JOBTALKS JOBTALKS Resume Preparation: Designing Your Resume Indiana University Kelley School of Business C. Randall Powell, Ph.D Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.
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JOBTALKSJOBTALKS
Resume Preparation:
Designing Your Resume
Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.
Resume PurposeResume PurposeTo obtain an invitation for an interview
Not the whole sales presentationStimulate employer's appetite Attractive lure
Hey… This ought to
impress them!
RESUME OF
I.M.
IMPORTANT
NOYES
A resume is a digest of qualifications
RESUME
The ResumeThe ResumeThe Resume
Passport to Job Interviews
Responding to job leadsPersonal calling cardReference assistanceNetwork facilitatorBroadcasting
Resume Uses:
Answering jobadvertisements
HELPWANTED
Resume Uses:Resume Uses:
Responding tojob leads
Resume Uses:Resume Uses:
ContactsRecommenders
Recommender ResumeRecommender Resume
Everyone needs sales representatives Builds consistency in referral's comments 3-4 pages of quotable material Simplifies task of network partners Prelude to interview presentation
Physical StructurePhysical Structure
Built in sectionsOutline format
Avoid long narrativeNot a bibliography
BUILDINGBLOCKS
Identification Objectives
Education Activities
Experience Personal References
AppearanceAppearance
Positive first impressionNeat and cleanPerfectly typed
Ample white space
Don't come across sloppy!
30The -Second Scan30The -Second Scan
Scores of resumes - impossible reading Pass 1: "Initial" 30-second scan Pass 2: Another 30-second scan Pass 3: 2-3 minute credential review Interview appointment set
Focus the reader's eyes on five key points
Identificationscapitalizationboldfacing
Dashesunderliningslashes
Asterisksdots
bullets
Constructing The Detail
•Lower case letters imply detail•Maximum of four sentences per
paragraph•Phrases held together with dots
Avoid extraneous words
Section SizeSection Size
Sections not necessarily equal in length
Size indicates depth in background
Education andexperiencelevelsdictates
References
SECTION ORDER
Identificationand
Objectives
EducationExperienceActivitiesPersonal
Publications
Determinants of LengthDeterminants of Length
Extensiveness of backgroundPotential use of resumeKey points to emphasize
Employers want doers, not talkers.Convey an action image.
Techniques and Basic Design Strategies:Techniques and Basic Design Strategies:
"Ups" the quality
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