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Where We are Today
Week 8 Week 10Week 9
• Tutorial: Resume Review
• What’s due: Resume DRAFT
submitted on Turnitin before
tutorial
• Tutorial: Cover Letter & Networking
• What’s due: Cover Letter DRAFT
submitted on Turnitin before tutorial
• Tutorial: Informational Interviews
• What’s due: Resume & Cover Letter
Assignment due on Mar 12th at
11:59pm on Turnitin and COOL
• Networking Event on Mar 13th 6-8pm in
CPA Hall
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Instructions
Write your name on ALL documents – make sure your documents are attached
Put all documents in a pile in the middle of the table
Trade to the person on your left when a new section starts
Get out your marking utensils!
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Formatting & Consistency
Be Consistent
- font size, font style, spacing, bullet points, alignment, punctuation, date & abbreviation format, hyphens vs dashes
First Impressions Matter
- pick a colour scheme (if you don’t want black-and-white, which is also fine) and use white space wisely; be concise with your
resume page count
Speak in Third Person
- always speak in third person and maintain a professional tone; no slang or personal pronouns (he, she, we, I)
Proofread, proofread, proofread
- no grammar mistakes, typos, spelling errors - proofread then proofread again
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Resume Formatting
• Titles formatted the same
• Spacing is consistent
• Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm)
• Phrases either ALL end in period or not
• Dates
• Usually right-aligned
• All have month and year, or just year
• All months are abbreviated to same # of letters
• Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-)
• Font:
• Size is 10
• Generally no more than two types of font
• Numbers under 10 spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2)
• Bullets: same size/style, aligned
• One page
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Header & General
HEADER
• Name is preferred name with (given name) in brackets
• Phone and email address are included
• LinkedIn URL is personalized
GENERAL
• No personal pronouns (I, we, he, she)
• Reasonable amount of white space – is it easy to read?
• Experiences listed in reverse chronological order by start
date
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Profile/Key Competencies
• No more than 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile)
• Can include languages
• Does it clearly and convincingly summarize strengths/experiences/skills?
• Does it match the job posting (multiple references)?
• Does it provide a clear, convincing link to the rest of the resume (i.e. is there PROOF elsewhere in
the document?)
• OPTIONAL** - depends on the industry you are applying to, include if need a way to fill up your resume
(i.e. Not enough experience but can’t have too much white space on resume)
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Education
• Bachelor of Commerce not BCOMM or B.Comm
• UBC Sauder School of Business not Sauder School of Business
• Start with the degree
• List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected Completion: ...”)
• No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses (full course name written out)
• GPA – score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale
• Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form
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Experience
• 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
description?
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Experience
• Reverse chronological order by start date
• You can include explanation sentences of companies/experiences if
necessary
• Eliminate filler words
• Written in third person
• Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best)
• The elements of the RATS statement should be apparent (but not
necessarily in RATS order)
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Interests
• Do the interests show personality? Are they specific? Are they
relevant to the job (not always necessary)?
• Do they differentiate the candidate? Are they memorable?
• Be fun! And appropriate
*NOTE for the candidate: Be able to speak about these interests
extensively!
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What Counts as an Error?
Spelling & Grammar
Inconsistency
Incorrect order of
Information
Improper Formatting
Incorrect
Information
Missing Information
First 2 errors = 5% deducted for each
2+ errors = 40% deducted from assignment
Not including job
posting in
submission
(counts as 2 errors)
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Action Items
1. Sign up for office hours
2. Cover Letter Draft due before next
week’s tutorial on Turnitin (Bring a hard
copy to class also)
3. Resume and Cover Letter due March
12th @ 11:59pm on Turnitin and COOL
4. Cover Letter & Resume Toolkit on
MyBcom site + checklist on blog
5. Networking Event : March 13th 6-8pm in
CPA Hall
6. Tutorial Next Week!
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Questions? Here’s How You Can Get in Touch with Me
Email: comm202.6@sauder.ubc.ca
Tutorials: feel free to approach me before or after
Office hours: available throughout the term as
assignments come up
Call me
maybe?
