How to prepare your resume The roles of the resume The basics of resume writing How to prepare your resume Contact Information Job History Accomplishment

How to prepare your resume

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The roles of the resume


Career management tool Getting you an interview Preparing you for the interview Allowing the interviewer to

prepare for the interview




The Resume as a Career Management Tool

Kept at home or in a discrete place The boss should not see you working on

it Two versions

Longer version (no limit on length) One page version Both versions are important for your

career management!

The Resume as a Career Management Tool

Updated every quarter Schedule 2 hours for the update

Think of your accomplishments during the past quarter

Plan your next quarter accomplishments Revisit your longer-range goals Update the files




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The basics of resume writing (I) One Page: Period!

No matter who you are the rest will not get read white space didn’t get anybody hired!

Don’t pay anyone to help you if you can type and follow instructions, you can

prepare your own resume

Don’t include your references (have them ready, but don’t include them) they are an antiquated inclusion USA has a meritocratic economy

The basics of resume writing (II) Don’t include hobbies, activities, or

extracurriculars you are wasting “real estate” you’re not hired for your hobbies

No separate listing of technical skills Include them and proficiency in the body in context with a particular job or

accomplishment No Objective statements

Limits Your Flexibility I’m sorry the job I have in mind is not really

challenging No Personal Summaries

Let the interviewer be the judge

The basics of resume writing (III)

10 Point Type 11 or 12 if you are early in your career

and have less data Common Serif Fonts Are A Good Choice

Times New Roman Bookman

Minimal margins Just what your printer can handle

.5” on the left and right and .75” on the top and bottom

Readability of the font is paramount(this font is Verdana)

The basics of resume writing (IV)

8 1/2" x 11" Inkjet printing OK Don’t go overboard with the paper

About $10 for a 500/Ream is OK a little better paper than copy paper Heavyweight Printing Paper 28 lb. 96 US / 109+ Euro Bright

The basics of resume writing (V) Contact Information

centered your name should be bold (12 pt. OK) name, address, phone and non-work email

Your phone should have an answering machine or service: “Hi, this is Joe, I'm not available, please leave a message.”

Check your email every day Gmail now supports POP

The basics of resume writing (VI)

The majority is dedicated to your job history multiple text blocks, each dedicated to a specific

job these blocks should be separated by a

return/empty line if you have had eight jobs, you get eight blocks

Each job block has three parts:1. Dates, title and company

Bold and underlined for easy identification Dates include months and years, followed by a

colon This part ends with a dash

2. Core responsibilities 2-4 sentences ideally would come from your job descriptions,

but you may need to create them yourself always start with an action verb!

Can’t fit your responsibilities in 4 sentences? Maybe you need to revisit your priorities in your job

The basics of resume writing (VII)

This is the ONLY time when you use a timeline to present your career. During the interview you use a different structure.

The basics of resume writing (VIII)

Each job block has three parts:3. Accomplishments

bulleted list – at least one per responsibility Each accomplishment starts with an action

verb: achieved, ranked (2nd, fifth), reduced, increased, noted for, recognized… Exception: First. Example: First man on the Moon

Bullets flush to the left, try to fit in one line

The basics of resume writing (IX)

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