1. Maximizing your first impression. 1 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427 Tracey Sonntag ENGL 427 Design-intensive editing project 3

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3. Don’t ever present false information That doesn’t mean you can’t be a little creative in how you present your information Find ways to relate your experience to the job title in question 3 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

4. Budget Management Managing how funds are distributed Keeping control of the budget Supervising Having contact with work of others Scheduling staff Delegating tasks Understanding other person’s viewpoint Coping with Deadline Pressure Functioning and producing good work on someone else’s schedule, even when hurried Negotiating / Arbitrating Dealing openly and effectively with people in ambiguous situations Resolving differences between groups or individuals Making demands on behalf of one constituency to those in positions of power 4 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

5. 5 Speaking Taking a leadership role in an organization Motivating people Getting ideas across Writing Putting pen to paper in various ways Organizing / Managing / Coordinating Taking charge of an event Bringing together people, resources, events Interviewing Acquiring information from other people Helping a person feel comfortable even though you’re asking difficult questions Teaching / Instructing Explaining things to other people Teaching ideas or methods

6. Relate skills and experience to job Let reader scan for important points Organize from most important to least important Arrange attractively Edit thoroughly to remove and correct errors Use parallel form 6 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

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8. Education – most relevant Coursework as experience Paid employment Click documents to view in PDF format 8 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

9. Move dates Small type font Odd chunk of white space Organization- focused objective Consider 2- column ‘Experience’ section to solve layout issue 9 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

10. Random capitalization Mix of personal & professional qualities Dates get the focus – lead with job title Irrelevant info crowding out achievements No need to specify “paid” 10 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

11. Create a 2-column list of skills Use bulleted lists rather than paragraph form “Superior company?” Lead with degree; bulleted list of skills Parallel form, leading with action verbs! 11 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

12. Inconsistent formatting Leading with job titles Use a bulleting scheme Specify without being overly wordy 12 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

13. Relate your educational and volunteer experience to the job title Use emphasis and bulleting to draw attention to strengths 13 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

14. Use professional email account – not “loves2partay@slacker.com” Looks empty; too sparse Lead with most recent position Add subheading “Writing Projects” and list to add experience Use indenting to separate detail from heading 14 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

15. Showcase your contribution to the organization, not what you hope to gain from it! Too deeply indented, leaves chunk of white space Showcase your contribution to the organization, not what you hope to gain from it! Spell out abbreviations Move Skills and Abilities up, Volunteer work down Inconsistent formatting; if you must use tables, don’t use cell borders Inconsistent formatting – why is ‘Objective’ section different? 15 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

16. Doesn’t present accurate picture of candidate First Draft Moved activities into work experience More consistent format Second Draft More visually attractive Simplified “Experience” section Third Draft 16 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

17. Consistent Layout Relevant activities presented Subheadings under “Skills” Balanced white space, easy to scan and read 17 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

18. Military service Creative fields No employment Two-page resume References 18 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

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22. Second page ½ empty! Weave Awards into appropriate areas, tighten Contact Info and Experience to fit all relevant and necessary info on one page. Be prepared to move Language section up when applying for jobs that mention bilingual preference. 22 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

23. Dispute over inclusion of the phrase “References available upon request” Be sure to ask for and receive approval from your references BEFORE you provide their contact information Explain the reference’s relationship to you 23 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427