Resume Workshop

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Resume Workshop

• Cal Poly Pomona - Barkada
• How to put together a resume and alter it for a
  cleaner and descriptive resume

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Make a list

• Take out a piece of paper
• Write down what jobs and volunteer work you've
  previously had before. Include when you were
  employed.
• Ex Worked at Taco Bell (Jan. 2010-March 2011)
• Ex Volunteered at Pomona Valley Hospital (March
  2011 - Present)
• Write down what skills you've acquired
• Ex Cash register use
• Ex Microsoft Office use

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Make a list

• Write down your personal attributes
• Ex independent, punctual, etc.
• Write down where and when you went to school.
  Starting with high school.
• Ex Centennial High School, Bakersfield, CA
  2004-2008
• Ex California State Polytechnic University
  Pomona. 2008-present
• Make sure you spell out the entire school name

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Objective

• Objective is about...
• what you want
• what you can bring to the position
• where you can use your skills to make the company
  better
• Include the company's name!
• Example Objective To obtain a position where I
  can maximize my management skills, training
  experience and customer service to the Goliath
  National Banking environment.

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Education

• Things to include
• Grade point average (ONLY if it is above 3.0)
• Educational accomplishments
• Research, internships
• Scholarships
• Major
• Coursework completed towards degree
• Competitions won

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Previous Work/Volunteer/Internship

• Things to include
• Place of work
• Full name of company
• Date employed date terminated
• (Month employed, year Month terminated, year)
• Start with most recent job position
• Skills acquired from position to your degree
• Responsibilities of position in each
  job/volunteer
• Achievements gained

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Personal Characteristics

• Always positive characteristics!!
• Use words that you already know the meaning to
• Include being able to work with others
• Group settings
• Projects
• Good characteristics to put
• Punctual, independent, personable, etc.

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Things to Remember!

• You have 30 seconds to impress your employer!
• You have to impress from the VERY beginning.
• Use an active voice
• Facilitated resume workshop sounds more
  impressive than Resume Workshop Facilitator
• Include results when describing your positions
  Increased club's account balance by 50
• Assume you will get searched for on the internet!
• If your resume is inconsistent with your social
  networks, things will not bode well for you.