Florida State University Career Center Resume Writing V’Rhaniku Haynes Assistant Director Career Events & Employer Relations

Career Center Location Dunlap Success Center 100 South Woodward Ave Drop In Advising Hours M – F 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Phone:

Presentation Overview The Career Center Resume Writing Samples/Resources Questions

The Career Center Centralized 25 Professionals/25 paraprofessionals Meeting/Classrooms Career Library 35 interview rooms 8 Career Fairs

Purpose of the Resume Marketing tool for your job search Pre-screening tool for employers Gain interviews with employers Applying to graduate school

Consider Your Target Audience Who’s going to be reading your resume? –Develop a job target –Consider the type of organization you want to work for –Decide what type of information, and in what format, is most appropriate for your target audience

Formats Chronological Functional Combination

Most common resume type Educational and employment history organized by date Works well for students who have progressive and related experiences within their field Emphasizes work history Easy for employers to scan Chronological Resume

Focus on skills and experience rather than chronological work history Demonstrates how you ideally match the requirements of a jobs Can be confusing for employers to follow Good for people with gaps in work history or those looking to transition into new career Functional Resume

Merge chronological and functional style resumes Highlights your skills and experiences Can appear repetitive; accomplishments and credentials mentioned in both the skills summary and work-experience sections Combination Resume

Categories Identification Career Objective Education/Training Experience Optional Categories

Identification Name Address (Current & Permanent) Street City, State Zip Phone Number address

Identification John Doe PRESENT ADDRESS PERMANENT ADDRESS 123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th Street Tallahassee, FL Pompano Beach, FL (850) (305)

Career Objective FOCUS ON YOUR: Skills Education Goals FOCUS ON SITUATION: Career Areas Position Title Type of Organization Functional Area Population

Sample Career Objectives SKILLS –To find a full-time position which uses my analytical, organizational, and administrative skills Education –Seeking a position where I can use my technical training and Masters of Psychology Career Area/Type of Organization –A school counseling position within a private educational institution

Education/Training Name & Location of Institution Name of Degree Date of Degree Major/Minor(s) Overall GPA/GPA In Major Academic Honors

John Doe Present Address Permanent Address 123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th Street Tallahassee, FL Pompano Beach FL (850) (305) CAREER OBJECTIVE: Obtain a counseling internship working with adolescents EDUCATION: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Bachelor of Science, Psychology, August 2012 Minors: Computer Sociology GPA: 3.5

Experience Related Experience Additional Experience Can include: –PAID/NON-PAID –INTERNSHIPS/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE –VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE –MILITARY –PART-TIME/FULL-TIME

Sample Action Verbs Administered Advised Balanced Compiled Conducted Demonstrated Designed Facilitated Expedited Observed Organized Planned Proposed Supervised Trained Updated

Action Verb Examples Case Manager –Monitored, evaluated, and recorded client progress with respect to treatment goals Teaching Assistant –Instructed 110 students in basic speaking techniques; designed and implemented new lesson on effective non-verbal communication skills

Optional Categories ACTIVITIES AWARDS CERTIFICATIONS COMMUNITY SERVICE COMPUTER SKILLS HONORS LANGUAGES LICENSES MEMBERSHIPS PRESENTATIONS PROF. ACTIVITIES PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT COURSES SCHOLARSHIPS SPECIAL PROJECTS SPECIAL SKILLS

References Do Not Include on Resume

Formatting Your Resume (How to emphasize selected information) ITALICIZE BOLD UNDERLINE

What Do You Emphasize? CATEGORY HEADINGS PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT JOB TITLES SKILLS

Do Be clear, concise, and neat Use a consistent format for dates, headings, etc. Be positive and honest Carefully check grammar and spelling YES !

Don’t Personal Information – age, height, race, etc. State salary requirements Give reasons for leaving employers Limit geographic range Items of controversy – politics, religious beliefs NO !

Common Mistakes Too long Disorganized Poorly typed/printed Overwritten Too sparse Not results oriented Irrelevancies Misspellings, typos Content doesn’t match objective

Resources AResume.pdf

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