Kevin's T35 & T36 Resume Style Slides

1. Resume
Style!

2. From this…
(2011 & 2012)

3. To this!
(2016 - Business)

4. Headers
o The banner at the top of the page that contains basic
information
(123) 456-7890
Name
Contact Info
LinkedIn / Website
Relevant Social Media

5. Headers
o More Examples

6. Profile / Key Competencies
o A brief self-intro and preview of your resume
Career
aspirations
Skills &
attributes
Values
Experiences
Training and
certifications
Areas of
expertise

7. Profile / Key Competencies
o More Examples

8. Profile / Key Competencies
o Key Competencies replace the Profile
BUCS:

9. Profile / Key Competencies
o Key Competencies replace the Profile
BUCS:
PRO TIP:
REFER TO YOUR
JOB POSTING!

10. Education
o A brief self-intro and preview of your resume
School
Program
Expected
Graduation
Academic
Achievements
Key Courses /
Projects
Awards Competitions

11. Education

12. Personal Branding
Presenting YOU throughout the document!
INTERESTS
WORD CHOICE
COLOUR &
DESIGN
MATCH TO
COVER LETTER

13. Showcase your
personality!
How do you want
to be remembered?

14. Personal Branding
Are
you
catering
to
your
audience?
GOAL:
Showcase
Personality
&
Differentiate
Yourself!
How
do
you
want
to
be
remembered?

15. Interests
o Be able to speak extensively about the topics you put here…
o Hold at least a 5 minute conversation on the topic
o Specifics
o Differentiate yourself!
o Be well rounded (Physical/creative/worldly-ness)
o Cater to your employer where possible (ONLY IF IT’S REALLY TRUE!)
Be FUN but appropriate

16. Interests
o Soccer
o Dance
o Travelling
o Reading
o Triple A competitive Soccer
(forward)
o Contemporary ballet (5 years’
experience)
o Backpacking through Eastern
Europe
o Reading classical fiction by
Jane Austen and Charles
Dickens

17. Interests

18. Marking & Errors
Spelling &
Grammar
Typos Formatting
Missing Info
Dashes vs.
Hyphens
Consistency
2 or more errors on resume
2 or more errors on cover letter
Total potential deductions
20% deducted (total)
20% deducted (total)
40%

19. 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