Resume Building Workshop

Your Resume - Your BrandTony R. Smith, M.Ed. Director, Experiential Learning CenterUniversity of Colorado - Denver

Today’s Agenda

Resumes

The Why, The What and the How of Resumes

Personal Branding

Tips and Resources

Interview Skills

Why do I need a resume?To get the interview...

To show an employer the qualifications and skills sets that make up YOU - the potential employee!

Types of resumes

Chronological: A chronological resume starts by listing your work history, with the most recent position listed first. Your jobs are listed in reverse chronological order with your current, or most recent job, first.

Functional: A functional resume focuses on your skills and experience, rather than on your chronological work history.

Combination: A combination resume lists your skills and experience first. Your employment history is listed next. With this type of resume you can highlight the skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for, and also provide the chronological work history that employers prefer.

ChronologicalKeeping it simple...

FunctionalShowcasing what’s important...

CombinationThe best of both worlds...

The Basics

1. Header - Contact Info2. Objective Statement3. Education4. Experience - What Else Belongs?Resume Checklist

Resume Building Activity:

Putting The Pieces Together

Tips for Maximum Impact1. What makes you a true competitor?2. What’s the “Sizzle”? -Skills, Successes, etc.3. Move from tasks to skill sets.

Action Verbs

3 Seconds to Impress

Frame your skills with Verbs that POP!

Action Verbs

Branding Activity

What Do You Want an Employer to Remember About You?

You as a brand...

Common PitfallsBizarre Graphics, Oddly Colored Resume Paper

Incorrectly spelled words and grammar mistakes

More than one page

Exaggerations

Generic

Real World Uh-Oh’sBausch & Lomb, CEO

- Falsely claimed an MBA

Admissions Dean for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

- Claiming to be a "scientist” with degree in biology and to have her doctorate.

Radio Shack CEO

- Falsified his resume by claiming to have a degree in psychology

Where the Rubber Meets the RoadNow What? Make A Plan…

Resources for the Future

• Resumes:

• http://ucdenver.edu/life/services/CareerCenter/CareerCenter/Documents/Resume%20Booklet.pdf

• Your local Work Force Agency