How to Create a Super Resume

Super Resume

What is actually a super resume?

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–Richie Norton

“It's not about how smart you are--it's about how you capture minds.”

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Agenda1) Let’s discuss!

2) Myths about resume

3) What’s a good resume?

3.1) The main components

3.2) The right components

4) Example Analysis

5) References

6) Question & Answers

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Myths About Resume:1. Your resume must have an

objective.

2. 1 resume for all jobs.

3. Includes everything about you.

4. Separate the achievements

What’s a good resume?

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Let’s discuss!

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“Writing a resume is like dressing up for a job.

It’s about the purpose; where do you want to work,

why do you want to work, what qualifies you, and

who are you trying to impress.”

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The Components

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Main

Right

The Main Components

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The Main Components

1. Header: Name and contact information

2. Education: University + High school

3. Work experience: Internships

4. Skills/Certifications: Language, awards, etc.

5. Community/Charity: Volunteers

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The Right Components

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The Right Components

Why?Why you?

Why you now?12

So what makes a good resume?

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1.Content (Experience!)1.Accomplishments (What did you do?)2.Quantify. (How much? Out of how many?)3.Results. (What did you achieve?)

2.Relevancy (to the job)1.Employer-centric2.Top 3 skills

3.Formatting (For the eyes)1.Easy to read (1 - 2 pages)2.Short bullet points.

Responsibilities vs. Achievements

Responsibilities: • Manage a team of 30 call centre agents who advise consumers on garment care, product updates and where to purchase particular garments.

• Update and distribute new research to call centre agents; manage technology suppliers.

• Plan and project manage technology and service improvements.

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Responsibilities vs. Achievements

Achievements: • Recruited, trained and established a start up team that was fully operational within a month - one week ahead of schedule.

• Introduced technical efficiencies that resulted in an improved customer response time of 150 percent.

• Worked with the sales team to create new products and services that resulted in a 40 percent increase in our customer base in 2004-2005.

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“And there’s no such thing like a perfect resume, there’s only the right resume to the

right job.”

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Example Analysis

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Executive

Summary

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References• http://www.careercup.com/resume

• http://www.businessinsider.com/why-this-is-an-excellent-resume-2013-11

• http://susanireland.com/resume/how-to-write/

• http://career-advice.careerone.com.au/resume-cover-letter/resume-writing/resume-writing-the-basics/article.aspx

• http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/resume-action-words

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Done!

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