (analytical) skills can be utilized
• To obtain a position in a (global enterprise)
  that will use my education and work experience in
  (international business, telecommunications, and
  market analysis)
• Power Words

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Resume format

• Customize for each application
• Most important information first
• Highlight skills specific to job
• Relevant experiences only
• Use key words terms from your profession
• Answer question "Why should I hire you?"

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Resume editing

• Spelling
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Formatting
• Find a reader, e.g. Career Services
• Save as PDF
• Online sources

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references

• Shulman, M. (2003). Selected Readings in
  Business. Ann Arbor, MI University of Michigan
  Press.
• Viera, E. (2010). When You Need a Resume. Women
  in Cell Biology, ASCB Oct. Newsletter, p.13