Resumes

• Importance

• How to create one?

• I have one, now what?

Resumes

• Profile Statement

oKick off with a brief summary of yourself

oServes as a foundation for the rest of your resume and a repository for key words

Resumes

• Lead with a Summary

Resumes

• Lead with a Summary

Resumes

• Get the Readers Attention

oHighlight Honors and Awards• Dean’s List• Scholarships• Academic awards

o Leadership positions

Resumes

• Get the Readers Attention

oDon’t just list jobs

o Illustrate how you have achieved success with facts and figures

oWriting great bullets

Resumes

• Do Not Focus on “Old Experience”

oHigh School

oMore recent experience gets more space

Resumes

• Tailor Your Resume to Your Reader

oResearch the company and position

oHighlight skills they need

Resumes

• Limit Certain Information

oAge, marital status, religious or political affiliation

oAssociations or activities

Resumes

• Use “Clean” Formatting

oBasic fonts

oBasic formatting

oUse .pdf file type to preserve your layout

• Resume scanning is common

Resumes

• Ordero Contact Information

o Profile

o Education

o Experience

o Skills

o Activities

Resumes

• Keep It Brief

oWrite in phrases

oUse clear, concise language

oOne page

Resumes

• Do Not Misrepresent Your Past

oBackground checks

o Facebook and LinkedIn

Resumes

• Spell Check ≠ Proof Reading

o “… instrumental in ruining the operation”

o “… traveled expensively through Europe”

Cover Letters

• Job Application

• Networking

• Recommendations/References

NetworkingMr. Porter, Coming into my senior year I have started the search for a successful career path hopefully starting around June 2013. I really appreciated your advice last year in my search for a summer internship and was hoping you would be able to provide me with the same guidance in my search this year. If you have any advice or know anyone that I could get in touch with to aid in my job search I would be extremely grateful. Thank you very much for your time, I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,Jillian Wofford

NetworkingMr. Porter,

I trust you are having an enjoyable summer. I am spending the second half of mine at Wofford attending the Institute for Professional Development. Although we are only one week into the five week program, I am already learning quite a bit. One of our most enjoyable challenges is our consulting engagement. My team is working with OTO Development to create a solution that addresses pricing, marketing, and sales strategies for its geographically dispersed hotel operations. The engagement requires advanced Excel skills, so I get to build on my solid background as well as assist others in my group with a little less Excel experience.

I really appreciated your advice last year in my search for a summer internship and was hoping you would be able to provide me with similar guidance in my search this year. I am eager to create options as I approach my senior year. My goal is to have an opportunity secured prior to graduating in May 2013. If you have 10 minutes just to talk about my search I would greatly appreciate it. I know you are extremely busy so if you are able to let me know when your schedule might accommodate a conversation, I will most certainly adhere to 10 minutes.

Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,Jillian WoffordWofford CollegeClass of 2013