The Value of Internships Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with NO internship experience: $37,621 Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with an internship experience: $41,580 Difference of $3,959 APO, represented properly, can make this level of impact! Source: 2013 NACE Salary Survey

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Cardinal Career Network (page 3)

Cardinal Career Network Activity Summary (17 JUN 12 – 05 MAY 13) Total Employers3,489 (+33%) New Employers*574 Total Contacts5,937 (+15%) New Contacts*1,156 Total External Jobs Posted*4,298 (+39%) Unique Student/Alumni Logins*7,035 (+14%) Total External Job Views*256,774

Jobs by Position Type FrequencyPercent Career/Degreed 0-5 yrs experience1, % Career/Degreed 5+ yrs experience1, % Co-op1553.6% Full Time2, % Internship / Externship3568.3% On-Campus Student Employment2485.8% Part Time % Seasonal / Temporary2365.5% Volunteer360.8% *Jobs posted between 6/17/12-5/6/13 #Unique jobs posted = 4,298

Winning Résumés Pages

What is the purpose of a resume?

What will you bring to the organization? Do you have the skills necessary to do the work? Do you have the experience that the organization desires? Value Proposition

Importance of Effective Bullet Statements (Page 10)  “A picture is worth 1,000 words”  Paint a picture in the employer’s mind  Statements should be clear, concise and detailed  “Presented to a group of students” vs. “Presented to a group of 35 college freshmen”

If this is like your resume, come see me! Fry Cook McDonald’s Restaurant  Helped customers  Stocked shelves  Used cash register  Cleaned store  Dealt with complaints  Not very impressive  Tasks implied by the title  Add no value to resume

This is a little better, but still not great - Crew Member McDonald’s Restaurant  Assisted customers in a warm and friendly manner  Stocked shelves during down times to ensure a professional environment  Processed financial transactions through the cash register in a fast and efficient manner  Cleaned store to maintain an appealing atmosphere to enhance customer satisfaction

“Say More with Less”  Describe accomplishments and achievements  Increase something good or decrease something bad?  Employers want individuals who will make a difference Crew Member McDonald’s Restaurant  Earned Crew Member of the Month in June 2012 for consistently providing outstanding service

Highlight appropriate accomplishments Example: HONORS / AWARDS / ACTIVITIES Volunteer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of MidlandMay 2010 – Present * Received ultimate brother award by successfully logging over 1,000 hours of volunteer service, assisting four youths who all went on to attend college Member, Alpha Phi Omega Co-ed Service FraternitySept – Present * Served as treasurer for an on-campus organization of over 50 members and $10,000 in resources that participated in over 10,000 hours of community service during the academic year Recipient, SVSU Award for Excellence Scholarship Aug – May 2014 “Other” Activities

Additional examples for APO  Participant in a national service fraternity in which I perform over ## hours of community service per year  Mentored new members on the culture and traditions of an organization with a rich history dating back to 1925  Served as volunteer coordinator and successfully arranged over ## service hours in support of over ## events  Hosted team building exercises for ## members that fostered a closer bond among fraternity members  Completed leadership courses that covered topics including effective problem solving, conflict negotiation, ethics/moral implications and project management strategies  Many more examples possible based on YOUR experience with APO!

CAMPUS LEADERSHIP Officer Title, Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Delta Upsilon Chapter, Saginaw Valley State University  Participant in a national service fraternity in which I perform over ## hours of community service per year  Leadership Accomplishment #1  Leadership Accomplishment #2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Member, Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Delta Upsilon Chapter, Saginaw Valley State University  Participant in a national co-ed service fraternity in which I perform over ## hours of community service per year  Service Project Accomplishment #1  LEADS learning accomplishment #2 Headings can be ANYTHING

Review, review, review! Career Services Appointments & Workshops with staff SVSU Writing Center Faculty members Guidelines and Tutorials available: Last words on documents…

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