1. Career & Professional Development Center
Anthropology Major & Career

2. our goal is that you feel confident in finding, obtaining, and then marketing a career/internship experience that will complement your degree

4. Employers want to know…..
Can you do the job?
Will you enjoy the job?
Can we stand working with you?

5. Formatting Basics
Dates and locations far right help avoid unnecessary white space.
Education at the top is common for new or recent grads.
Avoid MS Word templates.
Content should be in reverse chronological order.
½”-1” margins
Bullets are quick and easy to read.
1 page resume is appropriate for most new grads. CG
References should be on a separate document and no mention of them on the resume.
10-12 point professional font.

6. Resume: Header and Contact
Your header on resume, cover letters, reference lists should be consistent… these are your marketing materials!
Include:
Name
Contact Information
Phone
LinkedIn URL (edited)
Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr, etc. if appropriate for your field
Don’t Include:
Nationality
Birthdate
Headshot
Marital Status

7. Resume: Education Section
Never:
High School Graduation
Always:
Degree(s)
University
City, State
Graduation Date (Month/Year)
Optional:
GPA: Overall or Major
Relevant Coursework
Awards/Honors
Service and Leadership
Learning Abroad
*Associate’s degree is not necessary, but you can add if it offers relevant information CG
Optional Section:
GPA: Engineering resumes should always include GPA. Recommend adding the GPA based on how good it is. I suggest above a 3.5 should always be on and 3.0 and above is optional. I suggest leaving off if below 3.0.
Relevant Coursework: Talk about different ways to list courses. They may want to add titles of classes in rows or they may want to describe some of the classes if they are more obscure. Note that these should be relevant courses, not every course they have taken.
Awards/Honors: Talk about what might be relevant for them and their path. Nothing from high school.
Service and Leadership: may fit here or may be more appropriate on other sections of their resume. This may be a special service scholar distinction or something similar.
Learning Abroad: again, may fit here or may be more relevant in another area. They might talk about courses taken, immersion, language, culture, etc.

8. { Resume: Experience Accomplishment statements Location Employer Dates
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Accomplishment
statements MA
This is a good time to talk about the Do’s and Don’ts of color. Use it if it fits the “brand” you are using for yourself or in a creative field. It may be appropriate elsewhere, but note that color may not print how you see it on your computer and some colors may be hard to read when printed out.
If you are using color, always print out copies to see how it looks on paper.
Be consistent and don’t use too many colors.

9. Final Tips Stay consistent Check grammar and spelling
Use the right verb tense CG
Make sure dates, punctuation, formatting, font are all consistent
Have additional eyes check for spelling or grammar mistakes
Use past and present tense appropriately
Save your document as a PDF so you know exactly how it will appear
Bring copies to your interview!
Save as PDF
Make copies

10. Interviewing Research Know Yourself Practice, Practice, Practice
During the Interview
After the Interview

11. Common Q’s Tell Me About Yourself Why this Company/Position?
Strengths/Weaknesses
Behavior Based Questions
Technical Questions EB

12. Interviewing Tips Don’t ramble and be clear in your response.
Always follow up your answer with the result.
Do your research on the position and company.
Write a thank you note following the interview. MA
The job search advice industry has done candidates a disservice by calling these "thank-you notes." It's better to think of them as follow-up notes. After all, most interviewers don't really care if you thank them; they're not interviewing you to be charitable but rather because they might want to enter into a business arrangement with you—one that they'll benefit from. So, despite the term "thank-you note," your note shouldn't be as much as thanking them as about providing follow-up on the interview that demonstrates your enthusiasm for the job. That means it should build on the conversation from the interview. Talk about specific topics that were covered, and use the note to strengthen your candidacy, not just to express thanks.

13. 70% Use Social Media During Recruitment Process *LinkedIn Most Popular
NACE Recruiting Benchmarks Survey, 2016

14. Step 1: Creating Your Profile
Headline
Step 1: Creating Your Profile
Personal Trainer
Health and Wellness Coordinator
Group Fitness Instructor
Strength Coach
Certified Fitness Trainer & Nutrition Specialist
Fitness & Wellness Professional/Specialist

15. Who Are You? What Problems Do You Want to Solve? What Motivates You?
Summary
Step 1: Creating Your Profile
Who Are You? What Problems Do You Want to Solve? What Motivates You?

17. Carmen Gold-Johnson | Career Coach University of Utah Career & Professional Development Center | | she, her, hers
Discipline | Developer | Relator | Arranger | Futuristic