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- 1. COMM 202Tutorial 5:Resume Peer Edits LAPTOPS & PHONES AWAY! NAME TENTS OUT! T15 + T17
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- 3. Course Timeline Week 9Week8Week 7 • LinkedIn / networking • Event networking / informational interviews • Cover letter & resume due Tuesday, November 1st @ 2:00PM • Networking event on November 3rd • Resume peer review • Resume drafts due LinkedIn profiles for next week!
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- 7. Instructions • Write yourtable number on ALL documents • Put all Resumes in a pile in the middle of the table • Get out your marking utensils! EACH NEW SLIDE SECTION: PASS Resumes TO THE next table!
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- 9. Formatting • name ispreferred name with given name in brackets • phone and address included • linkedin url is personalized header • no personal pronouns (I, we, he, she) • white space • experiences in reverse chronological order general consistency • Titles formatted the same • Spacing is consistent • Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm) • Phrases either ALL endin periodor not • Dates • Usually right-aligned • All have month and year, or just year • All months are abbreviated to same # of letters • Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-) • Font: • Size is ≥ 10 • Generally no more than two types of font • Numbers under 10 spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2) • Bullets: same size/style, aligned
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- 11. Profile/Key Competencies • Nomore then 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile) • Can include languages • Does it clearly and convincingly summarize strengths/experiences/skills? • Does it match the job posting (multiple references)? • Does it provide a clear, convincing link to the rest of the resume (i.e. is there PROOF elsewhere in the document?)
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- 13. Education Section • Doesit clearly summarizeeducation experiences (i.e. including academic projects / relevant courses / grades / awards)? • Is there any ambiguity with respect to the info provided? • Does it match thejob description?
- 14. Education Section • BComnot BCOMM • Start with the degree • List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected Completion: ...”) • No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses • GPA –score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale • Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form
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- 17. RATS Format • fromstar à rats statements Result Action Task Situation
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- 19. Results qualitative • ***Be Descriptive •Positive Feedback • Promotion/Increase in Responsibilities • Implementation • Awards quantitative • How much? • How many? • Numbers / Percentages
- 20. actions do your resultsmatch up with your actions? are those skills relevant to the job? what skills did you see?
- 21. Situation and Task Whatwas the challenge? Paint the setting (Who, What, Where?) Describe the context
- 22. The 2 typesof statements duty-based responsible for contacting corporate clients and organizing a tournament accomplishment achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience vs. ✔✖
- 23. Accomplishment Examples achieved 85%client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience result
- 24. Accomplishment Examples achieved 85%client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience Action & Task
- 25. Accomplishment Examples Situation achieved 85%client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience
- 26. Another Example Led VarsityVolleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games
- 27. Experiences • Are experiencesachievement based? • Do numbers clearly quantify achievements where appropriate? • Do statements have Accomplishment, Proof, Transferrable skills, and Scope of Action? • Are the result verbs varied and strong? • Does language indicate familiarity with industry/company? Does it match the job description?
- 28. Experiences Cont. • Reversechronological order by start date • You can include explanation sentences of companies/experiences if necessary • Eliminate filler words • Written in third person • Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best) • The elements of the RATS statement should be apparent (but not necessarily in RATS order)
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- 30. interests • Do theinterests show personality? Are they specific? Are they relevant to the job (not always necessary)? • Do they differentiate the candidate? Are they memorable? • Be fun! And appropriate *NOTE for the candidate: Be able to speak about these interests extensively!
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- 32. Branding • Personal qualificationsare well tailored to requirements of job (clear 60-70% match) • Multiple words from job description are included in resume (5+) • Interests section show personality and relevant specific interests • There is strong evidence of CAN-WANT-FIT match made
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- 34. Errors if you have2 or more errors per document, we will deduct 40% TYPOS FORMATTINGSPELLING MISSING INFO Grammatical Mistakes CONSISTENCY
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- 36. Linkedin Profile forNext Tutorial • Due before next tutorial • Include: – A professional Headshot – A personalized URL (You can google how to do this) – An outline of your education, work and extra curriculars – Connect to me on Linkedin so I Know you’ve done it! – Send a personalized invite to 5 other contacts • You should have 6 connections when I check!
- 37. Action items 1. Resume& Cover Letter due tUesday November 1st @ 2PM on TURNITIN 2. Linkedin Profile due before next tutorial! 3. Networking event on november 3rd 6-8pm! 4. Office hours! 5. Sign up for extreme makeover & BCC sessions for extra help! 6. Have an awesome weekend