RESUME TO

IMPRESS

BY TECHBERRIES

WHY DO YOU NEED A RESUME

TO

GET

A

JOB

WHY SHOULD IT BE GOOD?

•Your goal is to get an interview

•A resume is a window

•It’s a brochure about you

•The 8 second test

•Brevity and readability

THE RESUME OF A “RESUME”

Heading Objective

References Education

Activities Related Skills

Experience

HEADING

• Name

• Address

• Telephone / Cell Phone Number

• E-mail address

DO

DON’T

DO’S & DON'T

OBJECTIVE

One or two sentences

Type of position (part time, full time, summer

internship)

What position would you like to find?

Emphasize how you will use your skills, not what

you want to gain

Educational Qualification

• Your most recent educational information is listed first.

• Include your degree (B.Sc., B.A., M.B.A etc.), major, institution attended, minor/concentration.

• Add your grade point average or Percentage.

• Mention academic honors.

SUMMARY OF

QUALIFICATIONS

• What makes you the best person

for the job?

• List the top four or five skills &

qualifications here.

• Include skills mentioned in the job

posting if applicable.

RELATED SKILLS

• Hard Skills: Can be taught or certified in.

Software programs and proficiency (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, FrontPage, AutoCad…)

Programming languages (include Visual Basic, HTML, PHP, …)

Abilities (based on experience)

Languages and language ability

• Soft Skills: personal attributes– E.g. Punctual, energetic, flexible, team-player

EXPERIENCE

• List all work experience…within reason

• Include accomplishments not just responsibilities

• Job title

• Name of the company

• Dates of employment (years only)

• Location of the company (optional)

Calling this section Experience allows you to include jobs for which you were not paid. Include:

Internship

Volunteer position

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

Scholarships

Grants

Prizes

Nominations

Professional societies

Significant accomplishments

Committees and leadership roles

ACTIVITIES

Maximize this field!!!

• Include relevant courses & Projects

• List computer skills and other vocational programs

• List the relevant seminars and workshops you have

attended

• Include your relevant co-curricular activity. List them all

and have a balance

Student groups

Professional affiliations

Athletic groups

REFERENCES

• Provides employer with

background information

• Should be on separate sheet of

matching paper

• 3-4 references are enough

• Given upon request – usually at

interview

TYPES OF REFERENCES

• Work – most recent job

(supervisor or manager)

• Academic – professor or

teacher who knows if you are

capable

• Personal/Character – adult who

is able to vouch for your good

character and desirable

personality traits

Characteristics Of A

Successful Resume

• Focuses on skills. Uses action words to define the

responsibilities of your job-related experience.

• Easy to read and understand.

• Visually powerful and free of gimmicks.

• One page, or at most 2 pages long.

• Language is grammatically correct.

• Spelling has been checked.

• Formal Style Must always be 100% truthful.

• Contains no inappropriate personal information.

• Produced on a computer.

• Data presented in chronological order

BASIC CHECKLIST

• Create an effective layout

• Try to interest your reader visually

• A clean, professional format with a little style

Extra white space makes it easy to read – set margins

Limit font to two choices

Easy to read font 12 or 14 pt.

Categorize information

AND FINALLY

• Have at least two friends proof read and

critique

• Run a spell check on your computer before

anyone sees your resume.

• Print it and proof read again

THANK YOU