COMM 202
tutorial 5: resume peer review
T04 & T10
timeline
week 5 week 9week 6 week 8week 7
• intro to cover
letters
• skills matrix
drafts due
• cover letter
peer review
• cover letter
drafts due
• skills matrix
due Friday,
October 14th @
2:00PM
• 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
agenda
• TA feedback
• resume peer review
• action items
TA feedback
spot the errors
resume peer review
instructions
1. write your table 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
formatting
• Name is preferred 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
header
profile/key competencies
• No more 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?)
profile
education
• Does it clearly 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?
education
• BCom not 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
STAR to RATS
from STAR stories to RATS statements
employers don’t want to read your story on your resume,
they want to read your accomplishments
flip it!
Result
Action
Task
Situation
results
ATTAINED
EXCEEDED
ELIMINATED
INCREASED
DECREASED
MAXIMIZED
MINIMIZED
REDUCED
SAVED
SURPASSED
IMPROVED
CREATED
GENERATED
ENHANCED
OPTIMIZED
ESTABLISHED
results
qualitative
• ***Be Descriptive
• Positive Feedback
• Promotion/Increase in
Responsibilities
• Implementation
• Awards
quantitative
• How much?
• How many?
• Numbers / Percentages
action
do your results match up with your
actions?
are those skills relevant to the job?
what skills did you see?
situation & task
what was the challenge?
paint the setting (who, what, where?)
describe the context
duty-based vs. accomplishment
duty-based
responsible for contacting
corporate clients and
organizing a tournament
accomplishment
VS
.
duty-based vs. accomplishment
duty-based
Responsible for contacting
corporate clients and
organizing a tournament
accomplishment
VS
.
this is a
job description!
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
accomplishment example
achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing
relationships with key corporate clients and
providing a well organized, personally tailored
tournament experience
RESULT
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
accomplishment example
achieved 85% client retention rate by establishing
relationships with key corporate clients and
providing a well organized, personally tailored
tournament experience
SITUATION
one more example
results
actions task/situation
led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial
Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and
teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games
work experience
• Are experiences 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?
work experience
• Reverse chronological 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)
interests
Are you catering to your
audience?
GOAL:
Showcase Personality &
Differentiate Yourself!
How do you want to be
remembered?
interests
• 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!
branding
• Personal qualifications are 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
marking
TYPOS FORMATTING
SPELLING &
GRAMMAR
MISSING INFO
DASHES VS.
HYPHENS
CONSISTENCY
if you have 2 or more errors per
document, we will deduct 40%
evolution of resume
action items
• resume & cover letter is due on Tuesday, November 1st @ 2:00PM
via Turnitin
• LinkedIn profile is due before next tutorial!
• networking event on November 3rd, 2016
• office hours!
• sign up for extreme makeover & BCC
sessions (2 max for resume & cover letter) Puppy of the week!

Yuwei 202 tutorial 5

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    COMM 202 tutorial 5:resume peer review T04 & T10
  • 2.
    timeline week 5 week9week 6 week 8week 7 • intro to cover letters • skills matrix drafts due • cover letter peer review • cover letter drafts due • skills matrix due Friday, October 14th @ 2:00PM • 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
  • 3.
    agenda • TA feedback •resume peer review • action items
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    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
  • 9.
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    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?)
  • 11.
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    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?
  • 13.
    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
  • 14.
    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
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
    results qualitative • ***Be Descriptive •Positive Feedback • Promotion/Increase in Responsibilities • Implementation • Awards quantitative • How much? • How many? • Numbers / Percentages
  • 18.
    action do your resultsmatch up with your actions? are those skills relevant to the job? what skills did you see?
  • 19.
    situation & task whatwas the challenge? paint the setting (who, what, where?) describe the context
  • 20.
    duty-based vs. accomplishment duty-based responsiblefor contacting corporate clients and organizing a tournament accomplishment VS .
  • 21.
    duty-based vs. accomplishment duty-based Responsiblefor contacting corporate clients and organizing a tournament accomplishment VS . this is a job description!
  • 22.
    duty-based vs. accomplishment duty-based responsiblefor 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 actionstask/situation led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games
  • 27.
    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?
  • 28.
    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)
  • 29.
    interests Are you cateringto your audience? GOAL: Showcase Personality & Differentiate Yourself! How do you want to be remembered?
  • 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!
  • 31.
    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
  • 32.
    marking TYPOS FORMATTING SPELLING & GRAMMAR MISSINGINFO DASHES VS. HYPHENS CONSISTENCY if you have 2 or more errors per document, we will deduct 40%
  • 33.
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    action items • resume& cover letter is due on Tuesday, November 1st @ 2:00PM via Turnitin • LinkedIn profile is due before next tutorial! • networking event on November 3rd, 2016 • office hours! • sign up for extreme makeover & BCC sessions (2 max for resume & cover letter) Puppy of the week!

Editor's Notes

  • #6 Activities in Extra-Curricular Activities (is missing an I) Elvis Communications, Accounts Services Intern alternate order QA position, Date error Bcomm Missing company name Date
  • #24 Can make this better by: tell me what 6000 means.. Is this more than average?