2. JOBTALKS Designing 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.

3. RESUMES Preparation techniques Design strategies Content

4. The College Interview Resume  Highly structured  Serves as application  Factual; good & bad points  Not sales oriented

5. Matching Employer’s selection criteria The basic resume concept Your credentials

6. Basic Resume Formats Chronological Functional Hybrid

7. Functional Resume Headings Technical SkillsAccounting Writing Languages Functional SkillsManaging Selling Training Administrative SkillsAnalyzing Planning Motivating

8. Resume Purpose To obtain an invitation for an interview Not the whole sales presentation Stimulate employer’s appetite Attractive lure

9. Hey… This ought to impress them!

10. A Resume is a Digest of Qualifications Education Activities & Honors Experience 1 to 2 pages

11.  Responding to Job Leads  Personal Calling Card  Reference Assistant  Network Facilitator  Broadcasting The Resume Passport to Job Interviews

12. Resume Uses: Answering job advertisements

13. Resume Uses: Responding to Job Leads

14. Referrals Resume Uses: Contacts “Recommenders”

15. Recommender Resume Help for your job search “partners” Everyone needs sales representatives Builds consistency in referral's comments 2-4 pages of quotable material Simplifies task of network partners Prelude to interview presentation

16. Physical Structure Built in sections Outline format Avoid long narrative Not a bibliography My Life in a Nutshell

17. BUILDING BLOCKS Identification Objectives EducationActivities Experience Personal References

18. Appearance Positive first impression Neat and clean Perfectly typed Ample white space

19. Don't come across as sloppy!

20. The -Second Scan 30 Scores of resumes - impossible reading Pass 1: "Initial" 30-second scan Pass 2: Another 30-second scan Pass 3: 2- to 3-minute credential review Interview appointment set

21. Focus the reader's eyes on five key points @Identifications @Capitalization @Boldfacing @Dashes @Underlining @Slashes @Asterisks @Dots @Bullets

22. Lower case letters imply detail Maximum of four sentences per paragraph Phrases held together with dots  Avoid extraneous words Constructing The Detail

23. Section Size Sections not necessarily equal in length Size indicates depth in background Education and experience levels dictate

24. References SECTION ORDER Identification and Objectives Education Experience Activities Personal Publications

25. Determinants of Length Extensiveness of background Potential use of resume Key points to emphasize Resume means short, concise summary

26. Reproduction

27. Purpose Controversial Discrimination

28. Writing and Printing Services Writing Services Copy Machines Typeset

29. Avoid Certain Words  Forms of the verb “to be”  Pronouns  Failure connotations I me none ail have is will no have is will no less how less how

30. WORD CHOICE ACTIVE PASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIVE

31. ACCOMPLISH ESTABLISH MANAGE PERFORM MOTIVATE CREATE PLAN SOLVE DIRECT SELL RESPONSIBLE SUPERVISE TOUCH CONTROL INFLUENCE

32. Background Traits Attitude Communication Organization Personality Maturity Enthusiasm Leadership Professional Poise Work Habits

33. SincereReliableAnalyticalPracticalOptimisticTactfulLogicalCreativeEnergeticAggressiveResourcefulConscientious Ascribing descriptive words to your past behaviors indirectly Ascribes the words to YOU!

34. Action Words (past tense) Analyzed Approved Completed Developed Directed Established Increased Improved Lead Organized Planned Reduced Solved Supervised Trained Employers want doers, not talkers. Convey an action image. What management-level tasks have you successfully accomplished?

35. "Ups" the quality Techniques and Basic Design Strategies:

36. JOBTALKS Designing Your Resume Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D.

37. Career Planning Strategies by C. Randall Powell Fifth Edition

38. If you would like to learn more, Career Planning Strategies textbook will supply additional information on this topic.

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