This document provides tips and guidelines for writing a resume. It discusses resume formatting, including common sections like objective, qualifications, education, and experience. It emphasizes keeping the resume concise at 1 page or less. Strong action verbs and relevant details from past roles or coursework should be used. Uniform tenses and specifying achievements are advised. Campus career center resources are also listed for getting resume help.

1. Confused
about
resume
writing?
Here’s
where
to
start!

2. Formatting
Categories:
• Objec've
• Highlight
Qualifica'ons
• Educa'on
• Experience
• Skills
• Ac'vi'es/Personal

3. General
Tips
• 20
seconds
or
less!
• Get
to
the
point
• (JT
style)
• Keep
it
to
a
page
• Short
&
Sweet,
Precise
&
Concise

4. General
Tips
• Use
professional
vocabulary
• But
keep
your
authen'c
voice!
• Stay
Simple
• No
photo
• Minimal
to
no
colors

5. General
Tips
• Pay
aTen'on
to
language
used
in
job
descrip'on
• Match
to
your
own
skills/experiences

6. What
does
this
look
like?

7. Ares
Direct
Public
Relations
Internship
• Desired
Skills:
• Excellent
wriTen
and
verbal
communica'on
skills
• Strong
interpersonal,
rela'onship
and
persuasion
skills
• Strong
self-­‐management
skills,
including
the
ability
to
manage
'me
and
workload
against
priori'es
• Ability
to
deal
with
sensi've
issues
and
maintain
confiden'ality
• ATen'on
to
detail
and
follow-­‐through

8. Kappa
Kappa
Gamma
Vice
President
of
Standards
Op#on
#1
L
• Coordinate
leadership
responsibili'es
with
Chapter
Council
• Hold
members
accountable
for
adhering
to
bylaws
and
standing
rules
• Boost
chapter
morale
by
acknowledging
posi've
behavior
and
suppor'ng
member
needs
• Reach
out
to
members
who
have
violated
chapter
standards
Op#on
#2
J
• Collaborate
with
Chapter
Council
in
order
to
efficiently
address
conflicts
• Uphold
chapter
values
by
clearly
communica'ng
member
expecta'ons
• Maintain
confiden'ality
when
handling
sensi've
informa'on
• Hold
members
accountable
for
adhering
to
bylaws
and
standing
rules
• Respec[ully
follow
up
with
members
in
need
of
support

9. Can
we
see
that
again?
Job
Descrip#on:
• Excellent
wriTen
and
verbal
communica#on
skills
• Strong
interpersonal,
rela#onship
and
persuasion
skills
• Strong
self-­‐management
skills,
including
the
ability
to
manage
#me
and
workload
against
priori'es
• Ability
to
deal
with
sensi've
issues
and
maintain
confiden#ality
• ATen'on
to
detail
and
follow-­‐
through
Your
Experience:
• Collaborate
with
Chapter
Council
in
order
to
efficiently
address
conflicts
• Uphold
chapter
values
by
clearly
communica#ng
member
expecta'ons
• Maintain
confiden#ality
when
handling
sensi've
informa'on
• Hold
members
accountable
for
adhering
to
bylaws
and
standing
rules
• Respec[ully
follow
up
with
members
in
need
of
support

10. Sample
Time!

12. What
did
you
notice?

13. STRONG
VERBS!

14. But
Sarah,
what’s
a
“strong
verb”?

15. Glad
you
asked!

16. Strong
Verbs
(aside
from
being
like
one
of
my
favorite
things
in
the
universe)
are…
• Verbs
that
convey
meaning
clearly,
efficiently,
and
powerfully

17. For
Example…
Enhanced
Cul'vated
Generated
Launched

18. • Accomplished
• Achieved
• Acquired
• Adapted
• Addressed
• Administered
• Advised
• Allocated
• Appointed
• Assured
• Broadened
• Calculated
• Charted
• Communicated
• Compiled
• Composed
• Conceptualized
• Constructed
• Coordinated
• Delegated
• Delivered
• Demonstrated
• Developed
• Devised
• Dra`ed
• Earned

19. • Endorsed
• Ensured
• Evaluated
• Expanded
• Extended
• Formulated
• Founded
• Handled
• Helped
• Iden'fied
• Implemented
• Improved
• Ini'ated
• Ins'tuted
• Insured
• Inves'gated
• Launched
• Navigated
• Nego'ated
• Obtained
• Oversaw
• Performed
• Planned
• Prepared
• Presented

20. • Reconciled
• Redesigned
• Regulated
• Repaired
• Researched
• Reviewed
• Shaped
• Sought
• Streamlined
• Strengthened
• Stressed
• Studied
• Succeeded
• Supplied
• Surveyed
• Tackled
• Targeted
• Taught
• Tested
• Tracked
• Transformed
• Translated
• U'lized
• Upgraded
• Verified

21. Uniform
Tenses
• All
ongoing
involvements:
present
tense
• All
previous
involvements:
past
tense

22. SpeciQic
Details
• Technical
language

23. Key
examples
of…
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Communica'on
skills
(wriTen
&
verbal)
• Interpersonal
skills
• Crea'vity
• Problem
solving
skills
• Strong
work
ethic
• Willingness
to
take
ini'a've
• Analy'cal/quan'ta've
skills
• Flexibility/adaptability

24. Can
I
talk
about
Kappa?

25. How?
• Discuss
involvement
in
Kappa
under
any
of
the
following
sec'ons:
• Leadership
Experience
• Ac'vi'es
• Personal

26. On
Campus
Resources
• CAREER
CENTER
HOURS:
• Mon-­‐Thu:
11am-­‐1pm,
2:30pm-­‐4:30pm
• Fri:
11am-­‐1pm
• 15
minute
drop-­‐in
appointments
• Individual
career
coaching
appointments
• How
to
schedule:
• Online
through
Handshake
• Stop
by
Career
Center
(Outside
Benson)
• Call
(408)
554-­‐4421

27. On
Campus
Resources

28. On
Campus
Resources

29. On
Campus
Resources

30. That’s
all
for
now!