RESUME 101

Résumés :Your Best You On

PaperCareer Development Center

SUNY Plattsburgh

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Do you have a résumé?What questions do you

have?

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Workshop Objectives Overview of résumé writing

Crucial information to include

Formatting

Including your accomplishments, not listing your duties

Common mistakes

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A résumé is your personal marketing tool!

“List the rich facts about your original,

talented self.” – Michael Feeley Unique Fresh Quantitative Clean & Readable

Font size & type, margins, consistency

Detailed & Descriptive

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Résumé Content Heading

Education

Related Coursework

Experience (Work, Related, Professional…)

Additional Sections

Activities

Honors

Skills

Volunteer

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Leadership, Volunteering & Class Projects

Activities & Community Service Clubs Greek Life Athletics

Highlights of Leadership Experience

Client-Based Projects Service-Learning/Class Projects

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Pat Cardinal…WHAT HAPPENED? Proofread

If using an objective, be specific!

Describe your accomplishments; don’t list your duties

Avoid pronouns

Pay attention to verb tense

Bullets

Clear headings

Consistency (dates, months, years, seasons)

Remove high school experience

Save references for your cover letter or upon request

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Your Turn…Résumé Breakdown

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Education Section

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At minimum you need:

•School Name•Location•Degree

•Major/Minor•Graduation

Related Coursework

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Ties your education & experience together

Different Major, Different Ways

Experience: Related vs Work

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Work experience happens to be

related to major/career field

Experience: Related vs Work

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Related experience is more relevant to the position and career

Experience: Related vs Work

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Basic description for employment but

enough to get an idea

Experience: Related vs Work

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Science Major:More focused on

related work Vs minimal

employment

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE Plain and simple, a duty describes what you did and an accomplishment describes how well you did it. For example, “planned events”

would be considered a job duty, whereas “raised $100,000 by selling out tickets to a 200-person charity event” is an accomplishment.

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Résumé Builders Things that can be added to your résumé to build

it up and make you marketable

Skills

Languages

Activities

Community Involvement

Leadership

Scholarships/Honors

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Résumé Builders

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QUESTIONS TO ASK SELF WHEN REVIEWING RESUME

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Did I limit myself to one full page (there may be a few exceptions)?

Did I proofread for typos and grammatical errors?

Did I use an 11-12 pt. font?

Did I use only one side of the paper?

Did I use high quality resume/business correspondence paper?

Did I send electronic copy to myself or friend to see how it appeared?

Did I read the materials and examples that were presented to me?

Did I eliminate references on the resume (a separate reference page could be used)?

Did I limit bulleted sentence fragments to 5-6 per description?

Did I eliminate universities if no degree was obtained (study abroad is an exception)?

Did I include my complete contact information (i.e. e-mail address, area code, zip code)?

Did I provide details of experiences (age groups, types of programs)?

Did I quantify experience when possible?

Did I focus on accomplishments rather than just duties?

Did I use sentence fragments starting with action verbs?

Did I avoid using pronouns?

GETTING OVERLOOKED? Objective Statement Lacks Personal Branding It’s Fluffy Accomplishments Not Highlighted Duties & Responsibilities Have Taken

Over Metrics, Facts & Figures Are Nowhere

To Be Found

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résuméBuilder: a tool in CC to help you get started!

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There’s a shortcut on the home screen

when you log in!

résuméBuilder: a tool in CC to help you get started!

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Just hit Create New résumé to get

started!

Follow Up

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QUESTIONS?

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