Resume peer review

1. COMM 202 – TUTORIAL #5
Alison Buchanan | T30 + T37
Sit in groups of 5! Name tents up! Hand in one copy of your
Resume!

2. AGENDA
TA Feedback
Resume Peer Review
Action Items
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3. FEEDBACK TIME!

4. INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your table number on ALL of your documents
2. Put your documents in a pile in the middle of the table
3. Get out your marking utensils
For each new rubric section,
pass document to the RIGHT

5. FORMATTING
o Name is preferred name with
(given name) in brackets
o Phone and address are
included
o LinkedIn URL is
personalized
header
o No personal pronouns (I, we, he,
she)
o Reasonable amount of white
space – is it easy to read?
o Experiences listed in reverse
chronological order by start date
general
o Titles formatted the same
o Spacing is consistent
o Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm)
o Phrases either ALL end in period or not
o Dates
o Usually right-aligned
o All have month and year, or just year
o All months are abbreviated to same # of letters
o Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-)
o Font:
o Size is ≥ 10
o Generally no more than two types of font
o Numbers < 10 are spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2)
o Bullets: same size/style, aligned
consistency

6. PROFILE / KEY COMPETENCIES
• Very clearly and convincingly summarizes
strengths/experiences/skills
• Provides clear and convincing link to the rest of the resume
• Matching to job posting (multiple references)
• Third person

7. EDUCATION
• Does it clearly summarize
education experiences (i.e.
including academic projects
/ relevant courses / grades /
awards)?
• Is there any ambiguity with
respect to the info provided?
• Does it match the job
description?
rubric important guidelines
o BCom not BCOMM
o Start with the degree
o List expected date of completion (either as “Completion:
…” or “Expected Completion: ...”)
o No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant
courses
o GPA –score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale
o Key/relevant projects and awards: write in
accomplishment statement form
o Transfer schools can be separate if desired
o Exchange schools can be separate or incorporated

8. ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS
• Are experiences achievement
based?
• Do numbers clearly quantify
achievements where
appropriate?
• Do statements have
Accomplishment, Proof,
Transferrable Skills, and Scope
of Action?
• Are the result verbs varied and
strong?
• Does language indicate
familiarity with industry /
company? Does it match the job
rubric important guidelines
o Reverse chronological order by start date
o You can include explanation sentences of
companies/experiences if necessary (but need to do it for
ALL or NONE)
o Eliminate filler words
o Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best)
o The elements of the RATS statement should be apparent
(but not necessarily in RATS order)
o NO PERSONAL PRONOUNS

9. BRANDING
• Personal qualifications are well tailored to requirements of job
(clear 60-70% match)
• Multiple words from job description are included in resume (5+)
• Interests section show personality and relevant specific interests
• There is strong evidence of CAN-WANT-FIT match made

10. INTEGRATION
• Personal style is consistent across both Resume & Cover Letter

11. WHO GOT
THE
INTERVIE
W?

12. ACTION ITEMS!
Final Resume & Cover Letter
due March 8th @ 2:00PM on TurnItIn
LinkedIn due before next Tutorial
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