Week 10 - Tutorial 7 - Resume + CL Prep

C O M M 2 0 2
CAREER FUNDAMENTALS
W I T H B O N N I E
T26 (MONDAY 4PM) & T40 (FRIDAY 3PM)
C O M M 2 0 2
CAREER FUNDAMENTALS
W I T H B O N N I E
T26 (MONDAY 4PM) & T40 (FRIDAY 3PM)

our plan today
1. Mini feedback
2. Course timeline
3. Resume + CL activity
4. Partner up
5. Action items

TA feedback
What am I doing
well?
What could I improve
upon?
Sli.do: T40

course timeline
Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Tutorial
Resume & CL workshop
What’s Due:
• Sign up for office hours
(next week’s)
• Networking Event on
THURSDAY, MAR 14TH
(6PM-8PM)
• For FRIDAY, MAR 15TH
@ 11:59PM: Resume &
CL peer reviews
Lecture
Interview prep
What’s Due:
• For FRIDAY, MAR
22ND @ 11:59PM:
1. Final copy of
Resume & CL
2. Interview sign-up
(Monday, Apr 1st,
Tuesday, Apr 2nd,
Thursday, Apr 4th)
Tutorial (last one!)
Interview prep
What’s Due:
• Have informational
interview time +
date confirmed

• We will be VERY strict when
marking Resumes and Cover
Letters
• Every
spelling/grammar/consistency
mistake counts
• More than 3 errors
cumulatively on both Resume
and Cover Letter = 40% off
a word of caution

watch out for these errors
improper
formatting
missing
information
spelling &
grammar
incorrect
information
incorrect order of
information
inconsistency

Theo Guevara
8600 fairy drive, Vanouver, B.C. V7A 2K1
778 829 3422
theo.Guevara@email.com
linkedin.com/theoguevara
resume formatting

• 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:
• Smallest 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
• One page
Theo Guevara
778 829 3422
Font?
resume formatting

general Theo Guevara
778 829 3422

general
Theo Guevara
778 829 3422
• 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
• Spelling and grammar

header
• Name is preferred name with (given name) in brackets
• Phone and email address are included
• LinkedIn URL is personalized

Optional: Key Competencies / Profile

• No more than 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?)
• OPTIONAL** - depends on the industry you are applying to, include if need a
way to fill up your resume (i.e. Not enough experience but can’t have too
much white space on resume)
Does not seem tailored
to any specific job
Optional: Key Competencies / Profile

• Bachelor of Commerce not BCOMM or B.Comm
• UBC Sauder School of Business not Sauder School of Business
• Start with the degree
• List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected Completion:
...”)
• No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses (full course name written out)
• GPA – score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale
• Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form
Do not include high school education!
Scores? Extra projects?
Completion
Date:
education

• Reverse chronological order by start date
• Written in third person
• Eliminate filler words
• You can include explanation sentences of companies / experiences if necessary
• Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best)
• Elements of RATS statements should be apparent (but not necessarily in RATS
order)
• Are experiences achievement based? (min. 1)
• Do numbers clearly quantify achievements where appropriate?
• Do statements have Accomplishment, Proof, Transferrable skills, and Scope of
Action?
• Are statements led with strong result verbs? Are the verbs being used varied
across bullet points?
• Does language indicate familiarity with industry/company? Does it match the job
description?
experience

Where’s the link?
What does this mean? Explain the
importance or how you achieved this
Inconsistent spacing
How?
experience

• Do the interests 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!
Too long—laundry list of achievements
instead of actually showing personality
What is GO?
Spell out the numbers below 10
interests

let’s evaluate a cover letter

cover letter formatting
• Left aligned (NOT justified)
• No indents on paragraphs
• 2-3 relevant skills + stories highlighted
• Consistent font size (minimum size 10
and should match with resume font size)
• Appropriate font
• Margin sizes
• Spacing between paragraphs
• Appropriate balance of content and white
space
• One page
**Headers of cover letter and resume must
match, it’s all about branding**
Theo Guevara
778 829 3422
Theo Guevara

Date
Contact Name (if known)
Title
Company Name
Address 1
City, Province Postal Code
Re: Position Title (and reference
number if given)
Dear [First name Last name],
or Dear Hiring Manager/Committee,
or Dear Mr./Ms./Mx. Last Name,
[Opening Paragraph]
Last Name?
addressing the cover letter

Sincerely, / Regards, / Best,
(Written signature if you want)
Your name
BCom Candidate 20XX
UBC Sauder School of Business
* Enclosed: physical copy
* Attached: electronic copy
Theo Guevara
Enclosed or Attached*: Resume
signing off

• How is the hook?
• Interest/passion for the position?
• Skills/experience matching the job posting?
• Is primary or secondary research integrated
• Name drop? (when applicable)
• Branding: CAN-WANT-FIT
Stronger Hook
STRONG WANT, BUT NO
CAN OR FIT
opening

• Skills to match the position?
• STARL format?
• Are there examples – specific & concise?
• Transferrable skills?
• Do results show strengths or success?
• First paragraph: laundry list of
experiences with no real significance
• Second paragraph: laundry list of
skills with no explanation
• NO STAR STORIES
• NO DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC
EXPERIENCES
• NO RESULTS
body paragraphs

• Are skills reiterated?
• Is sincere interest expressed?
• Graciously thanks employer for consideration
• Call to action (aka request for a meeting)
• Tie back to hook/intro, wrap it up in a nice bow
• Do not include your contact information – that can
already be found in the header
• Skills are not reiterated
• Wordy and not concise
• Tie back to opening?
closing paragraph

instructions
• Partner up or find a group of 3
• Have one person share their job posting and resume/cover letter
• Provide feedback for 4-5 mins
• Switch around until everyone’s gone

1. Next week is lecture
2. Office hours: sign up on Canvas for next week
3. Networking Event: Thursday, March 14th from 6PM-8PM
4. By 11:59PM on Friday, March 15th: Resume & CL peer reviews
5. By 11:59PM on Friday, March 22nd: (1) Final copy of Resume & CL; and (2)
Mock interview sign up
6. Confirm informational interview date + time
reminders

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