2. What is a resume?
• An advertisement for a product: YOU
• A summary of relevant achievements (not a
summary of responsibilities)
• A tool to help you get an interview
• An example of the quality of work they could expect
from you
3. Resume: Header
• To identify all your documents and make it easy
for the employer to contact you
• Avoid unprofessional nicknames
• Make sure your email address is appropriate
• Consider adding social media contact details
Jane Doe
123 Main St Portland Oregon 97201
503-999-9999 janedoe@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/janedoe
4. Resume:
Professional Summary
• To highlight your relevant experience and skills
and demonstrate how you can contribute to the
organization
• Keep it brief: 2 – 3 sentences
• Strongly recommended for career changers
Professional, energetic and detailed team player with experience in
quickly bringing products and services to market, seeking a hands-on
leadership role in developing new and innovative technologies.
5. Resume: Education
• To demonstrate you are qualified for a job and
highlight your extracurricular achievements
• List degrees in reverse chronological order
• Do not include high school or community college
• Include bullet points for your business project,
specialized coursework, clubs or associations,
study abroad experiences and/or academic
honors
6. Resume: Education
Master of Business Administration June 2011
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Concentration
Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society
Capstone Project: Partnered with B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery to
examine their operations and strategy. In addition, generated a cost
study, which looked at the cost to their clients of self-delivery versus
outsourcing to B-Line.
7. Resume: Experience
• To demonstrate your professional achievements
and show how your past experience relates to the
job description
• Try to answer at least two of these questions within
each bullet:
What did you do? Who did you do it for?
When did you do it? Why did you do it?
How did you do it? What were the results?
• Start each sentence with a verb. Use active voice.
• Include significant class project or volunteer
experiences related to the job.
8. Resume: Experience
MARKETING AND COMMUNUCATIONS INTERN Jan – Dec 2009
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network ▪ Portland, Oregon
Developed and facilitated a comprehensive brand audit assessing
potential business risks and opportunities and recommended 12 future
action steps
Managed media outreach efforts via social networking, blog creation,
HTML blasts, website editing, as well as produced articles for the Oregon
Business Report
Designed and implemented a marketing strategy which increased online
participation by over 1000%
Assisted with logistics and marketing for Angel Oregon, monthly
PubTalks, and other events
9. Other Resume Tips
• Make a master copy including all jobs, activities,
awards, skills, references, etc
• Use keywords from the job description
• Try to quantify results
• Avoid “I” statements
• Double and triple check grammar
• Use functional resumes cautiously
• Convert to PDF to keep formatting (if allowed)
• Don’t list references or use “references available
upon request”
Just like product advertising, you must know your target marketPeople can basically assume what your responsibilities were based on your job title – you want to communicate what you achievedAvoid “responsibilities included” or “duties included” statementsA tool to help you get an interview – it is not end all, be all, remember the other tools that can help you get an interview such as networkingIt’s an example of the quality and attention-to-detail they can expect from you – no glaring errors
Nicknames – If you are Elizabeth and want to go by Liz, that is acceptable, going by Muffin isn’t appropriateMake sure any nickname you use is consistent across resume, LinkedIn, email, personal introductions, etcEmail – partygirl123@yahoo.com is not appropriateSocial media contacts or blogs (if relevant to your personal brand)
It is different than an Objective statement which is usually only for internship resumesShould not focus on what you want to gain – focus on how you can add valueNo: Seeking a supply chain positionYes: Seeking to apply supply chain expertise to a teamHelps set a frame for your resume and brings everything together
Education should go first if you are in school (or recent graduate) and don’t have a lot of experience in the field you are pursuingExperience should go first if you’ve been out of school for awhile and/or you have lots of experience in your fieldAdditional bullets can reveal additional skills and achievements – especially important for people in their early career
Degree is more important than university – make it stand outDon’t need the whole date range, just date graduated (or expected to graduate)
You don’t need to include every job.Use adverbs and adjectives cautiously
Position is usually more important than organization – list it firstDeveloped and facilitated a comprehensive brand audit = WHATAssessing potential business risks and opportunities = WHYRecommended 12 future action steps = RESULTS
Keywords – don’t copy verbatim, but you have to speak the languageGrammar – they are looking for any reason to reduce their stack and rejecting a resume for spelling errors is easyConvert to PDF – include full name in file name incase it gets lost – don’t use “my resume”
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