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- 1. COMM 202 TUTORIAL4 RESUMES T35 & T40 TA: Stella Cho
- 2. Full program infoat: 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 FORTODAY 1. Course Timeline 2. Resumes 3. Peer Review 4. Feedback for me!
- 4. THIS WEEK WEEK9 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 yourresume with the person on your left when a new section starts Bring your pens out!
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- 7. BE CONSISTENT Font, fontsize, 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)
- 8. Is the resumeconsistent? Header Margins Font
- 9. RESUME CHECKLIST • Titlesformatted 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)
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- 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) • Thefirst 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 ofCommerce 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 • Achievementbased (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) ATTAINEDDECREASED SAVED GENERATED EXCEEDED MAXIMIZED SURPASSED OPTIMIZED ELIMINATED MINIMIZED IMPROVED ESTABLISHED INCREASED REDUCED CREATED ENHANCED
- 19. What to lookfor: • 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: • Showyour personality • Be memorable and specific (your “zinger”) • Be fun and appropriate *NOTE: Be able to speak about these interests extensively!
- 21. What to lookfor: • 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 ASAN 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
- 23. TA FEEDBACK TIME Whatshould I stop, start and continue doing?
- 24. ACTION ITEMS 1. Coverletter 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)