This document provides information about a resume/CV workshop for STEM majors hosted by Melanie Coulson and John Birch from Trinity University's Career Services. The workshop will cover creating branding materials like resumes and ePortfolios that are effective for STEM job and graduate school searches. It will discuss trends in STEM employment from the Department of Education and Commerce that highlight growing opportunities in STEM fields. The workshop will also review important resume components and provide tips to market experiences and skills gained from STEM studies. Common resume mistakes will be addressed, and attendees can schedule individual resume reviews with Career Services.
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Advanced LinkedIn Tactics for Your Job SearchLeggUpp
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The objective for this presentation is to help to accelerate your success by imparting to you some new, actionable ideas, which will reduce the time that it takes to achieve your next great job or opportunity.
Our agenda includes the following:
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2. CONNECT -- We’ll look out how to connect, and how to find people to connect with.
3. GROUP -- We’ll cover LinkedIn® groups, and how they can help you to connect with more people.
4. SOCIAL -- And, we’ll show how you can then leverage these groups to become more active and socially visible in LinkedIn®.
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LinkedIn® can be one of the strongest arrows in your job search quiver, that is, if you are able to use it to its fullest, and to your advantage.
The objective for this presentation is to help to accelerate your success by imparting to you some new, actionable ideas, which will reduce the time that it takes to achieve your next great job or opportunity.
Our agenda includes the following:
1. PROFILE -- We’ll review your profile, and opportunities for making it stronger.
2. CONNECT -- We’ll look out how to connect, and how to find people to connect with.
3. GROUP -- We’ll cover LinkedIn® groups, and how they can help you to connect with more people.
4. SOCIAL -- And, we’ll show how you can then leverage these groups to become more active and socially visible in LinkedIn®.
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7. JOBS -- Finally, we’ll look at the Jobs search capabilities of LinkedIn®.
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1. Resume/CV Workshop for STEM Majors
Creating Branding Materials that Work for You
Melanie Coulson
John Birch
www.trinity.edu/career
careerservices@trinity.edu
210.999.8321
3. According to the Department of
Education…
Stem Jobs are growing at 1.7
times the rate of non-STEM
jobs, and the U.S. is simply not
producing enough candidates to
fill them
5. According to the Department of
Education…
Only 16% of high school students
are interested in pursuing STEM
careers
6. According to the Department of
Education…
Among those who do go on to
pursue a college major in the
STEM fields, only about half
choose to work in a related
career
7. According to the Department of
Education…
The U.S. ranks 25th
in
mathematics and 17th
in science
among industrialized nations
13. According to the Department of
Commerce…
STEM
Occupations are
projected to grow
by 17.0 percent
from 2008 to
2018, compared
to 9.8% growth for
non-STEM
occupations
14. According to the Department of
Commerce
STEM workers command higher wages,
earning 26 percent more than their non-
STEM counterparts
15. According to the Department of
Commerce
STEM degree
holders enjoy
higher earnings,
regardless of
whether they work
in STEM or non-
STEM occupations
20. Branding
…a promise, a pledge of quality. It is the
essence of a product, including why it is
great, and how it is better than all
competing products. It is an image. It is
a combination of words and letters,
symbols, and colors.
(QuintCareers.com)
22. Résumé
A marketing tool to promote your…
• Degree
• Experience
• Skills
• Community involvement
• Projects
• Honors, etc.
23. Résumé
• Reflect your key competencies
• Leadership
• Organization
• Facilitation
• Problem solving
• Cultural Adaptability
• Professionalism
• Technology Adept
24. Your Résumé is a Marketing
Tool
Applications
– Jobs/Internships
– Graduate School
– Scholarship
On-campus
recruitment
Career
management
• Interview prep
• Networking
• Elevator speech
29. Optional
• Summary of Qualifications
–Similar to accomplishment
statements but more general, e.g. strong
interpersonal communication skills, experienced in the
effective retail management
• Objective
–BRIEFLY describes type of desired
position
30. Optional
• Awards
• Activities
• Skills
–technical and/or language
• Relevant Coursework
– not a transcript but a SHORT list of
courses relevant to the position
• Research
32. Inapropriate Information
• Personal information
– Irrelevant hobbies
– Social security number
– Birth date
– Age
– Pictures
• High School information
34. Accomplishment Statements
• Begin statements w/ action verbs
• Use different verbs for each statement
• Use professional terms
• Communicate positive
accomplishments
• Quantify when possible
• Describe what and how
35. Statement Example
“Created a survey”
Vs
“Created a survey to measure social
adaptability and related measures of
participants of varying income levels”
36. Statement Example
“Collaborated with nonprofit company to
produce a short video”
Vs
“Collaborated with nonprofit micro
financing company to produce a short
video to promote and celebrate
business partners”
37. Statement Example
“Conducted a literature review”
Vs
“Conducted a literature review on social
class and interpersonal behavior,
money priming and autonomy”
38. Statement Example
“Train production team members”
Vs
“Train production team members on
extensive use of field equipment for
shooting and editing news packages,
interviews and features”
39. Common Mistakes
• Use of periods
• Exclusion of degree
• Too much or too little spacing
• Font size too large
• Exclusion of current commitments
• Not using action verbs
• Date range instead of graduation date
40. Common Mistakes
• Not creating separate section for
multiple research
• Separating volunteer from
extracurricular activities
• Including high school information
• CV versus Résumé
• Excessive use of font elements, e.g.,
bold, caps, AND underline
41. Common Mistakes
• Use of a template – rarely done well
• Structural inconsistency, e.g. bullet
styles and sizes, alignment
• Not including months in date ranges
42. Résumé Reviews
• Walk-in hours: M/W/F 1:30 - 4:00 pm &
T/TH 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
• Appointments: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-
4:30pm
– Call 210.999.8321 to schedule appt.
– Save time – email Résumé prior to arriving:
careerservices@trinity.edu
45. Requirements
• Education
– Degree earned
– Year awarded or expected date of award
– Name of Institution
– Location of Institution
– Name of Thesis or Dissertation
– Name of Advisor or Committee
46. Education
Ex.
M.A. in American History, 1996
Columbia University, New York, NY
Master’s Thesis: “The Use of Video in Presidential Campaigns”
Committee: Profs. Michael Jackson, Demi Moore, and Sting
B.A. in History and Journalism, 1994
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: “Rhetoric of Clinton Campaign”
Advisor: Rock Hudson
47. From this point on you have more
latitude in shaping the
organization of your CV. You
should be guided by your
strengths, requirements for the
job, and conventions of your
discipline.
48. Requirements
• Honors/Awards (Grants, Fellowships
and Patents)
• Research Experience
• Teaching Experience
• Publications and Presentations
• Related Professional Experience
• Languages
54. Optional
• Memberships of Professional
Organizations
• Scholarly Associations
• Travel or Study Abroad
55. Résumé vs. CV
Résumé
• Brief summary of your
skills and experience
over 1 or 2 pages
• Highly customizable:
tailored to each
position
• No particular format
rule
CV
•More detailed; can
stretch well beyond 2
pages
•Static: any changes will
be in the cover letter
•Clear chronological order
covering one’s entire
career
56. When to Use Which
• Résumé is the preferred application
document in the US and Canada
• Americans and Canadians typically only use
a CV when applying for a job abroad or if
searching for an academic or research
oriented position
• Some countries only use the CV
• Still in other countries the terms Résumé and
CV are used interchangeably