1. EGR 110 Engineering Professional Development How to tell your story

2. Today’s Agenda Get involved! The secret to telling a story is to have a variety of experiences to draw skills from. You’ll complete an exercise in tracking experiences for a resume and identifying areas to grow in. We’ll explore resume sections you can use.

3. Which one catches your eye?

4. The difference is experience You don’t have to have a paid job. You don’t have to be the president of a club or group. You don’t have to volunteer for thousands of hours. YOU DO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING! START GETTING ENGAGED!

5. Engagement on campus At no other time in your life will you be surrounded by so many opportunities to grow by showing up and getting involved. Clubs & Organizations Lectures Professional Associations Cultural Activities Volunteer Immersions and Service Student Government Honor Societies

6. Why does engagement matter? 92.6% of employers care about EXPERIENCE

7. Keeping tabs on experience helps! The Resume Building Worksheet will help you track your experiences and map out new ones! Start by tracking what you already do.  List the experiences you have.  Paid, unpaid and volunteer, it doesn’t matter Identify where you want to grow! (Even if you have a resume you can fill out this section)  List experiences you want to have along with the ones you’re already involved in.  This could be joining a club, volunteering, or an internship you’d like to get.

8. Sections of a resume Heading Profile (optional) or Objective (optional) Education Experience (Related or Relevant) Other sections may include  Academic Projects  Activities (Extracurricular, Leadership, Volunteer)  Skills (Computer, languages)  Honors/Awards

9. Heading Heading should include name, local address, phone number, and email address: Ima Pilot 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Portland OR 97203 apilot16@up.edu 503.943-7201 Name should be larger than contact information. May include permanent address if you are applying for an opportunity back home.

10. Profile 3-5 sentence summary of background and qualifications. Customize to meet the employer’s needs and highlight skills and qualifications in relationship to the position. Profile BSCE student with a double major in Math. Strong leadership skills combined with the ability to effectively work in teams. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Surveying, Civil 3D proficient.

11. Education Include: Institution, City & State, Degree*, Major, Minor, Study Abroad Experiences Optional: GPA, Scholarships University of Portland, Portland OR GPA 3.6 B. S., Majors: Civil Engineering and Math May 2019 Presidential Merit Scholarship University of Portland Salzburg Program, Salzburg, Austria 2017

12. Experience Every experience paid or unpaid must have 4 elements Title of the position you held Employer or organization Location Dates of the experience Sample: Title, Organization, City, ST Dates

13. Applied and Academic Experience A PPLIED Project Engineer, General Contractor, Clackamas, OR Summer 2017 Assisted with processing of RFIs. Compiled submittal packages for engineering review. Prepared documents tracking LEED certification points. A CADEMIC Pill Sorter Project, Intro to Engineering, Portland, OR Fall 2015 Worked with four classmates to create a device to sort pills. Built team working skills and gained knowledge of problem solving, production, human resources, and research and development. Presented project to class and received third place in class competition.

14. Accomplishment Statements Good: Updated membership database. Better: Analyzed and implemented new procedures for updating member contact information in Excel, reducing data entry time by 50% and increasing data accuracy to 80%. Good: Decreased customer complaints. Better: Implemented a customer service incentive program that decreased customer complaints by 10%. Good: Managed wait staff and servers. Better: Managed 15 wait staff and servers at a restaurant grossing more than $10,000 per night.

15. Attempted accomplishment statements Skills: Attention to Detail, Team Player, Motivated, Attention to Detail. Experience: Stalking, shipping & receiving. Seeking a party-time position with potential for advancement. Consistently tanked as top sales producer for new accounts.

16. Additional sections Academic Projects Community Involvement Volunteer Experience Extracurricular Activities Campus Involvement Leadership Experience

17. References Not needed on a resume. Include name, job title, organization, phone number and email address. Always ask your reference contacts before you add them to your list. List references on a separate sheet of paper and bring to the interviews.

18. Resume Don’ts No fancy graphics, colors, pictures etc. No smaller than 11 point font; ideally it is 12 point. No spelling or grammar errors. No “I” or “my” statements. No exaggerating or misrepresenting.

19. Resume Tips There is no one “right” way to make a resume. Must be clean and easy to read. Important information should be easy to find. 1 page. Emphasize your strengths and experiences  (paid and unpaid) in relationship to position and organization  include relevant/related information

20. What’s a cover letter? Cover letters are a one page introduction to you as a professional. There are three parts to a cover letter:  Introduction  Body  Closing The goals of a cover letter are:  to direct the reader to the skills listed on your resume  to let the reader know why you are specifically interested in this position  to invite a follow up conversation perhaps in an interview

21. Questions?