1. Resume and Cover Letter 911
Nancy L. Dube, Principal
Dube Consulting
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2. Getting Started Do a self assessment—
determine your skills and past experiences and how they apply to industries and/or organizations that interest you
Learn how to position yourself—learn the language and goals of the industries and/or organizations that interest you
Key Point: resumes do NOT get jobs, interviews do! The Resume helps you get the interview
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3. Make the Right Impact (Value)
Job seekers are very good at displaying:
“This is who am I” & “This is what have I done”
BUT, job seekers need to take the employer’s point of view:
“What can you do for me?”
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4. Make the Right Impact (Value)
The Bottom Line:
Employers/recruiting managers want to know if and how you can help them reach their goals and objectives.
You must use your
Resume to answer
the “What can you
do for me?” question.
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5. Make the Right Impact (Value)
“What can you do for me?”
To answer their question, think about the following:
What did I do?
What was involved?
What were the results?
Where possible, use examples and specific numbers to make your point
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6. Format and Style Choices
Reverse Chronological (most recent experience first)
Functional lists skills and qualifications
Combination resume
Curriculum Vitae (typically for education)
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7. Components of a Resume
Headings can include: Objective (optional); Summary of Qualifications; Core Competencies:
Everything must accurate (truthful & spelled correctly)
Font size: between 10 and 12; margins between 0.5 (1/2”) and 1
Create visual impact with use of bold, bullets, italics, CAPS, underlining, etc.
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8. Sample Chronological
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9. Format and Style Choices
Maintain consistency in formatting throughout the entire Resume
Begin each sentence with powerful action verbs
Brief, succinct language; drop unnecessary words (the, that)
Include keyword phrases of the industry
Remember to include your results/ accomplishments
Start with a blank page in Microsoft Word (avoid Templates)
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10. FUNCTIONAL RESUME A professional level resume may contain
different formatting
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11. Why Video Resumes are a Bad Idea
SKYPE
Is used by larger
companies
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12. Time to Rip Apart Your Resumes
Review, Critique and Don’t be Shy
Updated Versions Work
Not over 2 Pages Long
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13. Cover Letters
Purpose: an opportunity to introduce yourself to employers
Are they important? Yes.
It shows your interest and enthusiasm for the employer and the position.
Quality and effort are key!
Does anyone read them? Maybe (but that’s not the point).
Let’s review the sample
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14. Give this Some Thought
Visit Career Services in Colleges, Job Search Groups, Head Hunters, Professional Resume Writers
Attend Career Events to meet employers and share your resume
Questions?
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15. Land the Job!
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16. LinkedIn is Important!
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