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Jennifer Dillenger, Director of Career Services at Wofford College (a Mungo Center for Professional Excellence program), explains the basics of creating a cover letter and resume that will increase your chances of getting the interview. View a video of the presentation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDVMqXyttLc&feature=plcp.
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Resumes
• Importance
• How to create one?
• I have one, now what?
Resumes
• Profile Statement
oKick off with a brief summary of yourself
oServes as a foundation for the rest of your resume and a repository for key words
Resumes
• Lead with a Summary
Resumes
• Lead with a Summary
Resumes
• Get the Readers Attention
oHighlight Honors and Awards• Dean’s List• Scholarships• Academic awards
o Leadership positions
Resumes
• Get the Readers Attention
oDon’t just list jobs
o Illustrate how you have achieved success with facts and figures
oWriting great bullets
Resumes
• Do Not Focus on “Old Experience”
oHigh School
oMore recent experience gets more space
Resumes
• Tailor Your Resume to Your Reader
oResearch the company and position
oHighlight skills they need
Resumes
• Limit Certain Information
oAge, marital status, religious or political affiliation
oAssociations or activities
Resumes
• Use “Clean” Formatting
oBasic fonts
oBasic formatting
oUse .pdf file type to preserve your layout
• Resume scanning is common
Resumes
• Ordero Contact Information
o Profile
o Education
o Experience
o Skills
o Activities
Resumes
• Keep It Brief
oWrite in phrases
oUse clear, concise language
oOne page
Resumes
• Do Not Misrepresent Your Past
oBackground checks
o Facebook and LinkedIn
Resumes
• Spell Check ≠ Proof Reading
o “… instrumental in ruining the operation”
o “… traveled expensively through Europe”
Cover Letters
• Job Application
• Networking
• Recommendations/References
NetworkingMr. Porter, Coming into my senior year I have started the search for a successful career path hopefully starting around June 2013. I really appreciated your advice last year in my search for a summer internship and was hoping you would be able to provide me with the same guidance in my search this year. If you have any advice or know anyone that I could get in touch with to aid in my job search I would be extremely grateful. Thank you very much for your time, I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,Jillian Wofford
NetworkingMr. Porter,
I trust you are having an enjoyable summer. I am spending the second half of mine at Wofford attending the Institute for Professional Development. Although we are only one week into the five week program, I am already learning quite a bit. One of our most enjoyable challenges is our consulting engagement. My team is working with OTO Development to create a solution that addresses pricing, marketing, and sales strategies for its geographically dispersed hotel operations. The engagement requires advanced Excel skills, so I get to build on my solid background as well as assist others in my group with a little less Excel experience.
I really appreciated your advice last year in my search for a summer internship and was hoping you would be able to provide me with similar guidance in my search this year. I am eager to create options as I approach my senior year. My goal is to have an opportunity secured prior to graduating in May 2013. If you have 10 minutes just to talk about my search I would greatly appreciate it. I know you are extremely busy so if you are able to let me know when your schedule might accommodate a conversation, I will most certainly adhere to 10 minutes.
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards,Jillian WoffordWofford CollegeClass of 2013