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How to prepare your resume
The roles of the resume The basics of resume writing How to prepare your resume
Contact Information Job History Accomplishment Bullets
Education
How to prepare your resume
The roles of the resume The basics of resume writing How to prepare your resume
Contact Information Job History Accomplishment Bullets
Education
The roles of the resume
Career management tool Getting you an interview Preparing you for the interview Allowing the interviewer to
prepare for the interview
The roles of the resume
Career management tool Getting you an interview Preparing you for the interview Allowing the interviewer to
prepare for the interview
The Resume as a Career Management Tool
Kept at home or in a discrete place The boss should not see you working on
it Two versions
Longer version (no limit on length) One page version Both versions are important for your
career management!
The Resume as a Career Management Tool
Updated every quarter Schedule 2 hours for the update
Think of your accomplishments during the past quarter
Plan your next quarter accomplishments Revisit your longer-range goals Update the files
The roles of the resume
Career management tool Getting you an interview Preparing you for the interview Allowing the interviewer to
prepare for the interview
Offered as value-added benefit to various student clubs at DEWSC
How to prepare your resume
The roles of the resume The basics of resume writing How to prepare your resume
Contact Information Job History Accomplishment Bullets
Education
The basics of resume writing (I) One Page: Period!
No matter who you are the rest will not get read white space didn’t get anybody hired!
Don’t pay anyone to help you if you can type and follow instructions, you can
prepare your own resume
Don’t include your references (have them ready, but don’t include them) they are an antiquated inclusion USA has a meritocratic economy
The basics of resume writing (II) Don’t include hobbies, activities, or
extracurriculars you are wasting “real estate” you’re not hired for your hobbies
No separate listing of technical skills Include them and proficiency in the body in context with a particular job or
accomplishment No Objective statements
Limits Your Flexibility I’m sorry the job I have in mind is not really
challenging No Personal Summaries
Let the interviewer be the judge
The basics of resume writing (III)
10 Point Type 11 or 12 if you are early in your career
and have less data Common Serif Fonts Are A Good Choice
Times New Roman Bookman
Minimal margins Just what your printer can handle
.5” on the left and right and .75” on the top and bottom
Readability of the font is paramount(this font is Verdana)
The basics of resume writing (IV)
8 1/2" x 11" Inkjet printing OK Don’t go overboard with the paper
About $10 for a 500/Ream is OK a little better paper than copy paper Heavyweight Printing Paper 28 lb. 96 US / 109+ Euro Bright
The basics of resume writing (V) Contact Information
centered your name should be bold (12 pt. OK) name, address, phone and non-work email
Your phone should have an answering machine or service: “Hi, this is Joe, I'm not available, please leave a message.”
Check your email every day Gmail now supports POP
The basics of resume writing (VI)
The majority is dedicated to your job history multiple text blocks, each dedicated to a specific
job these blocks should be separated by a
return/empty line if you have had eight jobs, you get eight blocks
Each job block has three parts:1. Dates, title and company
Bold and underlined for easy identification Dates include months and years, followed by a
colon This part ends with a dash
2. Core responsibilities 2-4 sentences ideally would come from your job descriptions,
but you may need to create them yourself always start with an action verb!
Can’t fit your responsibilities in 4 sentences? Maybe you need to revisit your priorities in your job
The basics of resume writing (VII)
This is the ONLY time when you use a timeline to present your career. During the interview you use a different structure.
The basics of resume writing (VIII)
Each job block has three parts:3. Accomplishments
bulleted list – at least one per responsibility Each accomplishment starts with an action
verb: achieved, ranked (2nd, fifth), reduced, increased, noted for, recognized… Exception: First. Example: First man on the Moon
Bullets flush to the left, try to fit in one line