1. Step 3: What do I want located in the power position?
What is the most persuasive qualifier that I have?
Make your decision…what belongs in the power position? As mentioned earlier, I believe it’s your education.

2. Step 4: Type your document. (Reminders)
Don’t - Do
Use an organized, easy to read approach. Remember, you only have seconds to impress.
Make it beautiful on the page.
Use I
Use ‘crazy’ fonts
Use a template
Use a summary section
List every single job you ever had
Use complete sentences
Miss the power play in positioning & bolding
“References Available Upon Request” Do
Use an organized, easy to read approach. Remember, you only have seconds to impress.
Make it beautiful on the page.
Don’t
Use I
Use ‘crazy’ fonts
Use a template
Use a summary section
List every single job you ever had
Use complete sentences
Miss the power play in positioning & bolding
“References Available Upon Request”

3. Use Smart Sectioning Objective Education Experience Leadership
Required
Options
Objective
Education
Experience
Leadership
Honors/Awards
Internships
Academic Projects
Related Coursework
Languages/Study Abroad
Computer Skills
Associations
Volunteerism/Community Service
Sectioning is very persuasive.
The 3 primary are Objective, education and experience.
In choosing the others, you are choosing your persuasion. What do you want to communicate to get this job?
Leadership?
Academic Achievement?
International experience?
IT expertise?
Social connection?
Heart for others?

4. Use concise, strong, active language.
Start with an action verb.
Use emotional word pictures
Be specific.
Detail accomplishments:
Increased production capability by 10% resulting in 50K in revenue.
Take a look at the Active Words document and Persuasive Template in Blackboard to help you with word choices.
When you create your bullet points, you are to be in alignment with your objective and your potential employer’s values. Select words that create the picture in the readers mind that you want to create. Here’s what I mean….
Let’s say your objective: Network Administrator for Citicorp
Your persuasive education would be in IT or Finance, etc.
The bullet points are to be about IT expertise and experience and Finance expertise and experience.

5. Step 5: Bold & Proofread to perfection!
Bold your transferrable information, like job titles and the names of your degrees Tell your story at 100% . Be accurate.
BOLD smart. Decide what you want the reader to focus on and bold that. That means, you’ll bold the transferrable skill, not where you worked.

6. How to Create a Persuasive Resume
Dianne Garrett
Business Communication, MGT309
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
I look forward to seeing your persuasive resumes (and application letter too).
Writing that Works (2010). Oliu, Brusaw, & Alred