Tutorial 5 georgia sakurai

1. COMM 202
TUTORIAL 5: RESUME PEER REVIEW
T13 & T19

2. COURSE TIMELINE
Week 7
Oct 17-21
Week 8
Oct 24-28
Week 9
Oct 31-
Nov 04
• Resume peer
review
• Bring in 2 copies of
your resume draft
and job posting
• Create LinkedIn
profile
• Networking 101
• Cover letter &
Resume Nov 1st @2pm
• Networking
Assignment in CPA
Hall: 6-8pm

3. AGENDA
TA FEEDBACK
PEER REVIEW
ACTION ITEMS

4. TA FEEDBACK

5. SPOT THE ERRORS

6. RESUME PEER REVIEW

7. 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 slide section,
pass the document to the right

8. FORMATTING
• Name is preferred name
with (given name) in
brackets
• Phone and address are
included
• LinkedIn URL is personalized
header
• 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
general
• 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
consistency

9. HEADER

10. PROFILE/KEY COMPETENCIES
• No more then 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?)

11. PROFILE

12. EDUCATION

13. 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?

14. EDUCATION
• BCom not BCOMM
• Start with the degree
• List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected
Completion: ...”)
• No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses
• GPA –score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale
• Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form

15. RATS FORMAT

16. STAR to RATS
from STAR stories to RATS statements
employers don’t want to read your story on your
resume, they want to read your accomplishments

17. FLIP IT!
Result
Action
Task
Situation

18. RESULTS
ATTAINED
EXCEEDED
ELIMINATED
INCREASED
DECREASED
MAXIMIZED
MINIMIZED
REDUCED
SAVED
SURPASSED
IMPROVED
CREATED
GENERATED
ENHANCED
OPTIMIZED
ESTABLISHED

19. RESULTS
qualitative
• ***Be Descriptive
• Positive Feedback
• Promotion/Increase in
Responsibilities
• Implementation
• Awards
quantitative
• How much?
• How many?
• Numbers / Percentages

20. ACTION
do your results match up
with your actions?
are those skills relevant to
the job?
what skills did you see?

21. SITUATION & TASK
what was the challenge?
paint the setting (who,
what, where?)
describe the context

22. DUTY-BASED VS.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
duty-based
responsible for
contacting corporate
clients and organizing a
tournament
accomplishment
VS.
accomplishment
achieved 85% client
retention rate by
establishing relationships
with key corporate
clients and providing a
well organized,
personally tailored
tournament experience

23. ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLE
achieved 85% client retention rate by
establishing relationships with key corporate
clients and providing a well organized,
personally tailored tournament experience
RESULT

24. ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLE
achieved 85% client retention rate by
establishing relationships with key corporate
clients and providing a well organized,
personally tailored tournament experience
ACTION + TASK

25. ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLE
achieved 85% client retention rate by
establishing relationships with key corporate
clients and providing a well organized,
personally tailored tournament experience
SITUATION

26. ONE MORE EXAMPLE
results
ac#ons
task/situa#on
led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC
Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying
camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and
high-pressure games

27. WORK EXPERIENCE

28. WORK 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?

29. WORK 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)

30. INTERESTS

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

32. 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!

33. 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

34. MARKING
TYPOS FORMATTING
SPELLING &
GRAMMAR
MISSING INFO
DASHES VS.
HYPHENS
CONSISTENCY
if you have 2 or more errors per
document, we will deduct 40%

35. EVOLUTION OF YOUR RESUME

36. ACTION ITEMS
• resume & cover letter is due on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
@ 2PM via Turnitin
• LinkedIn profile is due before next tutorial!
– Connect with me!
• networking event on NOVEMBER 3RD, 2016
6-8pm
• office hours!
• sign up for extreme makeover & BCC sessions (2 max
for resume & cover letter)

37. ACTION ITEMS
• LinkedIn profile is due before next tutorial!
– Connect with me!
– A professional headshot
– A personalized URL
– An outline of your education, work, and extra curriculars
– “hand it in” to me by connecting with me on LinkedIn (please
make sure you find the correct profile)
– Send a personalized invite to five other contacts (you should
have at least six connections when I check!)