1. Your Résumé Presentation by: Betsy Castro-Duarte, Assistant Director UTEP Career Services

2. What is a Résumé?  Summary  Abstract  Outline

3. Purpose of a Résumé  Job – typically leads to an interview  Academic Scholarship  Membership to Professional Organization  Research Opportunities  Awards/Recognitions  Introduction: Public Speaking

4.  Focus on the content, do not pay too much attention to how pretty it looks.  Limit the length of your résumé to information that is relevant to the position.  Be sure your résumé is error free. Spelling and grammatical errors can be caught by having a second set of eyes review your resume.  Avoid using too many font types and sizes.  Is your résumé electronic friendly?  Your résumé should be an attention grabber and should lead you to an interview. General Résumé Tips

5. Elements (basic)  Contact Information  Objective/Summary  Education  Work Experience/Relevant Experience  Military Service  Skills (soft & hard)  Professional Memberships  References

6. Contact Information John “Joey” Smith 1122 North Valley, Apt. El Paso, TX 7991 Home: 123-3456 Work: 678-9802 Cell: 909-9981 After 6:00PM: 123-6754 Latinlover@yahoo.com url: www.crazyboozeman.com www.crazyboozeman.com

7. Contact Information Legal Name Address City, State, Zip Phone Number E-mail

8. Objective  Bad: To get a job  Good: Seeking a part-time position in the engineering field  Better: An internship position where I can apply my technical skills and education.

9. Education El Paso High School2000-2004 Diploma

10. Education UTEP Bachelor of Art in Electrical Engineering Anticipated Graduation: December, 2007 Overall GPA: 2.1/4Major GPA: 3.8/4 Options: Dean’s List, Spring 2006 Relevant Coursework

11. Education The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Anticipated: May 2008 Mid-semester GPA: 3.2/0 Mid-semester GPA: 3.2/0

12. Work Experience Intern, Software Development Group6/05-8/05 Betsy’s Company Administer new e-mail accounts, resulting in 78% user increase Administer new e-mail accounts, resulting in 78% user increase Collect user data to maximize system utilization Collect user data to maximize system utilization Establish process documentation, first ever systematic flow-chard Establish process documentation, first ever systematic flow-chard USE Action Verbs…. Followed by the Result(s) S.T.A.R. Situation or Task, Action, Results

13. Experience (cont.) P.E.P. Profitability, Effectiveness, & Productivity

14. SKILLS  Proficient  Extensive Use  Familiar  Language: Bilingual

15. Memberships  Institute of Electrical Engineers, Active Member – Fall 2005  Clean UP! El Paso, Volunteer – Summer 2005  Church of Youth, Summer School Teacher – Summer 2004 & 2005.

16. References Available Upon Request

17. Reference Sheet Have a reference sheet prepared in advance, it should be separate from your résumé. Example: Dr. Jane Smith Assistant Professor Computer Systems Department The University of Texas at El Paso 101 University Avenue El Paso, Texas 79902 (915) 747-5000 jsmith@hotmail.com Introduction. Full Name Professional Title Department Company Name Address City, State, Zip (Area Code) Telephone Number E-mail address

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