COMM 202!Tutorial 5 – Resumes

Wednesday, March 4thNo cell phones, no laptops, Namecards OUT!!!!!!!!

AGENDA

1. Networking Reflection Debrief

2. Resume Breakdown

3. Accomplishment Statements

4. Wrap-up/ To Do List

AGENDA

Let’s Reflect:

NETWORKING REFLECTION DEBRIEF

ResumeBreakdown

Resume Length?

Why one page?

Resume Length?

Why one page?

Written in third person.

FROMTHIS…

TOTHIS!

HEADER

HEADER

• Banner at the top containingbasic information.

HEADER

NAMECONTACT

INFOADDRESS

LINKEDINSOCIALMEDIA

WEBSITES

PROFILE/KEY COMPETENCIES

• Brief, self-intro and preview of Resume.

Recall: display your best self.

CAREERASPIRATION

S

SKILLS &ATTRIBUTES

INTERESTS

EXPERIENCES

TRAININGAREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFILE/KEY COMPETENCIES

PRO TIP:

REFER TO JOB

DESCRIPTION

KEY/CORE COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

• Showcasing your academic journey.

SCHOOL &PROGRAM

EXPECTEDGRAD DATE

ACADEMICACHIEVEMENT

S

KEYPROJECTS

AWARDS COMPETITIONS

EDUCATION

RELEVANCE.RELEVANCE.RELEVANCE.

ONE PAGE

• How you present yourself throughout the document

PERSONAL BRANDING/INTERESTS

INTERESTS(5 MIN CHAT)

COLOURS & DESIGNS

CHOICE OFVOCABULAR

Y

PERSONAL BRANDING/INTERESTS

GOAL: SHOWCASE

PERSONALITY& DIFFERENTIATE

YOURSELF.

HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?

BE AWARE OF YOUR AUDIENCE

SPELILNG &GRAMMAR

TYPOSS INDENTATION

MARGINSCONSISTENCYCONSISTENCYCONSISTENCY ALIGNMENT

OVER 2 ERRORS* = 40% DEDUCTION

* 2 ERRORS PER DOCUMENT.

Don’t be this guy because of 2 errors.

Questions?

ACCOMPLISHMENTSTATEMENTS

LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES

YOUR BEST SELF ON PAPER

RESULTTASK

SITUATION

ACTION

HOW YOU TELL A TYPICAL STORY

RESULTTASK

SITUATION

ACTION

FLIP IT!

• Backward STAR statements

“RATS” STATEMENTS

RATS

RESULT.

ACTION.

TASK.

SITUATION.

ATTAINED

EXCEEDEDELIMINATEDINCREASED

DECREASED

MAXIMIZEDMINIMIZEDREDUCED

SAVEDSURPASSEDIMPROVEDCREATED

GENERATEDENHANCEDOPTIMIZEDESTABLISHE

D

"ACCOMPLISHMENT" OR "RESULT" VERBS

* TRY NOT TO REPEAT WORDS!

R RESULT.

2 TYPES OF

RESULTS

QUALITATIVE

QUANTITATIVE

DESCRIPTION QUALITIES

HOW MUCH HOW MANY NUMBERS PERCENTAGES

R RESULT.

WHAT SKILLS DID YOU USE?

ARE THOSE SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE JOB?

DO YOUR RESULTS MATCH UP WITH YOUR ACTIONS?

A ACTION.

T TASK.

WHAT WAS THE CHALLENGE?

DESCRIBE THE CONTEXT

PAINT THESETTING

WHO? WHEN? WHERE?

S SITUATION.

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT

STATEMENTSVS.

DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST

TRAFFIC.

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT

STATEMENTSVS.

DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST

TRAFFIC.

* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT

WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN

INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH

CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

= RESULT/TASK.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

= ACTION.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

= TASK/SITUATION

Questions?

DIY ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

1. PICK A STORY FROM YOUR SKILLS MATRIX.

2. FLIP IT INTO THE RATS FORMAT.

3. SUMMARIZE IT INTO ONE SENTENCE (MAXIMUM TWO LINES ON YOUR RESUME)

RESUME

SKILLS MATRIX

COMPANY RESEARCH

ASSIGNMENT

NO DUTYSTATEMENTS.

BRANDING &INTEGRATION

ALWAYS STAY RELEVANT.

IT'S ALL INTHE DETAIL.

Takeaways?

Weekly Homework:• Bring Resume & Cover Letter

Drafts• 2 Hard Copies of each• In Class Peer-Review

• OFFICE HOURS!!!!!

TUTORIAL NEXT WEEK!

Have a great weekend!