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DIETETICS APPLICATION:
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR RESUME AND
COVER LETTER
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
K I M B E R L E Y R A W E S
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AGENDA
Articulating your experience
Distinguish content for the resume vs. cover letter
Resume and cover letter essentials
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LETS PRACTICE
Find a partner (someone who you do not know well)
Select a past experience that you are proud of.
Share a moment or story from that experience that makes you
proud of yourself.
Switch!
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR
DUTIES?
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STATEMENTS ON YOUR RESUME
Verb + Task Duty statement
Verb + Task + Result Accomplishment statement
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STATEMENTS ON YOUR RESUME
Verb + Task Duty statement
Example:
• Prepared healthy menu items, cleaned work area and rotated tasks with other team members
• Adhered to Food Safe standards
Verb + Task + Result Accomplishment statement
Example:
• Applied Food Safe standards during meal preparation and consistently maintained clean work space during peak periods
when teams of 5 were preparing meals ready to serve to approximately 50 students.
• Recognized with Certificate of Achievement awarded for consistent attendance and positive attitude during volunteer
shifts
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ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS
Verb + Task + Result
Results are typically: outcomes, goals, numbers, metrics, feedback, skills learned
Questions to answer: how did you do it? Why was it important? What happened
because of it? What was the context?
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WHY WRITE A COVER
LETTER?
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THE FUNCTION OF RESUME AND COVER LETTER
Resume
• Matches you to the job
• Chronicles a timeline of your
experience that is relevant to the role
• Describes key accomplishments from
each role
Cover Letter
• Matches you to the job
• Describes a few key stories from your
past experience and relates the skills
and lessons learned to requirements in
the role
• Previews what you might share in your
interview
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HOW DO YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS
Technical Skills
Healthy eating practices
Food preparation (Food Safe)
Workshop design
Blogging (wordpress, etc.)
Professional Skills
Communication
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Collaboration
Traits
Work ethic
Passionate
Hardworking
Dedicated
Attitudes
Positive
Enthusiastic
Honest
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION
Your reasons for applying to dietetics.
Any specific professional goals you may have.
Personal attributes, skills, work/volunteer experience, and any qualifications or highlights
that speak to your suitability for dietetics.
Any information that you feel the review committee should be aware of in assessing your
application that may not otherwise be apparent from reviewing your application package.
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WRITING TECHNIQUES
Brainstorm
• Good for generating many different ideas
• Must not censor yourself
Mind-map
• Illuminates connections or overlaps in
content
• Can help to organize and prioritize key
areas of content
Free write
• Helps to build the skill of translating thoughts
to words
• Useful as a daily or short term practice to
“unblock” writing
Different formats
• Examples include dialogue, poetry,
metaphor, narrative, etc.
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WRITING TECHNIQUES
Brainstorm
What past experiences might be best to talk about in your cover letter?
Mind-map
What specific stories would you want to tell?
Free write
Selecting one of those stories and then answer: what have I gained from ______
experience that prepares me to be a Dietitian? How will I use that in the profession?
Different formats (dialogue, poetry, metaphor, etc.)
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FINDING STRUCTURE
Various ways of organizing your content:
Chronology
Flow of questions
Related themes
Importance to the profession
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WHAT HAVE YOU GAINED AS A
RESULT OF THIS SESSION?
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