COMM 202 Tutorial 5 – Resumes
Week 9, Tutorial 5 | TA: Jaime Reston | March 5th/6th
“I aint a business man.I’m a business, man.”
-Jay-Z
*Generic, terrible stock-photo slide deck
Agenda
1 – About Jaime!2 – Networking Reflection Feedback3 – Resumé Breakdown4 – Accomplishment Statements5 – Some Other Stuff6 – Some More Things
Week 9, Tutorial 5 | TA: Jaime Reston | March 5th/6th
Cool Slides, Jaime! I like your emails! More Harley shirts!
GOING OVERTIME More personal stories! Some times you’re just not funny
PROFILE
CAREERASPIRATIONS
SKILLS &ATTRIBUTES INTERESTS
EXPERIENCES TRAINING &CERTIFICATIONS
QUIRKY"ZINGERS"
GOAL SHOWCASE
PERSONALITY & DIFFERENTIATE
YOURSELF.
HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE
REMEMBERED?
ARE YOUCATERING TO
YOUR AUDIENCE?
FORMATTING/INTEGRATION
CONSISTENCY SPACING & MARGINS ALIGNMENT
DATE & LOCATION POINTS VS.DASHES
MATCH WITHCOVER LETTER
OVER 2 ERRORS* = 40% DEDUCTION
SPELLING &GRAMMAR TYPOS FORMATTING
MISSINGINFO
DASHES VS. HYPHENS CONSISTENCY
* PER DOCUMENT.
R RESULT.
ATTAINED EXCEEDED
ELIMINATEDINCREASED
DECREASED MAXIMIZEDMINIMIZEDREDUCED
SAVEDSURPASSEDIMPROVEDCREATED
GENERATEDENHANCEDOPTIMIZED
ESTABLISHED
"ACCOMPLISHMENT" OR "RESULT" VERBS
* TRY NOT TO REPEAT WORDS!
2 TYPES OF RESULTS
QUALITATIVE
QUANTITATIVE
DESCRIPTION QUALITIES
HOW MUCH HOW MANY NUMBERS PERCENTAGES
R RESULT.
WHAT SKILLS DID YOU USE?
ARE THOSE SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE JOB?
DO YOUR RESULTS MATCH UP WITH YOUR ACTIONS?
A ACTION.
DUTY STATEMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.
Responsible for aiding senior driller in daily duties related to core
extraction
DUTY STATEMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.
Responsible for aiding senior driller in daily duties related to core
extraction
* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.
DUTY STATEMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.
Responsible for aiding senior driller in daily duties related to core
extraction
* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.
Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.
Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.
= RESULT/TASK.
Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.
= ACTION.
Achieved camp record for most footage drilled in a single day (510 feet) alongside a senior driller through prioritization, organization, and determination in an extremely difficult and physically demanding work environment involving frequent disruptions, limited time, and constantly changing demands.
= CONTEXT.
DUTY STATEMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.
DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST TRAFFIC.
* THIS IS AJOB DESCRIPTION.
DUTY STATEMENTS
ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTSVS.
DEVELOPED THE WEBSITE TO BOOST TRAFFIC.
BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT
WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN
INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH
CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.
BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.
= RESULT/TASK.
BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.
= ACTION.
BOOSTED THE WEBSITE'S AVERAGE RATE OF MONTHLY HITS BY 34% BY UPDATING IT WITH NEW FEATURES AND CONTENT SUCH AS AN INTERACTIVE WORLD MAP, A STUDENT INVOLVEMENT SECTION AND A HOMEPAGE NEWSFEED, ALL OF WHICH CATERED TO LOCAL BUSINESS STUDENTS.
= CONTEXT.
DIY ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS
1. PICK A STORY FROM YOUR SKILLS MATRIX.2. FLIP IT INTO THE RATS FORMAT.3. SUMMARIZE IT INTO ONE SENTENCE (MAXIMUM TWO
LINES ON YOUR RESUME)
TAKEAWAYS?
NO DUTYSTATEMENT
S.
BE CLEAR &CONCISE.
CONSISTENTFORMAT.
ALWAYS STAY
RELEVANT.
IT'S ALL INTHE DETAIL.
YOU DOYOU.