2. Full program info at: www.sauder.ubc.ca/bmmp
Info Session:
For 2nd & 3rd year BCOMs and MBAs
Tuesday, March 6th 12:30-2:00 in HA 492
Sign up on Cool under events/workshops
3. OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY
1. Course Timeline
2. Resumes
3. Peer Review
4. Feedback for me!
4. THIS WEEK WEEK 9 WEEK 10
• Tutorial: Resumes
• What’s Due:
Resume draft on
Turnitin before
tutorial
• Tutorial: Cover letters
and Networking
• What’s Due: Cover
Letter draft on
Turnitin before tutorial
• Tutorial: Informational
Interviews
• What’s Due: Resume and
cover letter (final) on March
12th at 11:59pm on Turnitin
• Networking event: March
13th 6-8pm in CPA hall
COURSE TIMELINE:
WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT’S COMING UP?
5. LET’S BEGIN!
Trade your resume with the person on
your left when a new section starts
Bring your pens out!
7. BE CONSISTENT
Font, font size,
spacing, bullet
points, alignment,
punctuation, date
& abbreviation
format, hyphens
vs dashes
FIRST
IMPRESSION
Pick a colour
scheme
(if you want) and
use white space
wisely
One page only
PROOFREAD
No grammar
mistakes, typos,
spelling errors
Proofread
Proofread
Proofread
FORMATTING: RESUMES & CLS
3RD PERSON
Always speak in
third person and
maintain a
professional tone;
no slang or
personal
pronouns (he,
she, we, I)
9. RESUME CHECKLIST
• 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 are
spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2)
• Bullets: same size/style,
aligned
• One page (if you have a
second page, must be
relevant)
11. Resume checklist
HEADER
• Name
• Phone
number
• Email address
• LinkedIn URL
PROFILE
• 5 lines of key
competencies
• Summarize
strengths/
experiences/
skills
• Match job
posting
EDUCATION
• Reverse
chronological
order
• Start with
degree
• Include
relevant
grades and
awards
•
EXPERIENCES
• Reverse
chronological
order
• RATS formation
• Achievement
based
statements
INTERESTS
• Specific
• Make yourself
stand out
• Reflect your
personality
12. Header and General
1. Preferred name with (given name)
in brackets
2. Phone number and address
3. Personalized LinkedIn URL
4. Your current address
5. Professional email address
Your header should include:
13. Profile (Optional)
• The first thing an employer will read when looking at your resume
• A summary of your resume, a brief introduction, and a preview of what’s to come
Checklist:
• 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?)
14. Education
• Bachelor of Commerce not BCOMM or B.Comm
• List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected Completion: ...”)
• No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses
• Include key/relevant
projects and awards
• GPA – score/%/letter grade,
indicating the school scale
• ’UBC Sauder School of
Business’ ß correct naming
15. Work Experience
• Achievement based (qualitative or quantitative results)
• Use industry language/jargon
• 2-3 statements per job experience
• Reverse chronological order
16. Accomplishment Statements
STAR
RATS
result, action, task,
situation
“Reduced expected deployment time by
10% by performing quality assurance on
five email campaigns, reviewing test
emails for strategic misalignment, and
working closely with the director of
production.”
17. Accomplishment Statements
STAR
RATS
result, action, task,
situation
• 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)
18. Results (Skill verbs)
ATTAINED DECREASED SAVED GENERATED
EXCEEDED MAXIMIZED SURPASSED OPTIMIZED
ELIMINATED MINIMIZED IMPROVED ESTABLISHED
INCREASED REDUCED CREATED ENHANCED
19. What to look for:
• 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?
20. Interests
Interests should:
• Show your personality
• Be memorable and
specific (your “zinger”)
• Be fun and appropriate
*NOTE: Be able to speak
about these interests
extensively!
21. What to look for:
• 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
22. WHAT COUNTS AS AN ERROR?
spelling &
grammar
incorrect
information
improper
formatting
missing
information
inconsistencies
incorrect
order
**Not including a Job Posting counts as 2 errors
**Please note errors are not limited to this
24. ACTION ITEMS
1. Cover letter draft due before tutorial next
week on Turnitin
2. Office hours available on March 5, 6, 8, 9.
Sign up on COOL in advance for priority
attention
3. Final resume and cover letter assignment
due Monday March 12th at 11:59pm on
Turnitin (submit with job posting)
