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- 1. COMM 202 TUTORIAL 5:RESUME PEER REVIEW T13 & T19
- 2. COURSE TIMELINE Week 7 Oct17-21 Week 8 Oct 24-28 Week 9 Oct 31- Nov 04 • Resume peer review • Bring in 2 copies of your resume draft and job posting • Create LinkedIn profile • Networking 101 • Cover letter & Resume Nov 1st @2pm • Networking Assignment in CPA Hall: 6-8pm
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- 7. INSTRUCTIONS 1. write yourtable number on ALL of your documents 2. put your documents in a pile in the middle of the table 3. get out your marking utensils for each new slide section, pass the document to the right
- 8. FORMATTING • Name ispreferred name with (given name) in brackets • Phone and address are included • LinkedIn URL is personalized header • No personal pronouns (I, we, he, she) • Reasonable amount of white space – is it easy to read? • Experiences listed in reverse chronological order by start date general • Titles formatted the same • Spacing is consistent • Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm) • Phrases either ALL end in period or 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 consistency
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- 10. 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 • Does itclearly summarize education experiences (i.e. including academic projects / relevant courses / grades / awards)? • Is there any ambiguity with respect to the info provided? • Does it match the job description?
- 14. EDUCATION • BCom notBCOMM • 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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- 16. STAR to RATS fromSTAR stories to RATS statements employers don’t want to read your story on your resume, they want to read your accomplishments
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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. ACTION do your resultsmatch up with your actions? are those skills relevant to the job? what skills did you see?
- 21. SITUATION & TASK whatwas the challenge? paint the setting (who, what, where?) describe the context
- 22. DUTY-BASED VS. ACCOMPLISHMENT duty-based responsible for contacting corporate clients and organizing a tournament accomplishment VS. accomplishment achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience
- 23. ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLE achieved 85%client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience RESULT
- 24. ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLE 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 EXAMPLE achieved 85%client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well organized, personally tailored tournament experience SITUATION
- 26. ONE MORE EXAMPLE results ac#ons task/situa#on led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games
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- 28. WORK EXPERIENCE • Areexperiences achievement 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?
- 29. WORK EXPERIENCE • 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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- 31. INTERESTS Are you cateringto your audience? GOAL: Showcase Personality & Differentiate Yourself! How do you want to be remembered?
- 32. 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!
- 33. 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
- 34. MARKING TYPOS FORMATTING SPELLING & GRAMMAR MISSINGINFO DASHES VS. HYPHENS CONSISTENCY if you have 2 or more errors per document, we will deduct 40%
- 35. EVOLUTION OF YOURRESUME
- 36. ACTION ITEMS • resume& cover letter is due on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1ST @ 2PM via Turnitin • LinkedIn profile is due before next tutorial! – Connect with me! • networking event on NOVEMBER 3RD, 2016 6-8pm • office hours! • sign up for extreme makeover & BCC sessions (2 max for resume & cover letter)
- 37. ACTION ITEMS • LinkedInprofile is due before next tutorial! – Connect with me! – A professional headshot – A personalized URL – An outline of your education, work, and extra curriculars – “hand it in” to me by connecting with me on LinkedIn (please make sure you find the correct profile) – Send a personalized invite to five other contacts (you should have at least six connections when I check!)