Your Dream Job

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Your Dream Job

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Dream Job details
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Help from Mrs. Grimm

• Volunteer experience
• Job exp. and possibly a ref.
• Proof of wonderfulness
• Research Experience
• Interview Practice

• Required community service
• Required job shadow experience
• Required letters of recommendation
• Required Research paper and presentation
• Interview skills
• Team leadership experience
• An arsenal of small talk starters
• Answers to job questions
• Networking skills
• Recipes
• Confidence tips
• Great Resume

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But where to start???

• Follow me.

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Everyone needs a job eventually,

• so how do you go about selling yourself,
  marketing yourself, to get your dream job?

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Hire Me! Joe Schmoo 231-555-5555

• Hire Me
• Joe Schmo
• 555-123-4567

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Hire me!!
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Hire me!
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Hire Me! Joe Schmoo 231-555-5555
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Or..

• You could listen to Lois

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Resume FAQ

• We ALL need a resume. Why?
• What are they for?
• When do I need one?
• Why would I want one as a kid/student?
• What does this have to do with my dream job?
• How do I start?

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DO NOT USE A TEMPLATE!!!!!!!!!

• I repeat do not use a template for your
  resume, even as a starter. It is much easier to
  start from scratch and make your own. Trust me
  on this one!!!!!!! A Template is like the kiss of
  death.

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Resume Musts

• Contact information
• Education
• Experience
• Change with every job for which you apply!!!!!

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Resume Should Haves

• References although these can be attached on a
  separate sheet.
• Note Please DO NOT put references available
  upon request!!!!!!!

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Resume
Can Haves

• Objective
• Memberships
• Volunteerism
• Certifications
• Hobbies/interests
• Awards
• Computer Skills
• Others????? List them with me

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Contact Information

• Name must be largest print on page
• Centered is nice, but not required
• Address, list both permanent and college, if
  applicable
• Telephone, cell and home second most important
  piece of info
• Email, make sure it is professional sounding

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Contact info example

• Elizabeth Grimm
• 3255 Pontaluna Road
• Fruitport MI 49415
• 231-865-3101
• Cell 231-123-1234
• egrimm_at_fruitportschools.net

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• Not everyone needs or wants an objective
• Should be short
• Should be specific
• Should include what you honestly want
• Relate to the specific job for which youre
  applying

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Objective Examples

• Objective To obtain a challenging human
  resources position in a fast-paced Fortune 500
  company in a large city
• Objective To utilize my skills successfully in a
  small, growing, local company in the customer
  service industry.

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Which comes first education or experience?

• Depends on what is required for the job. If a
  degree or some level of specific education is
  absolutely, unequivically required, then list it
  first. If not, then go with experience.

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Education

• Most recent to least recent
• Highest level attempted goes first
• List date of degree completion, even if in future
• No need for location of school unless very
  obscure or out of local area
• Dont list anything lower than HS, leave HS off
  when have college degree unless very applicable

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Education Example

• Central Michigan University
• Bachelor of Science in Business 2008
• Muskegon Community College
• Associates Degree 2006

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Obscure Education Example

• College of Grimm
• Graveyard, Iowa
• Bachelor of Science in Business 2008
• Grimm Community College
• Rachael, Arkansas
• Associates Degree 2006

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High School Only (so far) Example

• Fruitport High School 2011
• College Prep Classes
• AP Physics
• AP Chemistry
• Architecture
• Spanish

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High School another

• Fruitport High School 2011
• Extra curriculars
• Woods I II
• Strength and Speed
• Ceramics
• Drama I

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One more HS Example

• Muskegon Career Technical Center 2011
• Auto Cad
• Fruitport High School 2011
• Architecture
• Drafting
• Woods I

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Experience

• List most recent (or current) to least recent
• List everything if you are less experienced,
  almost all jobs show some type of skill you have
  acquired even if it is not directly related to
  that field
• List company name
• List job title
• List dates (only month and year, maybe just years)

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More Experience

• If concurrent, put one you worked the longest
• Ex.
• Red Lobster 2008 - Present
• Hostess
• Meijer 2009 Present
• Greeter

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More Experience

• Highest paying to lowest paying
• is completely concurrent
• It is not required to list the description of
  what you did at the job, but you may, depending
  on if you already have a lot to put on your
  resume, if the job is reasonably
  self-explanatory, and if it will help you
  specifically get the job for which you are
  currently applying

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Experience Example

• Grimm Company 2008 Present Customer Service
• Manage 14 hourly employees
• Answer phones
• Type letters
• Compose customer complaint reports
• Create schedule for hourly employees

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Another Example

• McDonalds Restaurant 2004 Present
• Crew Leader
• The Muskegon Chronicle 2001 Present
• Newspaper Carrier
• North Pole 2002 2004
• Sundae Artist

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Memberships

• Most current to least current OR in order of
  importance to the job for which you are applying
• Related to job or demonstrate skill
• List any positions held

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Memberships Example

• National Honor Society 2004 Present
• Secretary
• Science Olympiad 2003 2005
• Mouse Trap
• Equestrian Club 2001 Present
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Volunteering

• Same as memberships, kind of
• You probably have a ton more than you actually
  know
• Do this in a small group, if possible, and you
  may be amazed at what youve done that youve
  forgotten about or didnt think of as a volunteer
  project!

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Volunteering Example

• Aarons Walk 2009 - Present
• Raise money for A-T research
• Red Cross 2008 - Present
• Regular Blood Donor
• Betty Smith 2010
• Shoveled Walk

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Dont forget your other Categories what works
for you

• Computer Skills
• Certifications
• Special Skills
• Hobbies and Interests
• Awards
• Can you think of any???

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Resume Order

• Name
• Address
• Phone
• Email
• Objective
• Education
• Experience
• Memberships
• Volunteerism
• Hobbies/Interests
• Awards
• Computer Skills

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Top of resume

• Elizabeth Grimm
• 3255 Pontaluna
• Fruitport MI 49415
• Home 231-865-3101
• Cell 231-555-1234
• Egrimm_at_fruitportschools.net
• Objective To obtain a job that utilizes my
  people skills.

• Name
• Address
• Phone
• Email
• Objective

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Middle of Resume

• Education
• Fruitport High School
  2011 College Prep Classes
• AP Physics
• AP Chemistry
• Architecture
• Spanish
• Experience
• McDonalds Restaurant 2004 Present
• Crew Leader
• The Muskegon Chronicle 2001 Present
• Newspaper Carrier
• North Pole 2002 2004
• Sundae Artist

• Education
• Experience

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Bottom of resume

• Member-ships
• Interests

• Memberships
• NHS 2009 Present
• Secretary
• Science Olympiad 2008 2009
• Mouse Trap
• Equestrian Club 2009 Present
• State Champions 2009
• Co-captain 2009
• State Champions 2008
• Interests
• Reading, biking, skateboarding, bird- watching,
  playing the dulcimer, farming

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• Elizabeth Grimm
• 3255 Pontaluna
• Fruitport MI 49415
• Home 231-865-3101
• Cell 231-555-1234
• Egrimm_at_fruitportschools.net
• Objective To obtain a job that utilizes my
  people skills.
• Education
• Fruitport High School
  2011 College Prep Classes
• AP Physics
• AP Chemistry
• Architecture
• Spanish
• Experience
• McDonalds Restaurant 2004 Present
• Crew Leader
• The Muskegon Chronicle 2001 Present
• Newspaper Carrier

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References

• Name of person who can say good things
• Company where s/he works
• Title of reference
• Address
• Phone - use business unless know only personally
• Email address, if available
• list at least 3
• Ask them FIRST before listing them

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More references stuff

• Not a relative (unless worked for and ONLY
  option)
• Should have done some type of work for this
  person
• Person should be able to talk about your
  professional and/or personal qualities
• Should NOT be religious leader unless you have
  volunteered or worked with him/her
• Not a friends parent unless you have volunteered
  or worked for him/her
• Call and apprize him/her if you are applying for
  a specific job where you think he/she might be
  called.

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More Reference InfoReference options for HS
students

• Teachers
• Coaches
• Counselor(s)
• Principal(s)
• Administrative Aides
• Advisors

• Employers
• Youth group leaders
• People in charge where you volunteer

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One last very important thing about references

• Make sure you ask them specifically if they can
  say positive things about you.

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Reference Examples

• Elizabeth Grimm
• Fruitport High School
• English Teacher
• 3255 Pontaluna Ave
• Fruitport, MI 49415
• 231-865-3101 extension 2143
• egrimm_at_fruitportschools.net
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• Mia Boss
• Zuppys Hardware Store
• Owner
• 1234 Little Street
• Anytown, MI 12345
• 198-765-4321
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• Jim Teacher
• Fruitport High School
• Soccer Coach
• 3255 Pontaluna Ave
• Fruitport, MI 49415
• 231-865-3101 ext 1234
•  jteacher_at_fruitportschools.net
• Pastor Gee Zusfreak
• Cross Church
• Youth Pastor
• 1234 Pearly Gates
• Heaven, Universe 01230
• 123-456-7891
• Onewithgod_at_heavenly.com

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Resume Extras

• Yup, theres more now weve gotta set your
  resume apart from the templates and get your
  resume noticed in a positive way!

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Are you kidding? What more?

• White space
• Font style
• Bullets
• Font size
• Headings
• Bold
• Italics
• Watermarks
• EDITING

• Underlining
• Consistency
• Symmetry
• Pics
• Priority sizing
• Symbols
• Verbs
• Borders
• EDITING (yes, its on here twice!!)

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White Space

• Whats that?

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White space is

• the open area of an ad, and white space is
  important to your resume. Open up the newspaper,
  and take note of which ads first catch your eye.
  Are they the ads that are jammed full of text and
  pictures, or are they ads that have a large
  amount of unused space? This is done to grab your
  attention as you are always attracted to open
  areas. For this reason, don't worry if you are
  having a hard time filling the page with text
  increase your line spacing to compensate this
  will increase the white space and really,
  thats a good thing.

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Ode to White Space
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Girls just wanna have font..

• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font

• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font
• Font

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No font for girls! (or guys!)

• Stick to one or two fonts
• Are your fonts clear
• Are your fonts easy to read
• Do your fonts say something about you?
• Are your fonts advertised in the LARGE PRINT
  section?
• Do your fonts highlight your priorities?

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Acceptable Fonts Stick with serif fonts (serif
means tails) or sans serif fonts ( without tails)

• Times New Roman
• Bell MT
• Bodoni
• Courier NEW
• Garamond
• Georgia
• Goudy Old Style

• Arial
• Century Gothic
• Franklin Gothic
• Gill Sans
• Lucinda Sans
• Tahoma
• Trebuchet
• Verdana.

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Bullets? Yeah, Bullets.

• Use them
• use of bullets was the 2nd-highest ranked
  preference by employers
• Use bullets consistently
• Use maybe 5-10 bullets on selling-points
• No decorative bullets, just functional ones
• following each bullet, use strong verbs and a
  descriptor

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Bold, Italics, and all that Stuff

• Limit use
• Be consistent
• Bold Name and Contact info
• Center when possible

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Font Size - yup it matters.

• Stay around size 12 font
• No smaller than 11
• Limit yourself to two fonts
• Use of all caps can be a third type of font
• Name and phone size 14-16

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Headings

• Be consistent in font, size and style, caps,
  underlining, bold, etc
• Make sure that they are out-dented equally
• Give white space around the heading
• Limit to no more than 6 headings

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Symmetry

• What is beauty? Research has proven that the
  number ONE answer to that question that has stood
  the test of time is SYMMETRY. Yes, symmetry.
  Why would beautiful resumes be any different?
  Make them symmetrical, please.

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So whats THAT mean?

• Balance
• Portionality
• Harmony
• Aesthetically pleasing equality on two sides
• Regularity of form
• Reciprocity of form
• Excellence of proportion
• Centering

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Consistency

• Use the same bullets
• Use the same type font in two diff sizes
• Use the same types of headings
• Use equal spacing on both sides of the paper
• Center or full justify when possible

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Symbols

• Use them for example
• Bad Account manager for Advertising Agency
• Good Managed 15 strategic accounts for billing
  in excess of 15MM annually
• Bad Sold widgets to a Midwest client
• Good Increased sales by 17 in a 5-state
  territory

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Verbs gotta love em!!

• Determined
• Developed
• Devised
• Diagnosed
• Differentiated
• Diffused
• Directed

• Minimized
• Mobilized
• Modeled
• Moderated
• Modernized
• Modified
• Molded
• Just to name a few!

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Verbs yes more on them

• Write what you did, then turn to the verb list
  and find a more distinct, vivid verb for the
  action you performed
• Add these descriptors to your job titles or
  memberships, etc
• Make sure you have no duplicates

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EDIT EDIT EDIT!!!

• NO ERRORS ALLOWED

• Have multiple people read your resume for errors

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Watermarks and Borders

• These are extras that can be placed on a resume
  or cover letter. The water mark could be a logo
  from the business where you are applying
• The border is a taste thing you decide if it
  looks good
• Keep both simple, please

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This is what a watermark looks like UNDER your
words on your resume
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Personal Touch

• Be creative
• Add something unique (but not weird!)
• Use a border
• Use textured paper
• Make the watermark the logo to the company to
  which youre applying
• What else can you think of?