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COMM 202 Tutorial 6 Sauder School of Business 2014 Resume & Cover Letter Review
Sit in groups of 5 Smile and nod!
Skills Matrix Feedback
Zee Resume
Header/Formatting
¡ Margins equal (1.5 cm)
¡ Aligned bullet points
¡ Font size/type (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)
¡ Numbers under 10 spelled out*
¡ White space – is it easy to read?
¡ All written in 3rd person
¡ Address
¡ LinkedIn URL (Personalized)
¡ Phone
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
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
¡ Exchange programs – 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)
¡ HS – International Bac degrees – how to show this
Experience/Work Experience/Extra Curricular
¡ 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
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
Zee Cuver Ledder
1. formatting
¡ Header same as resume
¡ Font size the same throughout
¡ Consistent margins
¡ NOT justified
¡ “Attached” for electronic copies (“Enclosed” for mail)
¡ 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. branding
¡ Incorporating industry jargon/terminology
¡ CAN they do the job?
¡ Do they WANT the job?
¡ Are they a good FIT?
5. conclusion
¡ Reiterates skills in a different way
¡ Expresses interest in the position
¡ Specific call to action - interview
¡ Thank-you
¡ Book-end the hook!
Sincerely,
Name
Bcom Candidate 2017, Sauder School of Business
Attached: Resume
The Wow Factor
¡ Impressive? Hmmph factor?
¡ What was good about it?
¡ What should they work on?
¡ ***Would you have interviewed them?***
