The document provides tips for resume writing, job searching, and what employers want in employees from Nicole Rogers, a technical recruiter at Grit Matters. She recommends keeping resumes to one page and quantifying accomplishments. For job searching, networking through contacts and attending events is key. Employers want proactive employees who are detail-oriented, flexible, and represent the company's brand and values well.

1. About Me
Nicole Rogers
• Technical Recruiter at Grit Matters-I identify
and hire technical talent for startups
• 5+ years recruiting experience, previously
worked in immigration law
• Junior League member since 2008
• B.A. in History from UC Berkeley (2004)

2. Resume Tips
 A resume is a marketing document-presentation
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counts! Keep to 1 page-watch for consistency in text
size and formatting.
Make sure to quantify accomplishments, i.e. signed
up 30% more users than quota
Play to your strengths, i.e. if you’ve done customer
service, highlight your interpersonal skills
Have someone read through and ask you questions
Resource https://career.berkeley.edu/ -How to Write
an Affective Resume tutorial

5. Job Search Tips
 Craigslist is a good source for entry level positions
 Employment agencies-recruiters will do a great job of
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presenting you to employers
Your network will always be the best resource-can start
slowly add people you know on LinkedIn
Do research to find contact info of hiring manager, avoid
the resume “blackhole”
How a presence on the web-start an aboutme profile or a
blog
Attend networking events and meetups
Know your personality type-what types of jobs are good
for you and what types of manager you’ll work well with

6. What do Employers Want?
 Proactive employees-got an idea to save time or
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money? Let them know!
Detail oriented and conscientous, but still flexible
Desire to move up in company-it’s more costeffective to keep an existing employee than to train a
new person without institutional knowledge
Someone who represents brand well and shares
company’s values
WIFFM (What’s In It For Me?)-if you have a request,
such as flex time, demonstrate the upside to them

7. Questions?
 Email me at nmrogers82@gmail.com
 Find me on LinkedIn at
www.linkedin.com/in/nicolerogers82