Creating a Great Resume

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AGSM Career ServicesCreating a Great Resume


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Purpose of the Resume

A synopsis of your career highlights that are relevant tothe recruiter

Provides the recruiter with a description of you, your

skills and achievements within 15-30 seconds ofscanning!

Your opportunity to project yourself into the desired role

GETS YOU AN INTERVIEW


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Resume Principles

What it IS What it is NOT

A marketing document A collection of job descriptions

15 seconds to impress Your 10 minute life story

Profiles relevant achievements What else?


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Resume Layout

Create a layout with impact

Great content must be supported by a structured layout

Link your achievements to the markets requirements

1 page, no grammatical or spelling mistakes

Normally written in past tense, starting with an action word

Achievements not just a role description must be included within

your professional experience

Think every word counts if it is not enhancing your story,take it out


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Resume Layout

Resume Style

Spacing Avoid text heavy bullet points, be succinct and reader

friendly

BoldName, Company/Institution, Job TitleResume section headings

FontsFollow the template and use Arial 10 for the main text of

the resume


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Order of Sections

Personal Details Education including professional academic qualifications,

GMAT score (if exceptional)

Professional Experience achievements and quantifiableoutputs

Additional Information including:

Personal interests and achievements

Industry training and certification

Memberships/Affiliations

Visa Status

Nationality

Languages


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Resume Layout:

Personal Details

NAME Bold, upper case

Phone Numbers Include mobile number

Email

For FT students - Use AGSM student emailaddress For EMBA & MBT students Use an email address

that incorporates your name and is professional


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Resume Layout:

Education

Academic Qualifications

Keep order of information consistent

One to two lines for each academic placement

Institutions, degree, year acquired

AGSM MBA/Exec/MBT, Australian Graduate School of Management,Sydney, Australia

Candidate for Master of Business Administration (Exec/MBT/HK) tocomplete in xxx

Post and under graduate qualifications Only include if grades were exceptional

Include academic awards

Professional Qualifications, eg CFA


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Resume Layout

Professional Experience

Achievement based bullets (using FAB model)

Reverse chronological career history

Demonstrates when, where and whatyou have achieved in previousroles, with quantifiable outputs

Format essentials: date, role, company, scope of role and keyachievements

Branding : Companies and Job Titles


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Resume Layout


COMPANY NAME (WITH DATES)

o Brief Description (optional)Area of business and size, number of offices, staff,

annual revenue

If company has been taken over, consider how you willshow the name

LOCATION

BOLD UPPER CASE

Use same font and size for each company and for dates onlength of service

No need to repeat company name if you had more than oneposition


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Resume Layout


Title of role (with dates)

Your brand Bold lower case

Use same font and size for each role

Is your job title recognisable? If not, make it recognisable

Scope of role if not obvious

Brief description stating who you reported to, your headcount, accountabilities and responsibilities

Keep to 1-2 lines directly below titles

Key achievements

The key content of your Resume


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Writing Achievements (FAB)whichmatch Employer Requirements

Future employers are most likely wanting to compare the features andadvantages in your resume with their job requirements to establish whatpotential benefits you can offer:

FEATURES

Facts about you and your career at this point in time

Contact details, education and training, companies worked atand positions held, etc...

ADVANTAGES

Proof of how you have applied your features throughout your

career, i.e. ACHIEVEMENTS BENEFITS

How you would apply your features and advantages to meetthe requirements of the job


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Why Achievements?

Structured approach to analysing your achievements Viewing your career as a list of achievements involves a

positive and motivated approach to self analysis

Often hidden competencies e.g. leadership, analytical skillsetc can lie in routine daily tasks which you might consider asbeing just part of the job

Recruiters will be interested in these competencies


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Analysing Achievements - Database

Steps in creating an Achievement Database

1. Brainstorm and list your achievements

2. Analyse each accomplishment

3. Summarise into a bullet point


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Achievement Database

Step 1 Brainstorming Achievement Bullets

Start with an active verb

Bullets should be short and punchy statements withquantifiable outputs that capture attention

Extra curricular activities can also be described asachievements


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Step 1 Brainstorm and list yourachievements

Led all activities of acquisition of Y&Z Bank ($1.5 billionasset)

Programme managed full implementation of a re-structured Value Based adviser distribution model in four

countries

Project managed the implementation of five SAP modulesacross Asia/Pacific region

Established presence for company X delivering $2Mrevenue in the first year


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Achievement Database

Accelerated Defined Formulated Interpreted Planned Selected

Achieved Delivered Founded Introduced Prepared Shaped

Acquired Demonstrated Gathered Launched Presented Simplified

Advised Designed Generated Led Produced Sold

Analysed Directed Handled Maintained Proposed Started

Approved Doubled Headed Managed Provided StrengthenedBuilt Eliminated Identified Modified Rationalised Structured

Centralised Enlarged Implemented Motivated Recommended Supervised

Collaborated Ensured Improved Negotiated Recruited Transformed

Completed Established Increased Organised Reduced Turned

Conducted Evaluated Influenced Participated Reorganised Uncovered

Constructed Examined Initiated Performed Restructured Undertook

Controlled Expanded Instigated Persuaded Reviewed Unified

Created Extended Instructed Piloted Saved Verified

Decided Facilitated Integrated Pioneered Secured Won

Active Verbs


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Step 2 Analysing Achievements (PAR)

1. Think of the problem or challenge you faced What would have been the consequences if nothing

was done?

Why? So what?

2. What actions did you display?

Skills, competencies, knowledge

3. What was the result?

Deliver to the business, bottom line, quantifiable result


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Step 2 Analysing Achievements (PAR)

PROBLEM YOU FACED

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ACTIONS DISPLAYED*

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RESULTS DELIVERED

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Step 2 Analysing Achievements (example)

Headline

Established Australian presence for Company X delivering $2M revenue infirst year.

PROBLEM / CHALLENGE YOU FACED

The company didnt have a sales and marketing team

No presence in Australia, still in development phase of the products

The company didnt have any sales processes, had initial marketing

activities but very little footprint

When the first product was finally ready it was when the market

segment changed for the worst

We dealt with lots of product malfunctions and a product that thecompany initially didnt want to support


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Step 2 Continued...

ACTIONS DISPLAYED

Opened the offices in Australia and assisted in hiring the sales team,grew to a team of 25 people in 6 months

Lead activities in writing the internal processes for sales, setting pricesand drafting the partners program

Generated many partnerships for Company X

Indentified a niche market need for one of the products and persuadedthe company to invest further development to bring the product tomarket

Lead the business unit of this division and brought the company its firstrevenues and ultimately the sale of the division to Company Y


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Step 2 Continued...

RESULTS DELIVERED

Opening the offices in Australia, budgeted and creates the salesinfrastructure at Company X which grew to a team of 25 people within6 months

Established internal sales processes leading to initial sales of $2m

from this division

Partnerships with numerous key companies: such as Company A,Company B, Company Y (which later acquired Company X)

Development of a new product with a full SW management system and

managed P&L group to drive the business


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Step 2 Analysing Achievements

List of some commonly used competencies

Team orientation Planning & Organisation Influence & Persuasion

Communication Technical Skills Initiative

People Management Leadership Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills Business Awareness Strategic Orientation

Customer Focus Decision Making Creativity

Results Orientation Change Orientation Information Management

Problem Solving Developing Others Quality Focus


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Step 3 Summarising Achievements

Business Development Example Summary & Bullet Point

LONG SUMMARY STRUCTURE Utilises HEADLINE, ACTION & RESULT

Established first Australia presence for Company X. Opened offices in Australia andassisted in hiring the sales team, grew to a team of 25 people within 6 months.Identified a niche market need for one of the products and persuaded the company toinvest further development to bring the product to the market. Led the activities inwriting the internal processes for sales, setting prices and drafting the partnersprogram. Created key partnerships with numerous key companies: such as CompanyA, Company B and Company C. Led the business unit of the XYZ division and broughtthe company its first revenues delivering $2m in the first year and ultimately the sale ofthe division to Company Y (Nov. 2005)

BULLET POINT STRUCTURE Utilises the HEADLINE & RESULT

Established first Australian presence for Company X delivering $2m revenue in the first

year. Opened Australian office (Oct. 2004), grew to a team of 25 people within 6months. Created key partnership with Company Y which acquired the XYZ division inNov. 2005

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Established first Australian presence for Company X delivering $2m revenue in the first year


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ResumeLayout

Do not underestimate the importance of this section it isessential to show what you have achieved outside of work

It demonstrates what sort of person you are which can becrucial in assessing fit with the company

Make sure you specify your personal interests and do not

simply write things like travel, cinema, sport

Additional Information


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Finally...

Write bullets in the past tense, always start with an actionverb

Keep your language simple and direct, short punchystatements

Every word counts, ifits not enhancing your story, take itout

If bullet point goes onto a fourth line, it is too long!

No more than 6 bullet points for each position

Prioritise order relevant to competences and skills requiredby market


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