Resumes are time honored with six centuries of use, and today's version of resume writing presents special challenges. This presentation examines resumes as proposals of service - documents that need to be targeted, written in the language of the receiver, and persuasive in nature. Developed by Mary M Rydesky, management consultant specializing in managing change in companies and careers. Learn more at www.transitionmanagement.us and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/.../transition-management-consulting as well as www.facebook.com/TransitionManagementConsulting

1. Resumes
Mary M Rydesky
Transition Management
Wayland Baptist University
Student Chapter/SHRM
2015

2. History
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-resumes-have-evolved-since-their-first-creation-in-1482-2011-2?op=1

3. Leonardo’s Original

4. An Apology

5. The New Millennium

6. Raw Goods

7. Marketing & Branding

8. Channels

9. Marketing

10. Research (Ongoing)
Economy
IndustryRole

11. Research (Targeted)
Company
CompetitorsHiring
Event

12. Research

13. SWOT Analysis

14. Resume’s Purpose

15. The New Resume

16. Sections
| Contact Information
| Objective
| Summary
| Work History
| Education & Training
| Awards
| Professional Affiliations
| Volunteer Affiliations

17. Sections - Customized
| Skills/Technical Competencies
| Functional History
| Languages
| Publications
| Presentations
| Research
| Grants & Fellowships

18. The Job Ad (RFP)
| Read for facts
{ Who, what, where, when, and how
{ Why may take more research
| Read for requirements & preferences
{ KSAs
{ Experience
{ Education/certifications
{ Miscellaneous
| Read for keywords

19. Sections -1-

20. Sections -2-

21. Sections -3-

22. Sections -4-

23. Did You Notice?
| Absence of italics, underlines, borders, lines
| Use of bold for name & job titles only
| Section headers centered in all caps not bold
| Print date at bottom of last page (X of Y)
| Accomplishment bullets ending in ‘ed’
| Copious metrics
| White space

24. Quality Control (QC)
| MS Office Spell & Grammar Check
| Backwards reading
| Forwards reading
| Content analysis
| Keyword check with Wordle or TagCrowd
| Keyword check with WriteWords
| Metrics

25. Writewords.org.uk -1-

26. Writewords.org.uk -2-

27. Writewords.org.uk -3-

28. Wordle.net

29. But….

30. The New Resume

31. The Newer Resume

32. The Newer Resume -2-

33. Leonardo’s Today

34. Actions
| Capture your product
{ Master App – your history
{ Business plan elements
| Research continuously
| Promote yours product via social media
| Analyze the job ad
| Copy & paste to create your one-time use
proposal

35. Resources
| www.transitionmanagement.us - Resources
| Careerealism.org
| Pinterest
| SHRM
| LinkedIn
| Everyone with whom you can network

36. Questions?