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But there are
Key Principles: • Target Your Resume • Look Professional • Be Easily Read • Document Skills &
Experience • Stress Accomplishments
Put First Things First • Assess Your
– skills – attributes – experience
• Research – your field – the firms – the position
• Target your resume and every section in it to the field and the position for which you are applying.
• Aesthetically Pleasing and Balanced • Organized • Conservative Fonts w/o Graphics • Quality Paper
– White – Cotton Bond – 24 Lb. Minimum
• “Easily Read” = “Easily Scanned” • Consider using bullet format
– Phrases not Sentences – One line per thought – One thought per line
• Judicious use of bold • One page • Thou Shalt Not Use Less Than 11 Point Font !
• Make Sure that You Address the Position’s Requirements:
– Required Qualifications – Desired Qualifications
• Tell them that YOU have what they want! • Use Automated Screening Programs to
YOUR Advantage – Use Descriptive Job Titles – Use the Employer’s Terminology
• Generate a List of Accomplishments (See page 3 of Our Resume Writing Guide)
Think Problems, Solutions, Results
• Quantify with $ # % Grades Etc.
• Heading (Contact Information) • Objective (Optional) • Qualifications or Skill Summary (I got what
you want -- read the rest of this resume for details! -- Optional)
• Education • Professional Certifications / Credentials • Experience Section(s) • Other Categories (Honors / Publications / etc.)
• Chronological
• Functional
• Combination
• Reverse Chronological Order – Most recent experience first – Work backwards from there
• Emphasizes Work/Experience History – When and Where You Gained Your Experience – But you may have more than one experience section
• Type Most Preferred by Employers • See Pages 10, 11, & 12 of our Resume Writing
Guide
• Emphasizes Skills & Accomplishments • Useful for Certain Problem Situations
– Limited experience – Significant career change – Erratic work history
• But Employers Greet with Skepticism – “What is she trying to hide?” – College students can usually use w/o suspicion
• See Page 13 of our Resume Writing Guide
• Emphasizes Skills and Accomplishments And
• Includes Work/Experience History
• Useful for a Person Who Has A Lot of Experience in the Same Field
• See Page 14 of our Resume Writing Guide
Aka: “Cover Letters” & “Broadcast Letters”: – Identify Position and Create
Interest in You and Your Resume
– Highlight Your Most Salient Qualifications
– Ask for an Interview • See Pages 8, 15, & 16 of
our Resume Writing Guide
Before you start writing,
• Assess your skills, strengths & accomplishments
• Research your industry and the firms in that industry
• Apply the key principles: – Target Your Resume – Professional Look – Easily Scanned – Document Key Skills
& Experience – Quantify Results
• Read and Work the Exercises in our Resume Writing Guide!
• Attend One of Our Resume Critique Sessions {See Workshop Schedule for Dates & Times}
• Visit the Career Center in Campus Center 202A to Make an Appointment for Resume Assistance
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