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SJSU Career Center CAREER CENTER LOCATION Administration building (ADM) Room 154 - Main Entrance Room 255 - Accessible Entrance Upstairs on second floor

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Resume Examples Resume Sample RESUME versus Curriculum Vitae (CV) Resume is a brief overview of your education, skills and experiences CV is a detailed list of all your education and work experiences Resume Sample

Sparta Jobs What’s SpartaJobs? SJSU’s Job & Internship database Your key resource to jobs, employers, career center services, events, program info sessions and job fairs. SJSU’s Job & Internship database 1000’s of postings for full-time, part-time, internship, seasonal, volunteer and on-campus jobs Create your SpartaJobs profile Fill out to as close to 100% as possible Questions??? Video Tutorials Career Center website If you still need some help brainstorming skills, review these checklists and highlight any skills that you’ve used and would like to add to your resume. It’s important to know what your future employer finds valuable and you can see the most updated list of Top Skills Employers Want through NACE (click on hyper link) to access this resource The University is dedicated to helping you develop skills that are marketable and well-rounded, SJSU has a list of University Learning Goals that you obtain through your college education. Click on Top Skills SJSU students develop to see these University Learning Goals Whether you realize it or not, you actually have skills that are transferable to various types of jobs and industries, any customer service, retail, part time or on-campus jobs will have you use transferable skills: such as communication skills, teamwork, leadership & initiative. Review the last link to see further examples of these types of skills.

Sparta Jobs If you still need some help brainstorming skills, review these checklists and highlight any skills that you’ve used and would like to add to your resume. It’s important to know what your future employer finds valuable and you can see the most updated list of Top Skills Employers Want through NACE (click on hyper link) to access this resource The University is dedicated to helping you develop skills that are marketable and well-rounded, SJSU has a list of University Learning Goals that you obtain through your college education. Click on Top Skills SJSU students develop to see these University Learning Goals Whether you realize it or not, you actually have skills that are transferable to various types of jobs and industries, any customer service, retail, part time or on-campus jobs will have you use transferable skills: such as communication skills, teamwork, leadership & initiative. Review the last link to see further examples of these types of skills.

Sparta Jobs If you still need some help brainstorming skills, review these checklists and highlight any skills that you’ve used and would like to add to your resume. It’s important to know what your future employer finds valuable and you can see the most updated list of Top Skills Employers Want through NACE (click on hyper link) to access this resource The University is dedicated to helping you develop skills that are marketable and well-rounded, SJSU has a list of University Learning Goals that you obtain through your college education. Click on Top Skills SJSU students develop to see these University Learning Goals Whether you realize it or not, you actually have skills that are transferable to various types of jobs and industries, any customer service, retail, part time or on-campus jobs will have you use transferable skills: such as communication skills, teamwork, leadership & initiative. Review the last link to see further examples of these types of skills.

International Resource GOINGLOBAL Create a global career plan Identify employers that have sponsored H1B Research Country & Career guides Access Job / Internship database Research Employer Directories Training resources GoinGlobal If you still need some help brainstorming skills, review these checklists and highlight any skills that you’ve used and would like to add to your resume. It’s important to know what your future employer finds valuable and you can see the most updated list of Top Skills Employers Want through NACE (click on hyper link) to access this resource The University is dedicated to helping you develop skills that are marketable and well-rounded, SJSU has a list of University Learning Goals that you obtain through your college education. Click on Top Skills SJSU students develop to see these University Learning Goals Whether you realize it or not, you actually have skills that are transferable to various types of jobs and industries, any customer service, retail, part time or on-campus jobs will have you use transferable skills: such as communication skills, teamwork, leadership & initiative. Review the last link to see further examples of these types of skills.

Career Coaching Graduate / Mater’s Resume Group Advising Select Wednesdays in ADM 201 from 3:45-5:00pm 2/1, 2/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 Virtual Career Chat Fridays Webex Platform from 2:00-3:00pm (by going to our webpage and clicking on the yellow Career Advising button to direct you to the WebEx links) Drop – In Hours* Monday- Thursday Check calendar for hours/locations *Undergraduate students receive priority Action items to do prior to career advising sessions Watch Resume video 101 Check out sample resumes Review cover letter resources Create draft of resume and / or cover letter Bring hard copy of resume **Come prepared to maximize time Now that you have some examples you can add them to your resume. We call these examples, accomplishment statements. According to the employers and recruiters that we’ve worked with, the most common mistakes on a resume Are: Grammar/Spelling errors Resume is not targeted to a specific job or field And that Candidates Listed responsibilities rather than accomplishments that demonstrate the use of specific skills And when we work with students, they often state that the hardest part of writing their resume is developing strong content to describe what they’ve done. As you can see in this example, accomplishment statements are the bullet point phrases that show how you’ve contributed on a project, job or internship.

Career Prep Workshops/Webinars Workshop*: Interview with Confidence Thursday March 9 @ 2:30-3:30pm (ADM 201) Workshop*: Launching Your Seasonal/Summer Job Search Tuesday April 4 @ 1:30 & 2:30pm (ADM 201) Workshop*: Networking Thursday April 5 @ 3:00-4:00pm (ADM 201) Webinar: Acing the Technical Resume Tuesday February 21 @ 12:00-1:00pm (WebEx) Webinar: Succeeding at the Job Fair Tuesday February 23 @ 12:00-1:00pm (WebEx) Webinar: Seasonal/Summer Employment Tuesday April 4 @ 12:00-1:00pm (WebEx) WORKSHOPS* Workshops have limited seating First come, first served basis Bring your SJSU Tower ID Card WEBINARS Go to www.sjsu.edu/careercenter and click on the grey Webinars button to direct you to the WebEx links. Now that you have some examples you can add them to your resume. We call these examples, accomplishment statements. According to the employers and recruiters that we’ve worked with, the most common mistakes on a resume Are: Grammar/Spelling errors Resume is not targeted to a specific job or field And that Candidates Listed responsibilities rather than accomplishments that demonstrate the use of specific skills And when we work with students, they often state that the hardest part of writing their resume is developing strong content to describe what they’ve done. As you can see in this example, accomplishment statements are the bullet point phrases that show how you’ve contributed on a project, job or internship.

Employer Connections INFO SESSIONS / TECH TALKS / JOB FAIRS Employers share information about their companies and opportunities Attend to gain valuable information to be more competitive when talking to employers and applying for jobs Look for dates on career center calendar Advertised in SpartaJobs weekly enotes Now that you have some examples you can add them to your resume. We call these examples, accomplishment statements. According to the employers and recruiters that we’ve worked with, the most common mistakes on a resume Are: Grammar/Spelling errors Resume is not targeted to a specific job or field And that Candidates Listed responsibilities rather than accomplishments that demonstrate the use of specific skills And when we work with students, they often state that the hardest part of writing their resume is developing strong content to describe what they’ve done. As you can see in this example, accomplishment statements are the bullet point phrases that show how you’ve contributed on a project, job or internship.

WELCOME TO SJSU! www.sjsu.edu/careercenter careerhelp@sjsu.edu ADMIN 154/ADMIN 255 (408) 924-6031 facebook.com/careercenter twitter.com/SJSUCareerCntr Now that you have some examples you can add them to your resume. We call these examples, accomplishment statements. According to the employers and recruiters that we’ve worked with, the most common mistakes on a resume Are: Grammar/Spelling errors Resume is not targeted to a specific job or field And that Candidates Listed responsibilities rather than accomplishments that demonstrate the use of specific skills And when we work with students, they often state that the hardest part of writing their resume is developing strong content to describe what they’ve done. As you can see in this example, accomplishment statements are the bullet point phrases that show how you’ve contributed on a project, job or internship.