1. JOBTALKS Resume Preparation: Drafting Your Resume Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.

2. JOBTALKS Resume Preparation Drafting Your Resume Business Career Planning and Placement Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D.

3. Basics Initial draft is first step in self-assessment What do I want to do? What are my greatest assets? Where are my obvious limitations? Why is this important to my resume? How can I enhance this area? Where did I change directions?

4. Right Ingredients Resume purpose: obtaining interview facilitating interviewer

5. One-Page Summary Multiple pieces of information Interviewer will know a lot about your background

6. You plug in the facts Templates are available What to include How to describe it HTML Resume

7. Resume Content Each section enhances ability to a job Six to nine sections Tied together by objectives Sections are complimentary I Identification II Objectives III Education IV Extracurricular V Experience VI Activities VII Personal VIII References

8. INSTITUTION Name Description Location Dates Attended

9. You're pretty proud of that degree aren't you?'

10. EDUCATION list all institutions since high school type of skills acquired (breadth) length and extent of training (depth) list all institutions since high school

11. GRADES indicate competence show overall trends discuss courses

12. Ace! Extracurricular Activities indicate personal qualities describe personality imply a certain level of maturity

13. broad interest/scope horizons/multi-dimensioned social adjustment poise/confidence/awareness ACTIVITIES SHOWN BY ACTION

14. president vice-president treasurer secretary board of directors LEADERSHIP ROLES

15. athletics Fraternities and sororities Academic affiliations Political parties Housing units student government Types of Activities

16. honor Performing groups radio/television newspaper

17. Work Experience Design to Show types of skills you acquired l what you learned by doing

18. Work Experience l list every full time job l list in reverse chronological order l explain any time gaps

19. Coop and Internship Significant experiences

20. Part-Time Summer Volunteer shows values and personal qualities need not list every job

21. leadership responsibility social awareness WORK EXPERIENCE

22. TITLE three words maximum descriptive capitalize or underline

23. DUTIES detail one to four sentences key words show personal qualities

24. Responsibility Level incorporate these into description people supervised sales dollars budget level decision latitude control span report to incorporate these into description

25. Types Of References Types of References WORK PERSONAL ACADEMIC

26. Reference Credibility Leaders believable high standing know you very well

27. References Permission two to four also on file know you well

28. Reference references furnished upon request pros cons

29. Four Basic Elements Education Activities Work Experience References Four Basic Elements (other elements reinforce these) YOU

30. Content of Four Basic Elements 3 Allows interviewer to draw inference 3 Enhances validity 3 Facilitate the flow of verbal information YOU Education Activities Work Experience References

31. JOBTALKS Resume Preparation Drafting Your Resume Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D.

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