Industrial Roundtable and Libraries at Purdue

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PEER MENTORS – SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

How did the 2nd week go?

Industrial Roundtable

Engineering Library

Resume Critique

CCO


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INDUSTRIAL ROUNDTABLE: IR 2015

Largest student-run job air in the nation witho!er "## $om%anies a$ross 2 days

Company Seminars&e%tember '"()*# a+m+ , )*# %+m+&tewart Center

Job Fair &e tember ' and '.


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INDUSTRIAL ROUNDTABLE: IR 2015Before IR: 3o to CCO or resume and inter!iew %re%

&end resume to amily members or riends in industry

4%load resume to CCO website

5%%ly through $om%anies beorehand

0ra$ti$e your 6Ele!ator 0it$h7 8name9 year9 major9 what you arelooking or9 interests related to the $om%any:

0i$k u% IR book

Look through the E;E and IR 0re% ;ights

0re% questions to ask $om%anies

0rint o additional resumes

3et a name tag rom the &tudent


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Day of IR: ress Code IR) @usiness Casual

– Ladies , onAt wear high heels i you are not $omortable , you will be walking outside

and on grass

– 3uys) 5!oid suit= @utton-down shirt and tie is a%%ro%riate

0ersonal Inter!iews) @usiness 0roessional

5ttend Com%any &eminars on 1onday9 &e%tember '.

3et a name tag rom the &tudent


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IR 0re% ;ightDate: September 9

Co-Rec at 6 pm

Re%resentati!es rom the CCO will be there to look at resumes B gi!e

eedba$k+


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Search “Purue!SC"

#or Purue Career Fair P$us%


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PURDUE UNIVERSITY SIEGESMUND ENGINEERING

LIBRARY -- POTTERENGR 14100

COMPANY INFORMATION AND PURDUE E-LIBRARIES


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OBJECTIVES

Identiy resour$es or $om%any inormation >ho they hire


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FINDING COMPANY INFORMATIONi!ersity o resour$es is best

1ulti%le !iew%oints– Com%any >eb%age9 5nnual Re%orts

Em%loyment Inormation

Com%any History

1ergent >ebRe%orts–


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DISCERNING “GOOD INFORMATION

- &rust'orthy(

- Biase(

- )n$y source(


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RESUME CRITI!UE

How long do em%loyers take in re!iewing

resumes?

&e!en minutes? Di!e?


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Resume * Sarah Spacey'22 &hre!e Hall

0urdue 4ni!eristy

>est Laayette9 I; "J/#.

"/- bellydan$erKhotmial+$om

Obje$ti!e) I 'ant to be a C!)Edu$ation) >est Laayette High &$hool9 >est Laayette9 Indiana

3raduated une 2#'' 5$ademi$ Honors i%loma

0urdue 4n!iersity

1ajor) 1E g%a 2+

>ork E%erien$e)

uring the %ast three summers I ha!e been a lieguard at the >est Laayette %oolI work 2# hours %er week and I also gi!e swim lessons in the %ool at my house to $hildren in

elementary s$hool+ >orking at the %ool ga!e me a $han$e to learn about o%erating a

business and kee%ing the %ool $hemi$als balan$ed+ I was on the swim team in high s$hool

and I am an e$ellent swimmer+

Honors and 5wards)

&%elling @ee Cham%ion9 eighth grade

Hoosier 3irlsA &tate elegate9 the summer ater my junior year &alutatorian o my high s$hool $lass

Etra$urri$ular 5$ti!ities)

>E&&O9 all our years o high s$hool

Cello lessons9 starting in ourth grade and $ontinuing to %resent

&ki Club at 0urdue 4ni!ersity

Hobbies) @elly dan$ing9 $ello9 ;intendo

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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>hat $aught your eye?

>hat did you like about the resume?

>hat $hanges would you re$ommend or the resume?


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mtech8hotmai$com

Phone: 46-123-46;

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>hat $aught your eye?

>hat did you like about the resume?

>hat $hanges would you re$ommend or the resume?

id you like the irst resume or the se$ond resume? >hy?


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Resumes


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0ur%ose o a Resume

Clearly and tangibly show what skills9

abilities9 a$$om%lishments9 and traits

you ha!e to oer that will beneit

em%loyer

3et the Inter!iewF


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Resume @rainstorming

– >rite o'n your acti5ities


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Mey Elements o a Resume

/ame Contact Information

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Resume oAs 1ake $ertain your resume is well s%a$ed and !isually

attra$ti!e+

1ake your resume $on$ise9 one %age or undergraduates+

Re!erse $hronologi$al order , most re$ent irst

4se a$tion words and senten$e ragments to des$ribe your

e%erien$es+ Nuantiy your e%erien$es where!er %ossible+

@e $onsistent in your use o dates9 numbers9 abbre!iations9

et$+

Che$k and re$he$k your resume or errors= ha!e someone

else $ritique your resume+

&ele$t quality bond9 white9 i!ory9 $ream9 beige9 bu9 or lightgray %a%er or your inal $o%ies+

4se a letter-quality or laser %rinter and bla$k ty%e+

Dold and mail your resume in a mat$hing en!elo%e or mail it

lat in a /7 '27 white or manila en!elo%e+


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Resume onAts >rite lengthy %rose+

4se multi%le onts or other !isual elements+

4se %ersonal %ronouns 8I9 we9 my:+

In$lude a %hotogra%h or mention %ersonal data 8e+g+9 height9

weight9 health9 age or date o birth9 marital status9 ra$e9

religion9 se9 et$+:+


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Resume Re!iewsCo!er Letter Re!iews

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CO1E &EE 4&F

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CCO &ERICE&

– >alk-In 5ssistan$e

– ' on ' Career CounselingGConsultation

– ob &ear$h 5d!ising

– Inter!iew 0re%aration

– CCO E%ress 8ob listings: – On Cam%us Inter!iews

– Career E!ent Calendar

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