Walk me through your resume INTERVIEW QUESTION AND ANSWER by Richard McMunn.

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3. The interviewer is asking you to walk through
your resume, for 2 reasons:
REASON NUMBER 1 – They have not had the
time to look at your resume in detail. Therefore, by
getting you to read through it for them, it saves
them time.
REASON NUMBER 2 – They want to hear whether
you have any experience in your employment
history that is match for the job description!

4. HERE’S WHAT I WILL COVER!
q IMPORTANT TIPS for walking through your
resume or CV in a way that will impress the
hiring manager!
q What not to say when talking through your
resume.
q 2 example scripts to use and a copy of these
slides to help you walk through your resume
successfully! (Non-management and
managements roles included.)

5. 5 TIPS FOR WALKING THROUGH YOUR RESUME…
TIP #1 - Read your resume at least one day before your
interview.
TIP #2 - Take your resume with you to the interview, but don’t read
from it directly.
TIP #3 - Start at the beginning of your career and work
towards the present day.
TIP #4 - Quickly skip through any jobs where you didn’t gain skills
that are relevant to the job you are applying for.
TIP #5 - Focus in greater detail on the jobs where you gained
useful and transferrable skills, qualities and experience.

6. Walk Me Through
Your RESUME…

7. RESUME WALK THROUGH STRUCTURE
q Talk through your employment history in chronological
order.
q Skip over any jobs where the experience gained is not
relevant to the job you are being interviewed for.
q Focus in detail on any jobs where you gained valuable skills,
qualities and experiences that match the job description.
q Talk about the HIGHLIGHTS of your career to date.
q Reference any courses or qualifications you have gained
that are applicable to the job.
q Give a closing statement that is positive, and that reaffirms
you have the experience and skills needed to perform to a
high standard in this role.

8. WALK ME THROUGH YOUR RESUME!
Here’s how to do it!

9. My first job was at Johnsons
Warehouse in Seattle where I spent
12 months packing and distributing
orders.
I then moved on to work for a sales
company called Triple Line Sales
back in 2010 where I really started to
gain some useful skills that enabled
me to be a highly productive and
valuable employee.
After spending 18 months at Triple
Line Sales I moved on to work for
my first major company which was
Microsoft where I was part of a
product development team.

10. During this role I gained
substantial experience that is a
match for this job description.
I was part of a team that
developed new products and
services. Here, I needed to work
to strict timelines whilst
collaborating with people in my
team, with contactors, and with
stakeholders.
I became a highly proficient
communicator in this job, and I
believe those skills will stand
me in good stead for this
position.

11. After five years with Microsoft I
then went on to work for a small
business-start up company in my
home town called Jessop Ventures.
Again, I learned some great things
whilst I was there that will help me in
this job. I was responsible for helping
create new product designs and
then bringing them to market.
I was involved in testing the
products which meant I needed to
work within strict safety guidelines,
and I also worked as part of
different project teams which
meant we had to overcome various
challenges on a regular basis.

12. Throughout my career I have
attended numerous training
development courses, including
ones that focused on sales and
customer service, project
management and health and safety.
Highlights of my employment history
include helping my team at Jessop
Ventures to increase sales by over 25%
for the three years on the bounce.
I was also regularly commended by
my manager whilst I worked at
Microsoft for being someone who
would always ensure team projects
were completed on time despite
numerous challenges and obstacles
to overcome.

13. CLOSING STATEMENT
I am confident I have the
necessary skills, qualities
and experience to get up
and running quickly in this
role, and I believe you will
see a positive return on
your investment by hiring
me.

14. RESUME WALK THROUGH RECAP
q Talk through your employment history in chronological
order.
q Skip over any jobs where the experience gained is not
relevant to the job you are being interviewed for.
q Focus in detail on any jobs where you gained valuable skills,
qualities and experiences that match the job description.
q Talk about the HIGHLIGHTS of your career to date.
q Reference any courses or qualifications you have gained
that are applicable to the job.
q Give a closing statement that is positive, and that reaffirms
you have the experience and skills needed to perform to a
high standard in this role.

15. WALK ME THROUGH YOUR RESUME!
Sample script for
leadership and
management positions.

16. My first job was as an office administrator
for local government where I was
responsible for planning and organizing
the office operational commitments.
Right from the start of my career I was
genuinely interested in management, and I
used to watch how my manager would lead
and direct his team whilst I was working in
this administrator role.
I then moved on to work for a sales
company called High-Level Sales as a
Junior Manager, and I was responsible
there for assisting the manager in
delivering the company commercial goals
and objectives.

17. After a three years at this company I
took on my first proper management
position for a new start up company
called Jessop Ventures, where I was
responsible for the day-to-day
operations and delivering the strategic
aims of the business.
In this role I managed a team of five
people, I carried out performance reviews
of my staff, I managed conflict whenever
it presented itself and I organized team
meetings where we would regularly
discuss our goals and objectives and I
would hold people accountable.

18. During this position I was often praised
by my manager for running a highly
efficient team where everyone performed
to a consistently high standard and
everything we did was delivered on time.
During my career I have attended numerous
training courses that I believe will be of
benefit to your organization, if I get the
position.
I have attended leadership and
management courses, the management
of safety in the workplace courses, and
numerous regulatory courses that ensure
I always help the organization I am
working for maintain compliance.

19. CLOSING STATEMENT
I understand there comes a huge
amount of responsibility in this
management position and I feel
strongly I have the necessary skills,
qualities, the drive and the
determination to help you achieve
your commercial and financial
objectives.

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