WE16 Annual Conference | Susan Rodríguez & Erin Ralph

The Perfect Résumé

A résumé is your window tomarket your skills andabilities.

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College students or recent grads

What do you put on a résumé when you have few paidexperiences?– Coursework– Projects, classes, volunteer work, extracurriculars– Internships– Language skills– GPA: overall and major– Awards and achievements

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What makes a good résumé?

Follow company rules on posting résumés

No grammar or spelling mistakes, or typos

Simple, concise – one page

Complete information

Logical flow

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What do recruiters look for?

Career objective (optional)

Tailored to the job and company

Well-defined key experiences

Concrete metrics: quantitative vs. qualitative– I led a team of six students in organizing five sessions for SWEet

Advice with Industry.

Emphasis on leadership

Accomplishments rather than duties

Well-rounded experiences and interests

Willingness to take responsibility

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Guidelines

Use bullet points

Keep font size between 10 and 14

Limit to 2 fonts

Avoid ‘fancy’ paper

Spell out acronyms

Avoid sounding arrogant

Use action verbs

Proofread!

Ask someone to critique

Omit references

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Strong action verbs

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