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COMM 202 Tutorial 5 – Resumes Week 9, Tutorial 5 | TA: Jaime Reston | March 5 th /6 th “I aint a business man. I’m a business, man.” -Jay-Z *Generic, terrible stock-photo slid

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COMM 202 Tutorial 5 – Resumes

Week 9, Tutorial 5 | TA: Jaime Reston | March 5th/6th

“I aint a business man.I’m a business, man.”

-Jay-Z

*Generic, terrible stock-photo slide deck

Agenda

1 – About Jaime!2 – Networking Reflection Feedback3 – Resumé Breakdown4 – Accomplishment Statements5 – Some Other Stuff6 – Some More Things

Week 9, Tutorial 5 | TA: Jaime Reston | March 5th/6th

TA FEEDBACK

Cool Slides, Jaime! I like your emails! More Harley shirts!

GOING OVERTIME More personal stories! Some times you’re just not funny

REFLECTION VS. TRANSCRIPT.

NETWORKING GOES BEYOND YOUR

CAREER.

E-MODULE

E-MODULE

Recruiter

Unique Snowflake

How Long is It?

You have one pageto leave a lasting impression

RESUME BREAKDOWN

FIRST PERSON? THIRD PERSON?

FROM THIS…

TO THIS!

HEADER

= THE BANNER AT THE TOPCONTAINING BASIC INFO.

HEADER

NAME CONTACTINFO ADDRESS

LINKEDIN SOCIALMEDIA WEBSITES

PROFILE

= A BRIEF SELF-INTRO AND PREVIEW OF THE RESUME.

PROFILE

CAREERASPIRATIONS

SKILLS &ATTRIBUTES INTERESTS

EXPERIENCES TRAINING &CERTIFICATIONS

QUIRKY"ZINGERS"

SECRET TIP:REFER TO YOURJOB POSTING.

KEY/CORE COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

= SHOWCASING YOUR ACADEMIC JOURNEY.

EDUCATION

SCHOOL & PROGRAM

EXPECTEDGRAD DATE

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

KEY PROJECTS AWARDS COMPETITIONS

RELEVANCE.RELEVANCE.RELEVANCE.

PERSONAL BRANDING

= HOW YOU PRESENT YOURSELF THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT.

PERSONAL BRANDING

INTERESTS (5 MIN CHAT) COLOURS & DESIGN CHOICE OF

VOCABULARY

INTERESTS

WHY AREINTERESTS

IMPORTANT?

TAILOR TO YOUR

AUDIENCE.

GOOD VS. BAD

INTERESTS.

GOAL SHOWCASE

PERSONALITY & DIFFERENTIATE

YOURSELF.

HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE

REMEMBERED?

ARE YOUCATERING TO

YOUR AUDIENCE?

FORMATTING/INTEGRATION

= YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONON PROFESSIONALISM.

FORMATTING/INTEGRATION

CONSISTENCY SPACING & MARGINS ALIGNMENT

DATE & LOCATION POINTS VS.DASHES

MATCH WITHCOVER LETTER

OVER 2 ERRORS* = 40% DEDUCTION

SPELLING &GRAMMAR TYPOS FORMATTING

MISSINGINFO

DASHES VS. HYPHENS CONSISTENCY

* PER DOCUMENT.

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES

YOUR BEST SELF ON PAPER!

SKILLS MATRIX

RESUME COVER LETTER

INTERVIEW

NETWORKING

RESULT

TASK

SITUATION

ACTION

HOW YOU TELL A TYPICAL STORY …

STAR

RATS

SITUATION

TASK

ACTION

… WHAT EMPLOYERSLOOK FOR!

RESULT

* FLIPPEDBACKWARDS

"RATS" STATEMENT

= BACKWARDS STAR STATEMENT!

RATS

RESULT.

ACTION.

TASK.

SITUATION.

R RESULT.

ATTAINED EXCEEDED

ELIMINATEDINCREASED

DECREASED MAXIMIZEDMINIMIZEDREDUCED

SAVEDSURPASSEDIMPROVEDCREATED

GENERATEDENHANCEDOPTIMIZED

ESTABLISHED

"ACCOMPLISHMENT" OR "RESULT" VERBS

* TRY NOT TO REPEAT WORDS!

2 TYPES OF RESULTS

QUALITATIVE

QUANTITATIVE

DESCRIPTION QUALITIES

HOW MUCH HOW MANY NUMBERS PERCENTAGES

R RESULT.

WHAT SKILLS DID YOU USE?

ARE THOSE SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE JOB?

DO YOUR RESULTS MATCH UP WITH YOUR ACTIONS?

A ACTION.

WHAT WAS THE (reluctant) DRAGON?

TASK

DESCRIBE THE CONTEXT

S SITUATION.

PAINT THESETTING

WHO? WHEN? WHERE?

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.

Responsible for aiding senior driller in daily duties related to core

extraction

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.

Responsible for aiding senior driller in daily duties related to core

extraction

* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.

Responsible for aiding senior driller in daily duties related to core

extraction

* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.

Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.

Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.

= RESULT/TASK.

Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.

= ACTION.

Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.

= CONTEXT.

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.

DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST TRAFFIC.

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.

DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST TRAFFIC.

* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.

DUTY STATEMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.

DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST TRAFFIC.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT

WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN

INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH

CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

= RESULT/TASK.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

= ACTION.

BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.

= CONTEXT.

DIY ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

1. PICK A STORY FROM YOUR SKILLS MATRIX.2. FLIP IT INTO THE RATS FORMAT.3. SUMMARIZE IT INTO ONE SENTENCE (MAXIMUM TWO

LINES ON YOUR RESUME)

WRAP-UP

RESUME

SKILLS MATRIX

COMPANY RESEARCH

ASSIGNMENT

TAKEAWAYS?

NO DUTYSTATEMENT

S.

BE CLEAR &CONCISE.

CONSISTENTFORMAT.

ALWAYS STAY

RELEVANT.

IT'S ALL INTHE DETAIL.

YOU DOYOU.

NEXT WEEK IS STILL TUTORIAL!!!!! YAY !!11!!!

WHAT TO BRING NEXT CLASS:

RESUME & COVER LETTER DRAFTS

2 HARD COPIES OF EACH DRAFT

JOB DESCRIPTION

OFFICE HOURS OFFICE HOURS OFFICE HOURS!