1. 1 How to write knock-down resume and cover letter MBA Internship Support Training

2. 2 Writing resume and cover letter Thinking about your career Analyzing what you have to offer Determining what you want Writing a resume Controlling the format and style Tailoring the contents Writing the perfect resume Writing the application letter Writing the first paragraph Summarizing your key selling points Writing the last paragraph Writing the perfect application letter

3. 3 Resume The purpose of a resume is to list all your skills and abilities A good resume will get you the job you want Your resume will be read carefully and thoroughly by an interested employer The more good information you present about yourself in your resume, the better If you want a really good resume, have it prepared by a resume service The purpose of a resume is to kindle employer interest and generate an interview Handreds of thousands of good resumes cross employers’ desks every working day Your resume has less than ten seconds to make an impression By including too much information, a resume may actually kill the appetite to know more Prepare your resume yourself - unless the position you’re after is very high-level and you choose the service very carefully

4. 4 Thinking about your career Analyzing what you have to offer List ten achievements in order of importance Look for a pattern in the skills that contributed to each achievement Ask a friend what you are good at, and compare the answers with your own assessment List your employment qualifications, including education, work and outside activities Ask a friend to list four or five of your most obvious personal traits, and compare the answers with your own assessment List the things you liked best about work you’ve done before List your interests and hobbies

5. 5 Determining what you want Determining your functional goals Determining your personal goals Determining your work environment preferences

6. 6 Writing a resume «Give me a moment of your busy day! Listen to me, I’ve got something to say!» Show off achievements, attributes, and cumulation of expertise to the best advantage Minimize any possible weaknesses

7. 7 Don’ts Titles Availability Reason for leaving References Salary Abbreviations Jargon Charts and graphs Mention of age,race,religion,sex, national origin Photographs Health Early background Weaknesses Demands Exaggerations

8. 8 Format and style Clean paper Margins No corrections Print, not photocopy One-page Correct grammar, spellling and punctuation Simple and direct style Short phrases with action verbs example

9. 9 Tailoring the contents Contact information A Job Objective A Career Objective A Career Summary Education A Description of Work History Focus on your strengths Questions to ask yourself What specific position do I want? What specifically qualifies me for this job? Summarize your strongest qualifications

10. 10 Education Postsecondary schools Off-campus workshops, seminars and so on High school(only if pertinent) Military service (only if pertinent) Grades?

11. 11 Experience Name and location of employer What the organization does Your functional title How long you worked there Your duties and responsibilities Your significant achievements or contributions

12. 12 Accomplishment statement for resume (example) Improved morale and teamwork Introduced an improved filing system Improved customer service Contributed new ideas Reorganized procedures Solved problems Improved work efficiency Increased sales Reduced overdue accounts Devised new products

13. 13 Common mistakes Too long Too short Hard to read Wordy Too slick Amateurish Poorly reproduced Misspelled and ungrammatical Boastful. Nonrealistic self-evaluation Dishonest Unusual

14. 14 Exercise Think about yourself What are some things that come easily to you? What do you enjoy doing? In what part of the country would you like to live? Do you like to work indoors? Outdoors? A combination of the two? How much do you like to travel? Do you like to work closely with others or more independently? What conditions make a job unpleasant? Are you better with words or numbers? Better at speaking or writing? Do you like to be motivated by fixed deadlines? Do you like deadlines? How important is job security to you? Do you want your supervisor to state clearly what is expected? Your task Answer these questions and write a resume for the job of your dream

15. 15 Appication Letter A I D A Be yourself but be businesslike too

16. 16 First paragraph Your strongest work skills and how they would help the organization The match between job requirements and your qualifications The name of someone respected by the reader News about the organization that demonstrates your awareness A question that reflects your knowledge of the organization’s needs An imaginative catch phrase The source of your knowledge about the job opening

17. 17 Example When you need a secretary in your export division who can take shorthand at 125 words a minute and can write in English and Spanish - call me When Tatyana Kim of your human resource department spoke to our class last week, she said you often add promising new marketing graduates to your sales staff at this time of year.

18. 18 Your key selling points Summarize qualifications that are directly related to the job Show how you have put your qualifications to use Provide evidence of desirable personal qualities Refer to your resume

19. 19 What can you write instead of this? I completed three college courses in business communication, earning an A in each course, and have worked for the past year at Procter and Gamble

20. 20 Closing paragraph Always ask for an interview Make an interview easy to arrange

21. 21 Checklist for application letters Attention (Opening paragraph)  summary opening (your strongest qualifications)  name opening  Source opening  Question opening  News opening  Personalized opening  Creative opening Interest and desire or evidence of qualifications  Present you job-related qualifications  Adopt a mature and businesslike tone Link your education, experience, and personal qualities to the job requirements Action