The Perfect Resume

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The Perfect Résumé

2. A résumé is your window to
market your skills and
abilities.

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College students or recent grads
What do you put on a résumé when you have few paid
experiences?
– Coursework
– Projects, classes, volunteer work, extracurriculars
– Internships
– Language skills
– GPA: overall and major
– Awards and achievements

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What makes a good résumé?
Follow company rules on posting résumés
No grammar or spelling mistakes, or typos
Simple, concise – one page
Complete information
Logical flow

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What do recruiters look for?
Career objective (optional)
Tailored to the job and company
Well-defined key experiences
Concrete metrics: quantitative vs. qualitative
– I led a team of six students in organizing five sessions for SWEet
Advice with Industry.
Emphasis on leadership
Accomplishments rather than duties
Well-rounded experiences and interests
Willingness to take responsibility

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Guidelines
Use bullet points
Keep font size between 10 and 14
Limit to 2 fonts
Avoid ‘fancy’ paper
Spell out acronyms
Avoid sounding arrogant
Use action verbs
Proofread!
Ask someone to critique
Omit references

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Strong action verbs
Accelerated Designed Increased Raised
Achieved Developed Interpreted Recruited
Administered Doubled Launched Resolved
Analyzed Edited Managed Selected
Assembled Enlarged Moved Solved
Budgeted Established Negotiated Surveyed
Calculated Evaluated Operated Supervised
Conducted Forecasted Organized Trained
Constructed Generated Persuaded Transferred
Contracted Hired Planned Updated
Created Implemented Programmed Upgraded
Defined Improved Published Wrote