Post on 15-Aug-2015
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 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
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?