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Welcome to

ResumeWriting:YourServiceExperienceCan

LandYouaJob


Today’s Team…

LizMatthewsOutreachSpecialist

SharonRabbProjectSpecialist

SuzanneKniznerProjectSpecialist

RobynStegmanProjectSpecialist


Today’s Agenda

• KnowingYourAudience• TranslatingYourService• GrabbingTheirAttention• ExplainingYourEducation• CompellingProfessionalExperience• ProvidingResources• TakingNextSteps• Evaluation


Today’s Presenter

DeniseRiebmanDirector,CareerDevelopmentandAlumniServices,TrachtenbergSchool,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity


Poll Results

Onascaleof1– 5with5beingthehighest:• Howwouldyourateyourknowledgeofwhatmakesaresumestandout?

• Howwouldyouratethestrengthofyourresume?


Managing the Resume Process


Getting Real


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Let’s Talk Facts …


How is your resume being read?


Perfect Resumes

• MightnotknowanythingaboutyourfieldKeywords,Keywords,KeywordsErrorFreeSharpandeasytoread

•••


Formatting Your Resume• SearchEngineOptimization(SEO)• Topofresumeneedstograb

attention• PDFformat• Formatfornon‐formatwebsites


What are THEY looking for?


Nonprofit SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Missionandculturefit;Commitmenttoservice• Accomplishmentdrivenbutunderstandthatnoteverythingcanbequantified

• InternationalNGOs‐ oftenlonger,moredetailed,cv‐like

Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://philanthropy.com/article/R‐sum‐s‐Matter‐What/57414

• http://www.bridgestar.org/Library/WritingEffectiveResumes.aspx

• http://www.jposc.org/career_management/documents/WritingaResume_devex_en.pdf

• https://www.devex.com/en/blogs/development‐careers


Public SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Longer(3‐5pagesonaverage)• Veryspecificemploymentinformation(dates,salaries,supervisors)

• Highlydetailed,responsibilitiesANDresults• Formatwillvaryforstate/localgovernment

Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://www.resume‐place.com• http://www.ourpublicservice.org• http://www.makingthedifference.org


Private SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Bignames,Bigscores,BigAchievements

• ShortandStrong

• Understandingofindustry/usingtherightlanguage

• Leveragetransferrableskills

Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://netimpact.org/careers• http://caseinterview.com/consulting‐resume


Are YOU what they are looking for?


C

Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR

hallenge.Describeaspecificproblemorgoal.

Context.Talkabouttheindividualsandgroupsyouworkedwith,and/ortheenvironmentinwhichyouworked,totackleaparticularchallenge(e.g.,clients,co‐workers,membersofCongress,shrinkingbudget,lowmorale).

Action.Discussthespecificactionsyoutooktoaddressachallenge.

Result.Givespecificexamplesoftheresultsofyouractions.Theseaccomplishmentsdemonstratethequalityandeffectivenessofyourleadershipskills.


Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR

Challenge:Increasenumberofyouthreceivingtutoring.

Context.Partneredwithschool,threenonprofitorganizationsandparentassociation;Limitedfinancialresourcesandlackofvolunteers.

Action.Identifiedthreelocalcompaniesforvolunteers;Presentedtoemployeesaboutbeingavolunteertutor;NegotiatedwithHRforemployeestobeingabletotaketimeoff;Trained10newtutors.

Result.15additionalyouthreceivedtutoringduringtheacademicyear;Brokeredthreenewcorporatepartnershipsresultingin10volunteertutorsandin‐kind/financialdonationsworthapproximately$10,000.


Let’s get started … length and width


Let’s get started … at the top


ObjectivesStatementsOUT

It’s not about YOU and what you WANT or

Professional Profiles IN

It’s about what THEY WANT and how you meet

their NEEDS.NEED.

Your contact information is all set … Now what?


What is a Professional Profile?

Whatitis:• WhyyouareanIDEALmatch• WhatmakesyouUNIQUE

WhatitisNOT:• Restatingyourresume• Generic,clichédlanguage


Professional Profile ExamplesCommunity organizer focused on access to affordable housing.

Bi-lingual professional experienced in building community coalitions funded through public-private partnerships. Specialized skills: social media,

community mapping, proposal writing and fundraising.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER

Program Management Curriculum Design Community Development


Next up … Education Section


Education Section: Where does it go? What does it include?


Education Section: VISTA Specific


Professional Experience Section


Professional Experience: Chronological or Functional?

PreferenceisChronologicalorHybrid

WhatisaHybridModel?• SimilarWorkExperiencesClustered• Listedchronologically

SectionExamples:• CommunityDevelopmentExperience• ClassroomExperience• EnvironmentalEducationExperience• InternationalDevelopmentExperience• JournalismExperience


Explains the program and service commitment

Demonstrates they were hired at organization after year of service

Professional Experience: VISTA specificPositionTitleExamples:• AmeriCorpsVISTAYouthDevelopmentCoordinator• AmeriCorpsVISTAMember– VolunteerManager

Explanation Examples:


Time to Talk Accomplishments

Sowhat?Whocares?

Whydoesitmatter?


Location


Results, Results, Results

Don’t worry….not everything can or should be quantified


BORE … Before and After• Provided• Assisted• Responsiblefor…• Successful• Accomplished• Dedicated

• Leveraged• Doubled/Tripled/Expanded• Launched/Created/Piloted• Produced• Analyzed• SpearheadedCultivated•


Impact AccomplishmentsBEFORE: Organizedhomebuildsforlow‐incomefamilies

AFTER: Increasedby25%thenumberofweekdayvolunteersforbuildsitesresultingin3homescompletedaheadofscheduleinoneyear.

BEFORE: Responsiblefor3EITCcentersduringtaxseasonincludingtrainingnewvolunteers.

AFTER: Managed3highvolumeEITCcentersincludingrecruitingtwonewaccountingfirmsthatcommitted200employeehourstoprovidefreetaxservices.


Impact AccomplishmentsBEFORE: Wrotecommunityresourceguide.

AFTER: Addressedneedforcentralizedsourceofbilingualinformationthroughresearching,writinganddistributingcommunityresourceguidetolocalresidents.

BEFORE: Wrote3grantswithagencystaff.

AFTER: Successfullysecured$25Ktorehabilitatedecayingcommunityplaygroundthroughco‐writing3fullyfundedgrantproposals.


Accomplishment ExamplesAmeriCorpsVISTA,VolunteerandConstructionCoordinator– HabitatforHumanityMetroWest/GreaterWorcester,August2009– August2010• Researchedandwrotelandacquisitionanddevelopmentproposalssubmittedtolocalandstategovernmentagencies,lendingtoconstructionoffouraffordablehousingunits.

• Secured$8,500inmaterialsandfinancialdonationthroughgrantproposalsandpartnership‐building.

• Recruitedvolunteersandmaintainedrecordsandcommunicationsfor5,000organizationcontacts

• ScheduledandsupervisedallactivityonHabitatvolunteersites,includingoversightof600volunteers.


Accomplishment Examples


What about my other “stuff?”IfRELEVANT,includethingslike….• Volunteerorcommunityservicework• Communityand/oracademicLeadership• Professionalaffiliationsandmemberships• Languageskillswithfluencylevel

o PossibleDescriptions:FullProfessionalProficiency,Low‐IntermediateProficiency,Elementary,WrittenandOralFluency,ConversationalProficiency,Fluent)

• Professionaldevelopmenttrainingsandcertifications• Researchorrelevantpublications• Travel• TechnologySkills


How do I include my other “stuff?”

Resume Example #1

Resume Example #2


Questions? 1


Resources

OntheVISTACampus…

• http://vistacampus.org/course/view.php?id=37&page=14

• What’sNext:LifeAfterYourServiceYear:http://encorps.nationalserviceresources.org

/whatsnext/index.shtml


Next Steps

1. TranslateYourVISTAServiceintoAccomplishments

2. ReviewJobDescriptionsforKeywords3. ReviewLinkedIn/ResumesforIdeas4. CreateaTemplateandStandardResume5. AskOthersforFeedbackonYourResume


Evaluation

Pleasetakeafewmomentstoshareyourfeedback.Howcanweimprovethesesessions?Whattopicsshouldweincludeinfuturewebinars?

Thankyouverymuchforyourtimeandparticipation!


THANK YOUfor your participation!

Ifyouhavefurtherquestionsorforemoreinformation,contactus:

[email protected]

ResearchingGrantsWednesday,July17,2013

2– 3:30PMET

VisittheOngoingLearningpageontheVISTACampusforacompletescheduleoftheVISTAwebshops.


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