RESUME BUILDING PROGRAM QUAD 1 MAIN LOUNGE OCTOBER 3, 2016 9:00PM
RESUME BUILDING PROGRAM
QUAD 1 MAIN LOUNGE
OCTOBER 3, 20169:00PM
WHAT IS A RESUME?
GENERAL RESUME •EDUCATION•EXPERIENCE•SKILLS•ACTIVITIES
COMMON PROBLEMS•SPELLING/GRAMMAR•DATES•REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
• FORMAT•1 PAGE•DON’T INCLUDE REFERENCES •MAKE IT EASY TO READ
• JOB POSITION AND COMPANY
COVER LETTERS• PAGE 25 IN CAREER BOOK • LETTER TITLED TO EMPLOYER•USE KEY WORDS•USE ATTENTION GRABBERS•ADDRESS IT •STATE YOUR SKILLS• FOLLOW UP ON APPLICATION •ADD ENCLOSURE
ACTIVITY •PAGE 43 IN CAREER BOOK•TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF•BEAT THE FIRST QUESTION OF THE INTERVIEW•BASED OFF YOUR RESUME •HANDOUTS
IMPRESS THE EMPLOYER!
•EMPLOYERS TAKE 30 SECONDS TO LOOK AT A RESUME•FORMAT RESUMES PROPERLY•BE CONSISTENT
•USE POWER VERBS/KEY WORDS
RESOURCES•RU CAREER SERVICES: CAREERS.RUTGERS.EDU•CAREER KNIGHT WEBSITE: HTTPS://
RUTGERSCSM.SYMPLICITY.COM/SSO/STUDENTS/•UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES COLLEGE AVE: GATEWAY
TRANSIT VILLAGE, 106 SOMERSET STREET, 4TH FL.•UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES BUSCH CAMPUS: BUSCH
STUDENT CENTER