Creating an Impressive Resume
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The document provides information on different types of resumes and tips for making your resume effective. A resume summarizes your qualifications and experiences relevant for the job. It should highlight your strengths and accomplishments without exaggerations. There are traditional, dynamic, and digital resume styles that can be tailored to showcase your skills and qualifications depending on the job. Power words, relevant details, and keywords optimized for applicant tracking systems improve a resume's effectiveness.
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Creating an Impressive Resume
- 2. What is a Resume? • A resume is a summary of your experiences, and qualifications • Should be relevant to the field of work you are entering
- 3. Don‘t Sell Yourself Short • Your resume is one of the most powerful sales pieces in your job arsenal – Keep the information as truthful as possible— lies will come back to haunt you – Don‘t include irrelevant information – Put your best foot forward
- 4. How do you Measure Up? ―People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.‖ - Andrew Carnegie
- 5. Getting Started 1. Make a List a) Activities & Clubs b) Awards c) Education d) Skills & Certifications e) Volunteerism f) Work Experience
- 6. Getting Started 2. Work-Related Items 3. Education-Related a) Start / End Dates Items to List b) Position Title a) Official Name of c) Duties and University / College Responsibilities b) Level of Degree & d) Accomplishments Degree Program and Promotions c) Relevant Coursework e) Training courses and Completed certifications d) Honors & Awards
- 7. Use Power Words Use action verbs in descriptions and accomplishments • Acquired • Coordinated • Addressed • Demonstrated • Arranged • Developed • Coached • Measured • Contributed • Motivated • Enforced • Organized • Engineered • Produced • Established • Supervised
- 8. Tips from HR Professionals
- 9. 3 Easy-to-Use Styles 1.Traditional 2.Dynamic 3.Digital
- 11. Traditional Resumes • Due to it‘s style, this resume is also called: – Functional – Chronological • Consider the purpose of your resume – Only include relevant work experience
- 12. Give Tradition a Twist • Reorganize the sections of your resume ―Every experience in – Skills your life is being – Education orchestrated to – Honors & Awards teach you something • Showcase your Skills you need to know to – Bring them to the top move forward.‖ and put education at the end of your resume Brian Tracy Motivational Speaker
- 13. DYNAMIC RESUMES
- 14. Make Your Resume POP • Similar to the traditional resume, but features logos – College – Companies – Professional Affiliations • Honors Societies • Associations
- 15. Turn Heads at the Interview • Print your dynamic resume in all-color – Watch for the interviewer‘s reaction – Take note of any logo they specifically take notice of – Be sure to talk up your experiences at that position
- 16. DIGITAL RESUMES
- 17. Highlight Your Top 3 • The digital resume • Focus on your three can be creative and most relevant artistic positions and list • Showcase your skill accomplishments sets by including links to: – Blog post articles – Social media accounts
- 18. Select the Right Keywords • Hiring managers and • Grab the ATS‘s staffing agencies will attention search for keywords – Searches for qualified online applicants based on – Use Applicant Tracking keywords relevant to Systems (ATS) to find the position candidates – Emphasize hard & soft skills listed in job descriptions
- 19. Food for Thought… ―Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‗em, ‗Certainly, I can!‘ Then get busy and find out how to do it!‖ - Theordore Roosevelt
Editor's Notes
- Unfamiliar with what a resume is? Let’s break it down.
- Keep the information as truthful as possible—lies will come back to haunt youDon’t include irrelevant information (political affiliation, religion, sexual preference)Put your best foot forward. Update your resume regularly with new achievements and professional affiliations as they occur. You never know when they will benefit you.
- Sit down and make a list of everything you can think of.
- Write down all of the dates that you worked. Months and years at all of your relevant positions.
- You can find a complete list of Power Words on About.com under Careers > Job Searching (http://jobsearch.about.com/od/resumes/a/actionverb.htm)Just remember to watch your verb tense throughout your resume. Ensure that the subject-verb agreement is consistent.
- Watch this video shared by Boston College, interviewing a variety of hiring managers and human resource professionals.
- Let’s talk about these three types of resumes and how they can benefit you.
- The traditional resume is probably one of the most common formats used in every industry. Everyone recognizes it, but the challenge is, “How do I make mine unique?”
- Although it may seem boring, you should always have a plain-text copy of your resume available, which is why the traditional resume format is so popular. It’s easy to create, fax, and email. Easily recognized by human resource professionals, it won’t count against you when submitted for a position.
- If the job description says you need a bachelor’s, the odds are—you wouldn’t be applying if you didn’t have one! Consider rearranging the sections of your traditional resume so that your skills and qualifications are highlighted before your work experience and your education is listed last.
- Add some color to your resume and turn heads when you get to the interview.
- This is a great resume to use at job fairs and in-person interviews, but it can cause the file size to become cumbersome. Emails will load slow depending on the connection quality and may be more of a hassle than a benefit.
- Printing the dynamic resume in full-color will definitely benefit you when you enter the room. Subtly pay attention to the interviewer’s eyes and be sure to talk up your experiences at any company they may have lingered on. They were probably impressed by your affiliation and would like to hear more.
- If you’re applying for jobs online, you may need a digital resume that combines your professional experiences with your personal online brand.
- Keep your digital resume short and sweet. This can be creative, including links to writing samples, graphic designs or artwork, and even your professional social media accounts.
- Support the belief that you’re results-oriented and that you have the desired qualification for the position. Keep your writing concise and to the point.
- Most job descriptions don’t tell you the full story. You could be qualified to do half of what it says, and learn the other on-the-job. Show an eagerness to learn and the interviewer will certainly be interested in you as a candidate.