1. Presented by Bob Nealon, Career Coach
North Campus Career Center
Developing a Winning Résumé

2. On average, how many
résumés are received for
every job opening?

3. 250 Résumés
for every job opening
Source: http://www.ere.net/2013/05/20/why-you-cant-get-a-job-recruiting-explained-by-the-numbers/

4. What do you hope your
résumé does for you? What is
the goal?

5. Goal:
You are contacted for an interview for the
position.

6. Remember:
Your résumé gets you the interview. A good interview
moves you forward in the employer’s hiring process and
ultimately gets you the job.

7. Purpose of Résumé
1. It is your sales and marketing tool.
2. It is the answer to the question why an employer should hire you.
3. It is your initial introduction to process people (HR, Recruiters) and decision makers.
4. It is support documentation to pass on to your existing network of contacts (friends, family
members, other connections).
5. It forces you to inventory your skills, background, educations, and accomplishments in a
concise manner.
6. It helps you write your quality cover letters and prepare for your interview.
7. It validates who you are and what you have to offer to a prospective employer.
8. It can serve as an attachment to your job application.
9. It can assist your references in speaking out effectively on your behalf.
10. It is a reference tool to match job leads with your experience.
11. It is a tool that can build your confidence.
12. It can help you make a favorable impression.
13. It is a required tool for most online job boards/web sites.
14. It is a tool that can help you prepare your personal introduction and answer the “Tell me about
yourself” question on an interview.

8. Résumé Versions Needed:
Version 1: Presentation Style
• A well-formatted MSWord document and/or PDF résumé for
“people”. The résumé document is sent to a person through snail
mail, e-mail, or delivered in person.
Version 2: Text only
• A text-only résumé for online applications that do not allow you
to upload your MSWord document or PDF into their system. The
employer will provide a text editor for you to copy and paste the
résumé into their system. This résumé is utilized exclusively for
this purpose.
Version 3: Basic Word Document
• An MSWord document with minimal formatting (i.e. borderlines,
bullets, italics, etc.). Many companies today utilize online
applicant tracking systems to handle applicant date. These
systems can be confused, and in some cases reject, résumés that
it cannot interpret. This style will only be used when uploading
your résumé into a computerized system.

9. Version 1:

10. Version 2:

11. Version 3:

12. Things to Know Before Beginning:
• Use no less than .5” margins. Ideally, use 1” margins (left, right,
top, bottom)
• Balance white space and content.
• Use an excellent printer to generate print outs for interviews, in-
person résumé delivery
• Use commonly used font styles (i.e.Arial,Verdana, etc.)
• Font size between 10 and 12 point type size (body of résumé)
• When handing or mailing your résumé to a person, put your
résumé on good quality résumé paper.

13. Basic Résumé Writing Tips
1. Know your audience before you begin to prepare the document. Target the résumé to the job
and employer.
2. Make sure your résumé is free of all spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors. Have
someone else proofread your résumé.
3. Put your targeted job title following your name and contact information
4. Develop a Summary Statement/Performance Profile that describes your ability to do the
targeted job.
5. Develop a Skills section with at least 8 keyword (“hard” skills).
6. Quantify your accomplishments – tell how much, how many, how often.
7. Don’t extend employment dates to fill in gaps.
8. Be sure your résumé is well organized and concise. One page résumé is all you need (unless you
have more than 5 years of work experience).
9. Don’t overuse capitalizations, italics, or underlines. Have a strategy for using these formatting tools.
10. Use present tense for current jobs and past tense for jobs in past.
11. Spell out terms versus using abbreviations or acronyms.
12. Avoid using the pronoun “I”.
13. Do not include personal information – unless it is relevant to the job.
14. Always include a cover letter unless you are told differently by the employer.
15. Use www.oneonline.org for assistance with job descriptions and keywords.

14. Organizing Your Résumé
Contact Information
• Name
• Address
• Telephone Number and E-MailAddress
Example:

15. Organizing Your Résumé
Targeted JobTitle
• Add the targeted job title underneath your contact information.
This is the title of the job to which you are applying.
• Include your signature strengths – develop a “headline”
Example:

16. Organizing Your Résumé
Summary Statement/Performance Profile
• Develop an add a short paragraph and place underneath your
targeted job title
• This paragraph should summarize your ability to do the targeted
job
Example:

17. Organizing Your Résumé
Skills/Core Strengths Section
• Add “hard” skills/keywords that you possess that are related to
the targeted job.
• This information can be organized into columns or evenly spaced
on a few lines.
Examples:

18. Organizing Your Résumé
Education
• Add your Broward College education. This should be listed first.
If you possess your Broward College degree, there is no need to
list your high school education.
• You might highlight some key coursework as well.
Examples:

19. Organizing Your Résumé
Experience
• If you list multiple positions, each entry should have a consistent
look. Utilized bullets and highlight accomplishments
Examples:

20. Organizing Your Résumé
Other Possible Sections
• Awards and Special Recognition
• Volunteer Efforts/Community Involvement
• Internships (could also be detailed in Experience section)
• ProfessionalAffiliations, Memberships
• Technical Expertise/Computer Software Skills
• Licenses,Certifications,Accreditations

21. Questions?

22. Reminder:
Broward College Resources
• Your North Campus Career Center Staff
• ResumeWriting, Interviewing, Job Search
Strategy, and more
• AssessmentTools including Career Coach and FOCUS 2
• Internship EDGE
• Student job bank @ www.broward.edu/ccn

23. Contact me for an
appointment
My Contact Information:
Bob Nealon
Career Coach Specialist
Broward College – North Campus
Building 46, Room 238 (Career Center)
Phone: (954) 201-2270
E-Mail: RNealon@broward.edu
Connect with me through LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/in/BobNealon

24. Thank you for attending!