RESUME DISCUSSION CULINARY INTERNSHIP CLASS 3/14/16 Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA

WHAT IS A RESUME? A marketing tool A summary of your accomplishments, experiences, knowledge, and abilities A place to convey your VALUE to the reader Your 1 st Interview!

WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE RESUME? Quickly convince the reader you meet and/or exceed the qualifications for the position you’re applying to TO GET AN INTERVIEW

HOW LONG WILL YOU GET? 2010 & 2011 Orange County Resume Surveys: Only 15 – 30 seconds TheLadders.com survey… only 6 seconds

WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT? Tailor your resume to the job opening Show the reader versus listing Spelling & Grammar Layout easy to read and well-organized

STYLES / FORMATS CHRONOLOGICAL FUNCATIONAL COMBINATION CREATIVE

CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME? Presents your education and work experience in chronological order, beginning with your most recent experiences. Positives: Good if you have a long work history in one industry. Shows your strength in the industry Negatives: Doesn’t really show how your skills match what they’re looking for. Tough if you don’t have that much experiences in the field.

FUNCTIONAL RESUME? Organize experience by type of function performed. Under each, give specific examples. Highlight experiences that directly relate to the job you are seeking. Positives: – Allows you to pull from all your experiences the skills each employer is looking for – Tells the employer what you ‘can do’ versus ‘what you’ve done’ Negatives: – Employers may ask the question: “Great, but tell me what you did in your jobs.”

COMBINATION RESUME?  As the name suggests, a blending of Functional and Chronological styles.  Allows flexibility to pull out some Key Skill Sets, while keeping a detailed list of Employment History.  Find Skill Sets by: Reviewing Job Announcements, Researching on the ONET, etc.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Use the STAR method in writing these statements: S…Describe the Situation T…Describe the Task you were working on A…Describe the Action you took R…Describe the Result (Accomplishment) Original: Greeted customers providing excellent customer service Revised with STAR: Welcomed and greeted 30+ new customers per shift offering information on promotional items leading to increased sales and exceeding holiday sales quota by 50%.

Graphic Resume Sample Show your Skills visually Show your ‘creativity’ quickly Probably best in design and creative industries

DO’S AND DON’TS DO  Tailor your resume to each job  Have others scan your resume for spelling and grammar  Draw the reader to your accomplishments, examples! DON’T  Send the same resume to each opening  Use a variety of fonts, colors, etc. (KISS: Keep it simple stupid)  Just give the reader a list of job duties and/or tasks

Q & A Questions and discussion Thank you for your time! Eric Hilden Career Placement Officer Saddleback College

What are the top three action verbs in 2011? (The larger the word = more times it was suggested) The 2011 Orange County Resume Survey Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA /

COVER LETTER results… The 2011 Orange County Resume Survey Eric Hilden, Career Placement Officer, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA /  Only 53% of employers responded that a cover letter is a ‘must have’ while nearly 30% had no preference  ‘Dear Hiring Manager’ was selected the most by employers on how to address your cover letter if you don’t know who you’re sending it to (40%)  ‘To whom it may concern’ (27%)  ‘Dear Sir / Madam’ (17%)  Nearly 70% of employers want either a ½ pg cover letter or ‘the shorter the better’ approach.  20% had ‘no preference’ on length and 12% wanted a full-page cover letter

WHAT ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING AT IN 6 SECONDS? An Eye Tracking Study by TheLadders 2012 RESUME #1

WHAT ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING AT IN 6 SECONDS? RESUME #2 Information al Hierarchy Ratings increased by 60% making the resume ‘easier to read’ (3.9 to 6.2)

 FINDINGS:  80% OF RESUME REVIEW TIME WAS SPENT ON THESE SIX DATA POINTS:  NAME  CURRENT TITLE/COMPANY  PREVIOUS TITLE/COMPANY  PREVIOUS POSITION START AND END DATES  CURRENT POSITION START AND END DATES  EDUCATION Why is this important? EYE TRACKING STUDY