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One Page Wonder: A Resume & Cover Letter Workshop Presented by Emily Miethner CEO & Founder
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About
- Dedicated to your career success - 250+ career programs - 25,000+ members - 500+ schools repped - 1 Awesome Community
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What FindSpark Offers Students & Young Pros - A highly-curated job board - In-person workshops - Hustle Summit, not your average career fair - Free virtual workshops - Digital career content and articles
We get our members closer to their dream careers through the people they meet and things they learn. It’s free to join!
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Our Community, Our Impact
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Just Some of Our Employers (Who will all be at Hustle Summit!)
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Our Speakers & Mentors
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Your chance to win prizes!
With @FindSpark connecting with other awesome pros! #FindSpark
To enter for a chance to win a prize: • Tweet or Insta with #FindSpark • Snap us (search FindSpark) • DM us on Instagram • by 10pm
Your choice of: • Free ticket to event like Hustle Summit • Swag from our store • Premium membership
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What we’ll cover tonight
👍 How to read JDs 👍 How to make bullets 👍 Formats, Color, & Branding 👍 Q&A
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Stop being generic.
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Before we get started…
Save a version of your current resume so you have a before and after!
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Here we go!
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The Job Listings
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Find Out What’s Important
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Find Out What’s Important
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Find Out What’s Important
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Cover letters
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The basics
👍 How you discovered the role 👍 Why you’re a good fit for THEM 👍 A specific experience that makes you a fit 👍 Closing
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Use it for storytelling
👍 Anything non-obvious? 👍 Career change? A move? 👍 A gap? 👍 Being super fun?
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How to Send
👍 As one PDF 👍 As it’s own page 👍 In the body of an email
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Your Bullets
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Use Numbers & Show Impact
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Tell Your Story
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Showcase What’s Important
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Make It Relevant
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Provide Context
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Your Design
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How Does Yours Compare?
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Color Examples
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Color Examples
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Format Examples
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Format Examples
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Creating A Brand
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And Putting it Out There
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And Putting it Out There
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Don’t make it hard!
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Your website (use wix.com!)
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And… you rock
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Get Our Favorite Articles
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As a thanks for watching, use the code “Wonder20” for $20 off all Hustle Summit tix!
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Other Upcoming Events
👍 Hustle Summit NYC: Fri., July 21st @ 4:00pm - 8:30pm 👍 Hustle 101: Job Hunt & Networking Workshop, Chicago July 24th @5:30 👍 Hustle Summit Chicago: Fri., July 27th @ 4:00pm - 8:30pm 👍 Summer Intern Wrap-up Party At Wix: Tues., August 8th @6-9pm NYC
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Stay involved!EventsSocial MediaCampus Ambassador ProgramVirtual Workshops
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Set quantifiable goals
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✏ Make one new bullet per work experience
✏ Remove old experience that’s no longer relevant
✏ Spend at least two hours each on two applications
✏ Experiment with color
✏ Add your resume to your personal website
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Make it easy for recruiters and hiring managers to see that you’re a great fit.
And that you’re awesome.