Peer Review + Accomplishment Statements

1. COMM202
T34 & T38 – Peer Review

2. 1. Cover Letter Peer Review
2. Resume Overview
3. Action Items
Agenda

3. Instruction
s
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

4. COVER
LETTER
COVER LETTERS

5. • Left Aligned
• No INDENTS on paragraphs
• Bullet Points vs. Paragraphs
• 2-3 Relevant Skills!
Formatting

6. Addressing the CL
Date
Contact Name
TheirTitle
Company
Address
City, Province Postal Code
Re: PositionTitle
Dear Mr. / Ms.Their Last Name OR
Hiring Manager
These spaces are
important!
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. To a specific person
To a non-specified
committee/manager

8. Sincerely,
Full Name
Bcom Candidate 20XX
Sauder School of Business
Enclosed/Attached: Resume
Bottom Formatting
These spaces are
important!
Other Options:
Best, Regards
Co-op Students:
BCom BTM Co-op Candidate 2016
Written Signature is
OPTIONAL
Attached: Resume,Transcript
Use “Enclosed: …” only if sending
application by mail

9. • How do you like the hook?
• Is there keen, genuine interest and/or passion for the position?
• Is there a clear expression of the skills/experience matching the job
posting?
• Is company research integrated (and indicates interest)?
• If name drop is used, was it well-integrated?
Opening

10. • Are there specific skills matched to the job description?
• Do they reference specific examples that leverage
experiences/qualifications?
• Are the highlighted experiences specific and concise?
• Do they indicate transferrable skills?
• Do the results show strength or success?
• Suggested minimum of 2 skills/attributes matched
Skills Matching

11. • Are skills reiterated in a different (not redundant!) way?
• Is sincere interest expressed?
• Is there a gracious thank you and call to action
• request for meeting?
Conclusion

12. • Is their research insightful? Have they gone the distance to show
how they will “fit” into the industry or organization?
• Did they use IndustryTerms?
CAN they do the job?
Do they WANT the job?
Are they a good FIT?
Branding

13. WHO WOULD YOU
HIRE?
Of the applications on your table, who has…
• Who had the WOW factor?
• What was GOOD about their application?
• What do they need to work on?

14. COVER
LETTER
RESUME

15. FROMTHIS:

16. TOTHIS:

17. The banner at the top of the page that contains basic information!
Header

18. A brief self-intro and preview to your resume!
Header

19. Showcase your academic journey!
Education

20. Presenting yourself throughout the document!
Personal Branding

21. If you have 2 or more errors,
we will deduct 40%!
TYPOS FORMATTINGSPELLING & GRAMMAR
MISSING INFO DASHESVS. HYPHENS CONSISTENCY
Marking

22. ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

23. STARTO RATS
Employers do not want to hear your stories,
they want to see your accomplishments!

24. FLIP IT!
Result
Action
Task
Situation

25. ATTAINED
EXCEEDED
ELIMINATED
INCREASED
DECREASED
MAXIMIZED
MINIMIZED
REDUCED
SAVED
SURPASSED
IMPROVED
CREATED
GENERATED
ENHANCED
OPTIMIZED
ESTABLISHED
**Try not to repeat words!!
ResultVerbs

26. QUALITATIVE
• Positive Feedback
• Promotion/Increase in
in Responsibilities
• Implementation
• Awards
• Examples?
QUANTITATIVE
• How much?
• How many?
• Numbers
• Percentages
• Examples?
2 ResultTypes

27. Do your results match up with your
actions?
Are those skills relevant to the job?
What skills did you see?
Action

28. Situation /Task
• What other context are necessary
to understand?

29. DUTY BASED
Developed website to
boost traffic.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
VS.

30. DUTY BASED
Developed website to
boost traffic.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
VS.
This is a
job description!

31. DUTY BASED
Developed website to
boost traffic.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Boosted the website’s
average rate of monthly
hits by 34% by updating it
with new features and
content such as an
interactive world map, a
student involvement
section, and a homepage
newsfeed—all of which
catered to local business
students
VS.

32. DUTY BASED
Developed website to
boost traffic.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Boosted the website’s
average rate of monthly
hits by 34% by updating it
with new features and
content such as an
interactive world map, a
student involvement
section, and a homepage
newsfeed—all of which
catered to local business
students
VS. This is how they know
you’re good at it!

33. ACCOMPLISHMENT
Boosted the website’s average rate
of monthly hits by 34%...
…by updating it with new features
and content such as an interactive
world map, a student involvement
section, and a homepage
newsfeed—
…all of which catered to local
business students
RESULT
ACTION
SITUATION /TASK

34. DUTY BASED
Responsible for contacting
corporate clients and
organizing a tournament
ACCOMPLISHMENT
VS.
Achieved 85% client retention rate
by establishing relationships with
key corporate clients and providing
a well organized, personally tailored
tournament experience.

35. ACCOMPLISHMENT
RESULT
ACTION
SITUATION /TASK
Achieved 85% client retention rate…
…by establishing relationships with key
corporate clients and providing a well
organized, personally tailored…
…tournament experience.

36. ACTIVITY
Take one of your skills-matching
rewrite it as an accomplishment statement!

37. KeyTakeaways
• No Duty Statements!
• Be Concise
• Format Consistently!
• Always Stay Relevant
• Small Details Matter!
• YOU DOYOU. (aka be yourself!)

38.  Watch the resume e-module and review
“Outline to a Chronological Resume”
Resume”
 Complete your resume DRAFT for next
class (bring two copies)!
 Sign up for Office Hours on COOL
 Have an awesome reading break!
-Week 7 -
ACTION ITEMS