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Industry Focused Resume and CV’s
Summer Seminar Series for McCormick Graduate Students
June 22nd, 2011
McCormick Office of Career Development
2133 Sheridan Road, Ford Engineering Design Center
Main Phone: 847-491-3366
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/co-op
Agenda
• Objectives – Enhance understanding about resume content
– Address your concerns and questions
• CV versus Resume (Differences)
• Resume Formats & Considerations
• Examples & Peer Review
What are the differences
between a resume and CV?
Resume
Length: One to two pages
Content: Brief education background,
related experience, skills
Purpose: Industry applications
• Brief, Concise, and Specific
• Industry “Speak”
– Strong Action Verbs
– Concise Bulleting
– Quantifiable Outcomes
– Discuss Impact
Reason: “Snap Shot”
CV
Length: Two or more pages
Content: Educational and academic
background, teaching and research
experience, publications, presentations,
awards, honors, affiliations
Purpose: Academic, research, science,
or international applications
Reason: More detailed synopsis
Converting a CV into a Resume
• Tailor it to the position
• Who is your intended audience? – Translate your academic experience to a non-academic audience
• Use bullet points, action focused verbs and
emphasize outcomes and accomplishments
• Emphasize skill-sets
• Quantify
How long should my resume be?
• It depends upon the position
– No more than two pages
– For some research positions, keeping the resume to two
pages is desired
– One page for most consulting/business related positions
Resume Formats
• Chronological
– Works well for new graduates
– Reveals employment or education gaps
• Functional (Skills Based)
– Highlights qualifications, skills and related
achievements
– Combination
– Combines aspects of both chronological and functional
formats
Functional (Skills Based)
• Career Changers
• Little Experience
• Large Gaps in Work
History
Sample Resume Source: Vault.com “Killer
Cover Letters and Resumes”
Resume Considerations
• Information to Avoid – Social security number, Salary history, Religion, Physical Characteristics,
Race, national origin, ethnicity, Test scores
• Avoid logos
• Use 10-12 point font
• Use headers for two page resumes
• Print on resume paper
• Grammatically perfect
• Clean and concise
Reviewing Real Examples
• Evaluate strengths and areas of improvement
• What would you modify, if anything?
• Open discussion
• Thank you for those contributing their resumes
Your Resume Themes
• Too much information
• Too much of a focus on test scores,
awards/honors, publications
• Difficult to ascertain skills and experience for a
non-technical reader
• Generalities/Purpose
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Peer Review
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