1. Career Advising Southern Connecticut State University
Resume Help
Career Advising
Southern Connecticut State University

2. What is a Resume?
Brief summary of your experiences, academic preparation, skills, and accomplishments
Introduces you to potential employers and serves as your first impression to the reader
Usually reviewed for 30 seconds or less, must make strong impact!
A marketing tool designed to create an image and help brand you
A tool to land you an interview

3. 10 tips to success If GPA is over a 3.0, put it on there!
Should be attractive and appear balanced. Font size should be between and adjust the font to fit more information or fill an empty page.
Use the same font size and type throughout the content of your document. NAME should be larger
Omit the use of “I” and personal pronouns
Do not list tasks, use brief phrases beginning with an action verb!
Include numbers to emphasize results you have achieved, e.g., led a team of 20 members
Steer away from using the words “address” or “phone number.” Employers will know what a phone number and/or address looks like!
Tailor your resume for each position
Be honest. Employers can verify a high percentage of the information.
PROOFREAD! Errors will not be acceptable.

4. Take Action
Use brief phrases that begin with action verbs to describe previous job/volunteer responsibilities, accomplishments, awards, or capabilities
Accomplished Managed Organized Operated Prepared
Provided Administered Compiled Completed Developed
Established Managed Maintained Expanded Resolved

5. Mission Accomplished
Focus on accomplishments, not just duties! Emphasize results you have achieved by including numbers
Supervised 10 volunteers
Developed and managed campus club budget of $50,000
Authored 3 health and safety manuals
led a team of 20 members
Completed a 15 week team project; researched and presented ways to improve campus parking
Helpful Tip: Be Honest on your resume when describing duties and accomplishments! Honest information on your resume is a clear indication of your integrity, and employers can verify a high percentage of the information

6. E-Applying
Submit your resume in whichever method the employer requests (e- mail, pasted on web, uploaded into a web form, etc)
Formatting is often lost in translation, so be sure to have an electronic resume that is all left aligned and does not use any special formatting conventions. Before sending it to an employer try sending it yourself and others.
If you are attaching the resume to an also paste a copy of your electronic copy into the body of the . (This will prevent any problems from attachment issues).
Follow up to ensure your resume was received.
Apply for numerous positions!

7. Contact Us
Aimee Piccin Associate Director of Academic and Career Advising Wintergreen Building (203)
Kelianna Bonn Graduate Assistant Wintergreen Building (203)
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