RESUME WRITING 101 Making Your Resume Pop Pop

RESUME WRITING 101

Making Your Resume Pop

Pop Quiz! q What is the initial amount of time an employer takes to review an applicant’s resume? q Answer: q 6 seconds

Why do you need a resume? q A marketing tool q To obtain an interview, not a job q Requirement of many organizations

Resume- hidden messages Resume You q Neat q Well-organized q Error free q Attention to detail q Careful & Competent q Professional appearance

Sections of a Resume

The Header q q What should be included? q Name q Permanent and present address q E-mail address q Telephone number Where should contact information go? q Top of the page

Summary Statement q Purpose q Communicates to the employer how you would be valuable in their corporation or business. q Needs to be between 50 -200 words. q Be straight to the point. q Do not mix first and third person. q Example q As recent graduate from Bloomington High School North and Hoosier Hills Career Center, I have been in internships within IU Health to better help me decide that the health field is where I am meant to be. These placements have enabled me to practice entry-level nursing skills, and also learn exactly how each person contributes to the overall well being of a patient.

Education q Name of School q Include city and state if not part of the title Type of diploma q Year of graduation q q Graduation Date: May 2016 q Expected Graduation Date: May 2017 Any extra curricular activities q Any awards q

Work/Volunteer History q What is considered experience? q. Full and part-time jobs q. Self-employment q. Volunteer work q. Practicum, field, and cooperative education q Information to include q. Job Title q. Dates of employment q. Company name q. City & State q Put in chronological order q. Most recent-oldest

Listing Responsibilities q Use bullet points q Start of each line with an action verb q Present tense if currently employed q Past tense if no longer employed q Vary your choice of verbs q q Tailor skills and experiences to the position for which you are applying Be concise while providing enough detail

Honors & Awards q q q If you have received awards outside of school list these Order by dates q Reverse chronological Rank order by importance to the career

References References need to be on a separate page with a header At least 3 references Try to get 6!

Resume Dos q Use action verbs q Use short, concise sentences q Use #, %, $ amounts q Keep resume easy to read q Keep resume about one page

Resume No No’s q Do not use the pronouns such as I, me, my, etc. Do not clutter your resume with nonessential information q Do not make any misrepresentations q Do not include personal information q q SSN, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, photograph, etc.

References How to Make Your Resume Last Longer Than 6 Seconds, Retrieved from: http: //business. time. com/2012/04/13/how-to-make-your-resume-lastlonger-than-6 -seconds/. UTC Career & Student Employment Center www. utc. edu/career.