2. 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
Each new slide section
PASS DOCUMENT TO THE RIGHT
5. FORMATTING (ADDRESS)
Date
Contact Name
Their Title
Company
Address
City, Province Postal Code
Re: Position Title
Dear Mr. / Ms. Their Last Name OR Hiring
Manager
If unknown, this
can be omitted
AVOID:
“To Whom it May
Concern”
“Dear Sir or Madam”
Country is typically
unnecessary unless
applying outside of
Canada
7. END FORMATTING (SIGN OFF)
Sincerely,
Your Name
BCom Candidate 20XX
Sauder School of Business
Attached: Resume
Regards,
Best,
Written signature optional
(provide more space if
including)
Attached: Resume,
Transcript
Use “Enclosed: …” only if
sending application by mail
BCom Candidate 2016
These
spaces are
important
9. OPENING
HOOK!
Is there a link between them and the
position?
Interest and passion
Matches skills
Shows research in company
NOT random fact-dropping!
Name dropping where applicable
10. SKILLS MATCHING
Describes specific skills that are clearly
matched to the job description, referencing
specific examples that leverage experiences
and qualifications
Experiences highlighted are specific and
concise linking past experiences through
transferable skills
Results show success or strength in past
experiences
31. RESULT
“Accomplishment” or “result” verbs
ATTAINED
EXCEEDED
ELIMINATED
INCREASED
DECREASED
MAXIMIZED
MINIMIZED
REDUCED
SAVED
SURPASSED
IMPROVED
CREATED
GENERATED
ENHANCED
OPTIMIZED
ESTABLISHED
**Try not to repeat words!!
32. RESULT
2 Types of Results:
1. Qualitative
***Be Descriptive
Positive Feedback
Promotion/Increase in Responsibilities
Implementation
Awards
2. Quantitative
How much
How many
Numbers
Percentages
33. ACTION
Do your results match up with your
actions?
Are those skills relevant to the job?
What skills did you see?
35. WHAT NOT TO DO
Duty based statements:
Responsible for contacting corporate clients and organizing a
tournament
This is a job description!
36. WHAT TO DO
Accomplishment Statements
Achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing
relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well
organized, personally tailored tournament experience.
This is how you know you’re good at it!
37. AN EXAMPLE
Achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing
relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well
organized, personally tailored tournament experience.
RESULT
38. AN EXAMPLE
Achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing
relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well
organized, personally tailored tournament experience.
TASK & ACTION
39. AN EXAMPLE
Achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing
relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well
organized, personally tailored tournament experience.
SITUATION
41. ACTIVITY
Take one of your skills-matching paragraphs
and rewrite it as an accomplishment statement!
42. 3. ACTION ITEMS
Skills Matrix Assignment due Friday, Feb 12th @ 2:00pm
Watch the resume e-module and review “Outline to a
Chronological Resume” before next tutorial!
Bring in 2 hard copies of your full resume draft, updated cover
letter and job posting (1 to be handed in, 1 reviewed in class)
Sign up for Office Hours on COOL
Have an awesome reading break!
Editor's Notes
(no laptops) Welcome
Do start, stop and continue evaluations!!!
Today’s Agenda includes the following items
Reflection vs. transcript
Networking goes beyond your career
Differentiate yourself
Emphasize attached vs. enclosed
NO SIGNATURE NEEDED
This is my old high school resume… Why one page resumes??
Why 1 page? Why do they all look the same?
Not enough experience yet, business = short & concise, “Sauder Brand” -> credibility, talk about BCC surveys (East vs West)
Not creative writing assignment – be creative with header & fonts
How long to people look at it?
Talk about third person vs. first person- should always be in third person!!
Tie back your skills matrix to the cover letter (it is like an inventory back of stories to use for your cover letters)
Tie back your skills matrix to the cover letter (it is like an inventory back of stories to use for your cover letters)
Re-do slide – Tech stuff for BUCS students
Transfer Students – Put UBC during last year
Make sure that you have information to back it up!
REDO slide
What is a result verb.. What are some examples of these verbs?
Examples
Task- should be obvious with the result
The task will not always be stated explicitly … If it is, it tends to be more duty based ie “I was responsilbe for managing a team of 4”
Take 1 of your skills paragraphs, how would you write that as an accomplishment statement
