JOBTALKS Designing Your Resume Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.

RESUMES Preparation techniques Design strategies Content

The College Interview Resume  Highly structured  Serves as application  Factual; good & bad points  Not sales oriented

Matching Employer’s selection criteria The basic resume concept Your credentials

Basic Resume Formats Chronological Functional Hybrid

Functional Resume Headings Technical SkillsAccounting Writing Languages Functional SkillsManaging Selling Training Administrative SkillsAnalyzing Planning Motivating

Resume Purpose To obtain an invitation for an interview Not the whole sales presentation Stimulate employer’s appetite Attractive lure

Hey… This ought to impress them!

A Resume is a Digest of Qualifications Education Activities & Honors Experience 1 to 2 pages

 Responding to Job Leads  Personal Calling Card  Reference Assistant  Network Facilitator  Broadcasting The Resume Passport to Job Interviews

Resume Uses: Answering job advertisements

Resume Uses: Responding to Job Leads

Referrals Resume Uses: Contacts “Recommenders”

Recommender Resume Help for your job search “partners” Everyone needs sales representatives Builds consistency in referral's comments 2-4 pages of quotable material Simplifies task of network partners Prelude to interview presentation

Physical Structure Built in sections Outline format Avoid long narrative Not a bibliography My Life in a Nutshell

BUILDING BLOCKS Identification Objectives EducationActivities Experience Personal References

Appearance Positive first impression Neat and clean Perfectly typed Ample white space

Don't come across as sloppy!

The -Second Scan 30 Scores of resumes - impossible reading Pass 1: "Initial" 30-second scan Pass 2: Another 30-second scan Pass 3: 2- to 3-minute credential review Interview appointment set

Focus the reader's eyes on five @Bullets

Lower case letters imply detail Maximum of four sentences per paragraph Phrases held together with dots  Avoid extraneous words Constructing The Detail

Section Size Sections not necessarily equal in length Size indicates depth in background Education and experience levels dictate

References SECTION ORDER Identification and Objectives Education Experience Activities Personal Publications

Determinants of Length Extensiveness of background Potential use of resume Key points to emphasize Resume means short, concise summary

Reproduction

Purpose Controversial Discrimination

Writing and Printing Services Writing Services Copy Machines Typeset

Avoid Certain Words  Forms of the verb “to be”  Pronouns  Failure connotations I me none ail have is will no have is will no less how less how

WORD CHOICE ACTIVE PASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIVE

ACCOMPLISH ESTABLISH MANAGE PERFORM MOTIVATE CREATE PLAN SOLVE DIRECT SELL RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISE TOUCH CONTROL INFLUENCE

Background Traits Attitude Communication Organization Personality Maturity Enthusiasm Leadership Professional Poise Work Habits

SincereReliableAnalyticalPracticalOptimisticTactfulLogicalCreativeEnergeticAggressiveResourcefulConscientious Ascribing descriptive words to your past behaviors indirectly Ascribes the words to YOU!

Action Words (past tense) Analyzed Approved Completed Developed Directed Established Increased Improved Lead Organized Planned Reduced Solved Supervised Trained Employers want doers, not talkers. Convey an action image. What management-level tasks have you successfully accomplished?

"Ups" the quality Techniques and Basic Design Strategies:

JOBTALKS Designing Your Resume Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D.

Career Planning Strategies by C. Randall Powell Fifth Edition

If you would like to learn more, Career Planning Strategies textbook will supply additional information on this topic.

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