This document summarizes a lecture on resume drafting and Q&A. It discusses the different sections of a resume, including contact information, education, experience, projects, extracurricular activities, skills and interests, and tailoring the resume to employers. The lecturer emphasizes quantifying achievements in the experience section and highlighting how activities outside of work demonstrate relevant skills for potential employers.

1. Resume Workshop
Lecture #6: Resume Drafting & Q&A
UGBA 198 - Fall 2016
Haas School of Business, Berkeley
Julian Gamboa-Ramos

2. Resume

3. ● A biographical summary of a person's career.
○ Versions: Portfolios, +cover letter, CVs
● AKA: Curriculum Vitae, but in reality are shorter.
○ CVs include a summary, objective.
● McCombs Resume Format
○ Two versions: .doc and .pdf
What Is A Resume?

4. McCombs Resume Format
Formatting
Following: Customization

5. ○ Solely contact information for recruiter.
■ Similar to LinkedIn card.
■ Location | e-mail | phone number
● Only place to hyperlink past work.
Header

6. ● Full (formal) name of your university
○ No abbreviations (Avoid: UC Berkeley, Cal, UCB)
● Include:
○ Start and expected graduation date
○ Community College (Transfers)
○ Major (Declared or Intended)
○ GPA: Depends on both employer and GPA itself.
Education

7. ● QUANTIFY (to some extent)
○ Metrics are great to see, but moderate between
adjectives and numbers.
● How did you benefit your workplace? What new activities
did you introduce to the role? What idea do you want to
leave the recruited with?
● Start with verb! Denote action in your experience.
Experience

8. ● Key word: Porfolios
○ Presentation of your work in any career position
○ Less general than experience: case studies
○ AKA: Your own special assignment.
■ Metrics derived from specific action.
Projects

9. ● “What are you involved with on campus?”
○ Connect with your recruiter: archery, dance clubs, etc.
● Here, volunteer and community service.
○ “Impact on other’s way of life?”
○ The Berkeley Project | berkeleyproject.org
Extracurricular Activities

10. ● “On a personal level”
○ What do you do on your free-time? Hobbies.
○ “Do you fit in with our company culture?”
○ Get a fun-fact across: rubik’s cube solving
○ “What, outside your field, can we trust you with?”
Skills and Interests

11. www.company.com/about
● Does your wording = knowledge of the company?
○ Read on company culture and mission statements.
○ Social media: @companyjobs @companylife
● Allude to the job description and required skill sets.
● Different perspectives of the same job responsibilities.
○ Example: marketing vs production
Tailored To Employer

12. Marissa Mayer - Yahoo CEO

13. Update Resume Versions