1. From Start to Hire: Résumé Presentation

2. What is a Résumé? First meeting between you and the employer
Your marketing tool
Shows the unique value you bring to that specific job
Makes your qualifications for the job very clear by tailoring the résumé specifically to the job description

3. 6-8 Seconds?
Can your résumé pass the 6-8 second test?

4. Let’s give it a try… Looking to fill a Director of Nursing position
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Nursing
6 years experience in the Nursing field
Held a Nurse Manager position
Billing and Collections Experience
Affiliation with Nursing Association(s)
Please do not write on the activity samples, we will be collecting them back from you.

5. TIME’S UP!

6. Did Sarah meet our requirements?
Looking to fill a Director of Nursing position
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Nursing
6 years experience in the Nursing field
Held a Nurse Manager position
Billing and Collections Experience
Affiliation with Nursing Association(s)

7. Let’s try again with Sam
Looking to fill a Director of Nursing position
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Nursing
6 years experience in the Nursing field
Held a Nurse Manager position
Billing and Collections Experience
Affiliation with Nursing Association(s)

8. TIME’S UP!

9. Did Sam meet our requirements?
Looking to fill a Director of Nursing position
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Nursing
6 years experience in the Nursing field
Held a Nurse Manager position
Billing and Collections Experience
Affiliation with Nursing Association(s)

12. Types of Résumés

13. Chronological Most common and preferred by employers.
Listing of your job and experience with most recent work experience mentioned first.
Good for job seekers who have practical work experience with long periods of employment.
Utilize job description to craft bullet points.

15. Functional Résumé
Focuses on your skills and accomplishments, does not use dates, and is best for people who do not have a lot of work experience or no experience.
Emphasizes what you can do / transferable skills (i.e. technical skills, customer service skills, etc.)
Matches your skills to the position for which you are applying for.
Highlight experiences that directly relate to the job you are seeking
Place things in order of importance rather than chronological order
Ignore experiences that do not relate to the job for which you are applying
May be good for career changers

17. Combination Résumé A blending of Chronological and Functional styles.
Highlights accomplishments and dates.
Allows flexibility to pull out some key skill sets, while keeping a detailed list of employment history
Find key skill sets by reviewing the job description

19. How do I start writing a resume?

24. Résumé Structure

25. Resumes- The Basics Font Structure needs to be consistent
Clean, easy to read
10 to 12 point font
Structure needs to be consistent
Limit to 1 page
Only 2 pages if more than 10 years relevant experience
No more than 2 pages and if you go over to the second page needs to fill entire page
Quality Paper and Quality Ink
Resume paper
Black ink only
Reverse chronological order

26. Your Resume
Contact Information
Professional Profile
Education
Experience
Extra-Curricular

27. Name & Contact Information
Good Example
Anita Job
12345 Main Street, Ontario, CA 92567
Bad Example
Anita Job
12345 main street, ontario 92567

28. Profile
Good Example
Bad Example

29. Skills, Experience, and Proficiencies
Good Example
Bad Example

31. Matching Resume to Job Minimum Qualifications:
Excellent telephone ethic and efficiency in handling customer problems
Proficient in Microsoft Suite
Ability to think quickly and problem solve
Accurate data entry

32. Section Examples for Work and Employment Experience
Action Verb
Job Duty
Result/
Why?
Managed
safety regulations
according to OSHA regulations

33. Experience/Chronological
Good Example
Bad Example

36. Education What to include Where you went/are going to school
Dates attended and anticipated graduation date
Your GPA, if above 3.5
Related coursework and class projects
Any degrees and/or certificates obtained
Major and minor, if applicable
You may want to include a Relevant Coursework section

37. Education
Good Example
Bad Example

38. Awards and Honors What to include: Good Example Bad Example
Athletic, academic and/or community awards
Scholarships received
Honor societies
Any other accomplishments
Good Example
Bad Example

39. Extra-Curricular Activities
What to include:
Clubs you’ve joined
Events/initiatives you’ve started or participated in
Leadership positions
Any involvement with sports, art, music, or affiliations

40. Extra- Curricular Activities
Good Example
Bad Example

41. Résumé Don’ts Don’t: List everything you’ve done in previous positions
Use abbreviations and acronyms (Ex. – POS)
Write long lists or boring sentences
Use pronouns such as: “I”, “me”, “my”, “our”
Use fancy fonts, binders, layouts
Lie or exaggerate
Include references on your résumé
This is not the avenue to use to show off your mad design skills

42. Résumé Do’s
Do:
Target your qualifications for a specific job and list relevant experience only (match your experience to the job description)
Ensure there are no ERRORS on your résumé
Have a pleasing layout for your résumé
Uniform and consistent throughout
Save your résumé under your name, title résumé, and date and as a pdf for sending or uploading
Have at least 3 people read it!!!!!
Laser or high quality ink jet
Look for desired qualifications and skills, key values and words, company mission statement, etc.
Do your research!
Use job & industry specific key words/ “buzz words”

43. References

44. Reference Page Use your header from your resume
Be consistent, match format of resume
List references who can speak to your work ethic and skills
Provide:
Name
Position
Company- Address/Telephone Number
address

45. Cover Letters

46. Cover Letters First meeting between you and the employer
Business Letter that introduces you to the employer
Where you are able to showcase your personality and professionalism
Modify your cover letter for each company/position you are applying to
Find out the name of the person in charge of hiring so you can address the letter to that person
If the cover letter does not “speak well”, the résumé will not be read!
Be sure to check out the resources located in the Career Center

48. In Summary Convince the employer that you are worth an interview
Use the correct résumé format (Chronological, Functional or Combination) to highlight your skills, abilities and work history
A good résumé has balance – information and presentation
Update your résumé for each employer based on the job description
For great bullet points use the equation: Action Verb + Job Duty + Result or Why
Proofread, proofread, proofread…
You achieve the greatest possible positive effect when you share the right information in an easy to read format that looks professional!
Less can be more~ Keep as brief as possible without sacrificing essential qualifications