John Clegg of Summer of Code NZ gives a click talk on "What employers want" . In particular he talks about resumes as the first touch point to a potential employer.

1. What
Employers
want?
John Clegg
Summer of Code

2. Summer of Code
non-profit internship
programme connecting smart
students with Wellington ICT
companies

3. 110 students
in over
50
companies

4. 2 out of 3
students get
hired

5. Disclaimer

6. Getting a good job is HARD!

7. The process of getting a job sucks

8. What do companies
look for in a graduate ?

9. Talked to a lot of
people about hiring

10. I asked
one
important
question

11. What they
look for in
a graduate?

12. The answers surprised me

13. We hire on personality

14. We hire on team fit

15. {insert} skills are a given

18. Communication is failing

19. Lets start with the first
company touchpoint
your Resume

20. What is the purpose
of a resume ?

21. To get you an
interview !

22. What does a
typical resume
tell me about
you ?

23. Your resume tells me...
1. What you are ?
2. Where you have been ?
3. What you have done ?
...

24. A typical student
resume tells me
what courses
you did ....

25. Houston, we have a problem!

26. Example: Bad CV :-(

27. Your resume tells me...
...
Job –> Role -> Tasks

28. Analogy...

29. What if you looked for a date
the same way you wrote
your resume ?

31. Resume doesn’t show
what you’re good
at !?!?

32. So what do
they really want
to know ?

33. What your resume should tell me
1. Who are you ? What are you interested in?
2. What are you good at ? 4-5 core skills
3. Where have you demonstrated those skills?

34. Resume format

35. Sample Resume

36. Why was it good?
The resume told me ...
1) Who he is
2) What core skills he has
3) How he has done it
repeatedly

37. Your “resume” should have...
1. One page resume
2. Qualifications summary
3. Specialist Skills summary
4. References

38. Bonus tips

39. Recruiters:
Call them
Always ask where you’re
being represented

40. Talk to people

41. Networking....

42. Questions

43. THANK YOU + GOOD LUCK