The document summarizes a workshop on major/career changer resumes. It covers goals of transferring skills, choosing a resume format, identifying transferable skills, using power verbs and professional jargon, and providing examples of chronological and functional resume formats. Key topics include identifying transferable skills from prior work/courses, choosing between chronological and functional resume styles, and how to write effective bullet points highlighting achievements and results.

1. Major/Career Changer Resume
Workshop
April 7 2016
By: Thalia Martinez, Rebecca Vicente, Xiwen (Jack) Zheng, Aliou Badara Sidibe

2. Goals of Workshop
● Master Transferable Skills, Power Verbs, Jargons
● Choose the Format: Chronological v.s. Functional
● Work On Your Resume: Objectives, Coursework and Bullet Points
● References and Resources

3. Two Types of Major/Career Changers
1) Changing within Umbrella Field
a) Umbrella Field refering same general career field
2) Changing to a different field
a) Referring to majors across fields or across Baruch departments

4. Transferable Skills
A transferable skill is a portable skill that you deliberately take with you to other
life experiences. Transferable skills are often acquired through coursework (i.e.
critical writing skills from an English course) or acquired through experience (i.e. a
member of a club committee learns basics of event planning). Transferable skills
bulk up a resume and the rounded qualities of an applicant.
There are 3 major categories of transferable skills
1. Working with people
2. Working with things
3. Working with data/information

5. Transferable Skills
2. Working with things 3. Working with data/Information.
Repairing Maintaining
Equipment
Working with
CAD
Assembling
parts
Constructing Keyboarding
Designing Sketching Surveying
Calculating Researching Gathering data
Working with
spreadsheets
Filing Analyzing data
Budgeting Sorting Editing
Many more transferrable skills are
also mentioned in these two
categories, refer to your
Transferable skills worksheet in
your folder
Selling Motivating Representing
Training Mediating Negotiating
Supervising Advising Translating
Organizing Delegating Entertaining
1. Working with people

6. How to Identify Transferable Skills
3 Easy Steps:
1) Make a list of every job title you’ve ever held (such as internships, part time, and full time jobs) as well
as volunteer work, clubs, and other activities.
2) Using your transcript identify coursework and skills within your coursework that may relate to your
employment interests
3) For each listing here, write down a few skills you learned or actions which you took within that
activity/position. You want to focus on the skills and experiences that can show off what you know to
potential employers. Your goal is to come up with a list of skills which can then be tailored and used in
your resumes to give the employer an idea of what you know and what base skills you can bring to the
position.

7. Power Verbs + Professional Jargon
Power Verbs are action words
that you use to write bullet
points in your resume. They
increase the strength of your
bullets.
Ex. Analyzed, Organized,
Developed, Observed,
Performed, Researched
Professional Jargon is the
language that is used in a
particular context and may not be
well understood outside of it. This
is usually in a particular
occupation (trade, profession or
academic field).
Ex. Quickbooks, Bloomberg,
Deliverable, Close the loop,
HTML5,

8. Job Posting
Corporate Accounting Associate Full Time
Spire Research Partners
Responsibilities:
•Daily/weekly analysis of the company’s financial statements
with analysis of unusual variances;
•Work on their P&L’s, budgets, forecasts, analysis, reporting
and provide insight and perspective;
•Support management’s requests and analysis;
Qualifications:
•Experience with Accounting and Finance background;
•Strong analytical skills and detail orientated;
•Excellent communication skills;
•Advanced PC skills, specifically Excel;
•Self-starter who can work effectively with minimal
supervision at the same time be a team-player
Job Postings Retrieved From Baruch STARR
Search
Keywords:
Analytical skills
Financial Statements
Communication
Excel

9. Mortgage Loan Associate Full Time
New York Life Insurance
Responsibilities
•Assist a senior manager in proactively managing a regional portfolio
of conventional commercial mortgage assets
•Ensuring compliance with both financial and non-financial loan
agreement terms
•All loan servicing activities from point of funding through maturity
with functions ranging from new loan set-up, lease and rent roll
reviews, financial statement analysis with covenant compliance
testing and mortgage loan data management.
Qualifications:
•Self-motivated, eager to learn,and possess a strong work ethic
•A bachelor's degree, preferably in business, finance or economics
•Advanced Excel skills.
Job Posting
Job Postings Retrieved From Baruch STARR Search
Keywords:
Analytical skills
Mortgage assets
Financial Statements
Compliance
Excel

10. Chronological Resume
What is it?
This type of resume usually contains a chronological listing (from most recent to past) of all your
employment history along with related accomplishments. Educational information is included along with
certifications and special skills.
Who should use it?
The chronological resumes are the most popular format used. It’s especially suitable for those who are
experienced.
http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/chronological-resume-or-functional-resume

11. Chronological Resume
Format
Education is always first.
Time periods/Locations will be put on this
side.
Most widely used. This type of resume is mostly
used to highlight your different experience and
achievements over the years. It uses a reverse
chronological order - from most recent to oldest.
Good for someone who is experienced.

12. Functional Format Resume
What is a Functional Resume?
A functional resume is a resume that highlights your abilities, such as hiring, managing or coaching,
rather than your chronological work history.
Who should use this format?
Have gaps in their work history.
Are reentering the workforce.
Have frequently changed jobs.
Are looking to transition into new careers.
Don't exactly fit the mold of what recruiters are looking for in the positions they want.
http://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/chronological-resume-or-functional-resume

13. Functional Resume Format
Maintains general resume information.
However, instead of listing
experiences/internships chronologically, it
focuses on skills that you have. Those skills
are listed in categories to highlight the
your abilities. The experiences would then be
listed in single line summaries, as seen here.

14. Sample
Chronological
Resume

15. Sample
Functional
Resume

16. Objective
Objectives are an optional part of your resume. It is a statement describing the
type of employment you seek.
It is recommended that you include an objective if you are applying for a
internship/job in a field that is unrelated to what you are majoring in or already
have a degree in.
General Format of an objective: To obtain a __________ in the field/with the
company ___________.
Examples:
Objective: To obtain a position in the field of marketing
Objective: To obtain the summer analyst internship at BlackRock

17. Relevant Coursework
Courseworks taken for other majors can still provide useful skills after the
switch. You should consider the skills which you learned in your previous
coursework to see how it can help you with your current resume.
For Example:
Communication classes such as Com 1010 and Business Communication (Com
3150) provide public speaking and professional skills which are helpful for any
position. Even courses from the liberal arts, such as Art 3282 (Museum Studies)
require research and group work which can always be listed on a resume if the
skills are useful to you.

18. Bullet Point Format
The Bullet Point describes your experience, quantify your achievements, and
give the result of your actions.
The Bullet Point has to be as precise as possible about the experience you are
describing. The information it gives about you should attract the attention of
the reader.
Formulas for Bullet Point:
Power Verb + Industry Jargon + Quantifying + Result = Perfect Bullet Point
How you did it
Why you did it
Result of it
What you did

19. Chronological Marketing Resume Bullet
Sierra Nevada Equipment Company, Intern
Contribute to relevant blogs, conferences, and
events to increase brand awareness
Bullet Point Exercise
Chronological Accounting Resume Bullet
Deloitte & Touche, Audit Intern
● Verified the clients’ accounts with the
involved parties and confirmed the posting
to the documents
● Communicated with client and procured
information required for audit
Chronological Finance Resume Bullet
Deloitte & Touche, Audit Intern
● Ensured accuracy of clients’ accounts with
the involved parties and confirmed the
posting to the documents
● Communicated with client and procured
information required for audit
Functional English Major Resume Bullet Revision
Falls into Working with Data/Information Skills
Communication Skills Section
Collaboratively wrote blog posts in order to
increase brand awareness

20. Resources for you!
● Vault and Focus-2
● Career Counseling
● Academic Counseling
● Clubs!
● Starr Career Development Center Worksheets

21. Thank You!
Any questions?
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