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WELCOME: TO DO LIST

Skill Matrix Feedback The Importance of Peer Review What Peer Review Success Looks Like The Resume The Cover Letter Need to Knows

SKILLS MATRIX FEEDBACK

• Overall very well-done

• Points of Feedback: • Specific with your stories • Building up the Lesson/Link in your Failure stories

(Will be Important for Interview)• Action is Connected to the Skill

THE IMPORTANCE OF PEER REVIEW

WHAT PEER REVIEW SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

THE RESUME – FORMATTING & HEADER

• Margins equal (min. 1.5 cm)

• Aligned bullet points

• Font size/type (,in. size 10) (used throughout document) (max of 2)

• Periods or no periods

• Dashes/hyphens

• Section spacing

• Right aligned dates

• Title consistency

• Name (given/preferred)

• Dates consistency (month and year or just year)

• White space – is it easy to read?

• All written in 3rd person

• Address (Optional)

• LinkedIn URL (Personalized)

• Phone

• Email

THE RESUME – PROFILE/KEY COMPETENCIES

• No more then 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile)

• Languages

• Skills/strengths/experiences

• Branded to job posting

• Is the profile linked with proof elsewhere in the resume

THE RESUME – EDUCATION

• BCom not BCOMM

• Location of school

• Start with degree

• Key courses, but no grocery lists

• GPA (cumulative or quantitative courses only)

• Key/relevant projects – accomplishment statement form

• Awards – accomplishment statement form

• Transfer schools – how to list them

• GPA (show the scale)/%/letter grades – based on how the school give grades

• CSC/CFA, Level 1, Bloomberg Essentials, MDA

• Case competitions (balance the real estate)

• High School-ers NO MORE!

THE RESUME – EXPERIENCE/WORK/VOLUNTEER

• Varied result verbs (no more than 2 the same)

• Branded to job posting (skills relevant)

• Reverse chronological order (by start date)

• Explanation sentences of companies/experiences

• Proof where possible – result verb based

• One sentence (2 lines best)

• Filler words

• RAT statements (not in that order but need all parts of the RAT)

• What qualifies as work vs extra-curricular

• Words from job description in the resume – clear connection

THE RESUME – INTERESTS

• Be able to speak extensively about the topics you put here…and be interested

• Specifics draw them in

• Differentiate

• Well rounded (physical/creative/worldly-ness)

• BE FUN!! But appropriate

THE COVER LETTER – FORMATTING

• Header same as resume

• Font size the same throughout

• Consistent margins

• NOT justified

• “Attached” (what is attached: Resume, Transcript)

• Proper title at end

• Name/title of employer?

• Order of beginning: Date Contact name Their title Company Address 1 Address 2 City, Province Postal

Code Re: Position title

THE COVER LETTER – OPENING

• HOOK!

• Is there a link between them and the position?

• Interest and passion

• Matches skills

• Shows research in company

• NOT random fact-dropping!

• Name dropping where applicable

THE COVER LETTER – SKILLS MATCHING

• Are the skills in the job description?

• Are they relevant to the position?

• Are they in story-like format? (Easy to understand)

• Every position in cover letter MUST BE IN RESUME

• Must have link to company/position (explicit or implied)

• Bullet points or paragraph form are both acceptable

• 2-3 skills

THE COVER LETTER – BRANDING

Can

FitWant

Can they do the job?

Do they want the job?

Are they a good fit?

THE COVER LETTER – CONCLUSION

• Reiterates skills in a different way

• Expresses interest in the position

• Call to action

• Thank-you

• Book-end the hook!

THE COVER LETTER – OVERALL

• Impressive? Hmph factor?• What was good about it?• What should they work on?• Would you have

interviewed them?

NEED TO KNOWS

• Cover Letter & Resume FINAL Due: Friday, March 27th @ 12:00 on COOL and @ 2:00 p.m. on Turnitin

LECTURE NEXT WEEK