1. DOES YOUR RÉSUMÉ REALLY DESCRIBE YOU? Gloria E. Alvillar, PHR, SPHR

2. WHY IS YOUR RÉSUMÉ IMPORTANT ?  IT IS OFTEN THE FIRST MEETING WITH AN EMPLOYER  IT TRULY IS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION  IT GIVES YOU DEPTH  IT TELLS YOUR STORY  IT FILLS IN THE BLANKS  IT SHOWS THEM YOU CAN WRITE (and spell!)  IF POORLY WRITTEN IT CAN LEAVE THEM UNINFORMED  IT TELLS THEM YOU ARE INTELLIGENT  IT GIVES THEM A PLACE TO CHECK ON YOU  IT CAN GET THEM REALLY INTERESTED IN YOU

3. TOP TEN THINGS TO REMEMBER 1.ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH 2.KEEP IT TO ONE OR TWO PAGES 3.USE AN 11 OR 12 FONT SIZE 4.WHITE OR OFF WHITE COLOR ONLY 5. LESS IS BETTER THAN MORE 6.DO NOT USE ACRONYMS OR INITIALISMS

4. TOP TEN THINGS TO REMEMBER 6.MOST LARGE COMPANIES WILL SCAN OR COPY YOUR DOCUMENT SO DON’T WORRY ABOUT PAPER QUALITY 7.DON’T MIX TENSES 8.GET A PROFESSIONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS 9.ASK AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE TO READ IT BEFORE YOU SUBMIT IT 10. RE-READ THE JOB AD AND RE-READ YOUR RÉSUMÉ. DO THEY LOOK COMPATIBLE?

5. WHAT YOU REALLY, REALLY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL  KNOW WHO YOU ARE & WHAT YOU CAN DO – INVENTORY THIS!  EXPLORE IDEAS FOR FUTURE JOBS OR CAREERS  BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE LACKING (Education, Languages, Polish, Experience, Contacts)  GET RID OF THE RIVER SHARKS!

6. EXACTLY WHAT DOES EVERYONE NEED?  INTELLIGENT  A POSITIVE ATTITUDE  HONEST – WILLING TO ADMIT MISTAKES  SOLID COMMUNICATION SKILLS  CAPABLE OF RESPECTFUL INTERACTIONS  ABILITY TO LISTEN (ears, mind, eyes, heart)  TIDY! CAN REPRESENT ANY ORGANIZATION  ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS  DEPENDABLE/RELIABLE  WILLING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE  CREATIVE!  ABILITY TO WORK IN COMPLEX SITUATIONS  ENJOYS LEARNING  CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTATION  ADAPTABLE – DEALS WITH CHANGE

7. HOW ARE YOUR SKILLS IN THESE AEAS?  COMMUNICATION ( Listening, Following Instructions, Writing, Telephone)  MAKING PRESENTATIONS  TEAM WORK  CUSTOMER SERVICE  COMPUTER LITERACY

8. THE CRITICAL QUADRANT  TOP 10 SKILLS & ABILITIES  QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY OR JOB  TOP 10 ACHIEVEMENTS  NOTES

9. HOW TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE  WHAT ARE TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS?  WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?  HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY THEM?  HOW DO YOU PRESENT THEM?  WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS?  WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP? BY WHEN?

10. “THE BEST PLACE TO SUCCEED IS WHERE YOU ARE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.” Charles Schwab