Project Greenhouse’s Resume Writing for Advertising and Marketing Roles Craig Hodges Recruitment Manager, Account Niche Adele Wootton Account Director, Creative Niche

1. Skills Assessment Do an inventory of your skills, abilities, accomplishments and achievements Create sample case studies of your contributions to clients and employers Create PARs – Problem, Action, Result Resume Writing: Process

Do an inventory of your skills, abilities, accomplishments and achievements

Create sample case studies of your contributions to clients and employers

Create PARs – Problem, Action, Result

2. Research Read career and business related publications (print and online) for market trends Carefully read the job descriptions of your desired positions

Read career and business related publications (print and online) for market trends

Carefully read the job descriptions of your desired positions

3. Writing Consider either leaving out an objective or simply adding a quick statement including your title or how your skills can impact the company Be concise but specific regarding accomplishments Create an image that matches you and the company to which you are applying

Consider either leaving out an objective or simply adding a quick statement including your title or how your skills can impact the company

Be concise but specific regarding accomplishments

Create an image that matches you and the company to which you are applying

4. Format Determine the layout, format, structure and content Begin by moving your accomplishments under various categories Consider a skills-based versus chronological resume

Determine the layout, format, structure and content

Begin by moving your accomplishments under various categories

Consider a skills-based versus chronological resume

5. Edit Grammatical phrasing is consistent Design/layout is appropriate for the role/company Review, proofread and spell-check your final document Save various copies and track where you have applied

Grammatical phrasing is consistent

Design/layout is appropriate for the role/company

Review, proofread and spell-check your final document

Save various copies and track where you have applied

1. Who are you? Name Title Profile Objective Resume Writing: Best Practices

Name

Title

Profile

Objective

2. What do you want? Communicate what position you are applying to

Communicate what position you are applying to

3. What can you do? Highlight your experience, skills and projects

Highlight your experience, skills and projects

4. What have you accomplished? Detail past achievements and successes

Detail past achievements and successes

5. With whom have you worked? Mention brands, clients, companies and agencies

Mention brands, clients, companies and agencies

Creative Niche and Account Niche are committed to matching the right advertising, design, interactive and marketing professionals with the right employers. For more information, visit us at www.creativeniche.ca Or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CreativeNiche or www.twitter.com/AccountNiche