RESUME DISCUSSION CULINARY INTERNSHIP CLASS 31416 Eric Hilden
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RESUME DISCUSSION CULINARY INTERNSHIP CLASS 3/14/16 Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA ehilden@saddleback. edu www. linkedin. com/in/erichilden
WHAT IS A RESUME? ü A marketing tool ü A summary of your accomplishments, experiences, knowledge, and abilities ü A place to convey your VALUE to the reader ü Your 1 st Interview!
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE RESUME? üQuickly convince the reader you meet and/or exceed the qualifications for the position you’re applying to ü TO GET AN INTERVIEW
HOW LONG WILL YOU GET? ü 2010 & 2011 Orange County Resume Surveys: ü Only 15 – 30 seconds ü The. Ladders. com survey… only 6 seconds
WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT? üTailor your resume to the job opening üShow the reader versus listing üSpelling & Grammar üLayout easy to read and well-organized
STYLES / FORMATS ü CHRONOLOGICAL ü FUNCATIONAL ü COMBINATION ü CREATIVE
CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME? • Positives: • Presents your education and work experience in chronological order, beginning with your most recent experiences. • Good if you have a long work history in one industry. • Shows your strength in the industry • Negatives: • Doesn’t really show your skills match what they’re looking for. • Tough if you don’t have that much experiences in the field.
FUNCTIONAL RESUME? • Organize experience by • Positives: – Allows you to pull from all your type of function experiences the skills each performed. Under employer is looking for – Tells the employer what you each, give specific ‘can do’ versus ‘what you’ve examples. done’ • Highlight experiences • Negatives: that directly relate to – Employers may ask the question: “Great, but tell the job you are seeking. me what you did in your jobs. ”
COMBINATION RESUME? As the name suggests, a blending of Functional and Chronological styles. Allows flexibility to pull out some Key Skill Sets, while keeping a detailed list of Employment History. Find Skill Sets by: Reviewing Job Announcements, Researching on the ONET, etc.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Use the STAR method in writing these statements: S…Describe the Situation T…Describe the Task you were working on A…Describe the Action you took R…Describe the Result (Accomplishment) Original: • Greeted customers providing excellent customer service Revised with STAR: • Welcomed and greeted 30+ new customers per shift offering information on promotional items leading to increased sales and exceeding holiday sales quota by 50%.
Graphic Resume Sample ü Show your Skills visually ü Show your ‘creativity’ quickly ü Probably best in design and creative industries
DO’S AND DON’TS DO DON’T Tailor your resume to each job Send the same resume to each opening Have others scan your resume for spelling and grammar Use a variety of fonts, colors, etc. (KISS: Keep it simple stupid) Draw the reader to your accomplishments, examples! Just give the reader a list of job duties and/or tasks
Q&A Questions and discussion Thank you for your time! Eric Hilden Career Placement Officer Saddleback College ehilden@saddleback. edu www. saddleback. edu/jobs
What are the top three action verbs in 2011? (The larger the word = more times it was suggested) The 2011 Orange County Resume Survey Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA ehilden@saddleback. edu / www. linkedin. com/in/erichilden
COVER LETTER results… Ø Only 53% of employers responded that a cover letter is a ‘must have’ while nearly 30% had no preference Ø ‘Dear Hiring Manager’ was selected the most by employers on how to address your cover letter if you don’t know who you’re sending it to (40%) Ø ‘To whom it may concern’ (27%) Ø ‘Dear Sir / Madam’ (17%) Ø Nearly 70% of employers want either a ½ pg cover letter or ‘the shorter the better’ approach. Ø 20% had ‘no preference’ on length and 12% wanted a full-page cover letter The 2011 Orange County Resume Survey Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA ehilden@saddleback. edu / www. linkedin. com/in/erichilden
WHAT ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING AT IN 6 SECONDS? An Eye Tracking Study by The. Ladders 2012 ü RESUME #1
WHAT ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING AT IN 6 SECONDS? ü RESUME #2 Information al Hierarchy ü Ratings increased by 60% making the resume ‘easier to read’ (3. 9 to 6. 2)
EYE TRACKING STUDY FINDINGS: § 80% OF RESUME REVIEW TIME WAS SPENT ON THESE SIX DATA POINTS: § NAME § CURRENT TITLE/COMPANY § PREVIOUS POSITION START AND END DATES § CURRENT POSITION START AND END DATES § EDUCATION Why is this important?
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