1. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.1 Resume Preparation  You are marketing yourself  You are the product you are selling  The employer is buying the product’s benefits  It is your advertisement for an interview

2. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.2 Resume Guidelines  You’ve got 10 seconds to qualify  Give recruiters a reason to continue reading … what’s in it for them?  More is not better … enough is needed.  Provide enough detail, but avoid data dumping  A good resume has some white space, and is readable

3. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.3 Tips   Companies are interested in what you can do for them, not a list of everything you've done.   Have more than one resume version, prepared for recruiters having different job needs.   List your job duties from each of your jobs in the order of preference to the job you would like to get, not the one you had. Don't emphasize responsibility that you don't want to do.

4. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.4 Tips   Place your achievements first on the list within each job. Write them so that you demonstrate responsibility, achievement, and results. Then list those other responsibilities that are important, but that you can't show results.   Use the “So what” method. After every sentence say - "so what," if you can justify it, keep it, if not remove it.

5. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.5 Tips   Networking is key. Think broadly and remember that adage about six degrees of separation. For every six people you speak with there will be a connection back to the first. Contact family friends, social, civic and church contacts. Make use of the Placement Center’s BYU-alumni database.   Include an “Other Information” category. Include any languages you speak, hobbies you may have and special interests that will separate you from the rest. This helps to make you more memorable and "real" to the interviewer.

6. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.6 Resume Guidelines  The appearance attracts, content holds  Education is what you have to sell, your experience & qualities sell you … who did you work for & what did you accomplish … what do you have to offer?  Capitalize on your mission, extra- curricular experience … motivation, interpersonal skills, vision, leadership, time planning, persistence, etc.

7. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.7 Resume Guidelines  One page is best  Keep it on a light-toned paper for photocopying  Use action verbs … accomplished, advanced, coached, created, increased, led, trained, simplified, updated, negotiated  Good formatting is important … consistency, parallelism, verb tense, spelling!  It must be free from all errors … nothing will turn off a recruiter quicker than errors in a resume

8. © Bill Swinyard Resume Preparation: 1.8 Grading  20 pts for perfect work submitted on time  15 points for any typos or inconsistencies  10 points