R ESUME W RITING Montclair State University The College of Education and Human Services Career Services

W ORKSHOP O BJECTIVES Understand the purpose of a resume Know what to include on your resume How to format a resume

A focused document- to support a career goal Summary of your skills and accomplishments Marketing tool- your personal ad Helps stimulate interest in an employer –TO MEET AND LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU A tool to win an interview!

C OMMON C ATEGORIES Identification Objective Education Related Experience Work Experience Volunteer/Community Service Honors and Awards Skills

I DENTIFICATION Linda Flynn 1 Home Avenue Cedar Grove, NJ Linda Flynn 1 Home Avenue Cedar Grove, NJ Linda Flynn 1 Valley Road 28 Summer Street Upper Montclair, NJ Bricktown, NJ 08724

O BJECTIVE Optional: adds focus to the resume Name the job title Name the skills used Name the setting Combine types Example: To obtain a Dietetic internship in a hospital setting

E DUCATION Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Major: Nutrition with a concentration in Dietetics BA expected: May 2014 GPA: 3.8, Dean’s List

E XPERIENCE Jobs Volunteer experience Field experience

Organization, City, State Your Job Title Month Year- Month Year Bullet 1 Bullet 2 Bullet 3 W ORK E XPERIENCE Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Fieldwork- Nutrition Counseling Spring 2013 Counseled and educated a volunteer student on weight loss and healthy eating/ lifestyle over a 5-week period Overcame barriers to find ways to incorporate healthy meals while living on a college campus Created healthy and satisfying recipes for student to employ in new lifestyle change

A CCOMPLISHMENT - FOCUSED Action words (i.e. developed, organized, implemented) Sell your skills and accomplishments

F ACT - BASED Quantify and qualify whenever possible Time, money, resources –Supervised and trained a group of 10 employees –Raised approximately $10,000 for the children’s hospital as a member of Kids4Kids

S KILLS Computer Language Certifications

K EYWORDS What skills or qualifications are required for the position you are applying to? Tailor your experiences to reflect what the employer is looking for

S AMPLE J OB P OSTING Qualifications: Junior or Senior Nutrition students who will be working in collaboration with product development team. He/she will pilot products, analyze physical properties, report data, develop spreadsheets and be responsible for the clerical work of the projects. Candidate must possess excellent human relations skills, good organizational and communication skills and have a science background. W HAT S HOULD Y OUR R ESUME H IGHLIGHT ? Organizational skills Communication skills Research experience Office skills Science background Computer skills

Q UESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF … What experiences differentiate me from the competition? What do I want to stand out on my resume?

F ORMATTING & A PPEARANCE An effective resume should be easy to read, logical in layout, and highlight relevant information Be consistent Place the most relevant info on top, or at left or in bold Make good use of white space 1 page –(2 pages is allowed depending upon experience)

F ORMATTING & A PPEARANCE Name: bolded and slightly larger font (up to a size 14) Margins: __________________________ Font: __________________________ Font Size: __________________________ Headings:__________________________ Length: __________________________ Bullet your accomplishments : Do not use paragraphs! Use quality paper

G ENERAL R ULES Create your own Do not use a template Memorize it Tailor resume to a specific position Remember to continually update your resume Relate accomplishment to employers needs Quantify accomplishments when possible

R EVIEWING & R EFINING Check: addresses, phone numbers, zip codes, etc. and all capitalized words Give it to someone who knows you well for review Friend Family member Have it critiqued by Career Services

W HAT ’ S WRONG WITH THESE RESUMES ?

T OP 5 R ESUME M ISTAKES 1.Spelling and grammar errors 2.Missing and phone information 3.Using passive language and not using “action” words 4.Not well organized, concise, and easy to skim 5.Too long

A DDITIONAL I NFORMATION & R ESOURCES Visit CEHS Career Services in University Hall Suite 2154 Appointment Hours:9:00AM to 4:00PM (Monday- Friday) Resume Dropbox: Lisa Santacroce, Graduate Assistant Visit CEHS Career Services website for more information and additional resources: