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The Art of the Resume

The Art of the Resume. Maximizing your first impression. Tracey Sonntag ENGL 427 Design-intensive editing project 3. Purposes of the Resume. 3. 1. 4. 2. Creativity—with a Caveat. Don’t ever present false information

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The Art of the Resume

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  1. The Art of the Resume Maximizing your first impression. Tracey Sonntag ENGL 427 Design-intensive editing project 3 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  2. Purposes of the Resume 3 1 4 2 Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  3. Creativity—with a Caveat • Don’t ever present false information • That doesn’t mean you can’t be a little creative in how you present your information • Find ways to relate your experience to the job title in question Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  4. Hottest Transferable Skills • Budget Management • Managing how funds are distributed • Keeping control of the budget • Supervising • Having contact with work of others • Scheduling staff • Delegating tasks • Understanding other person’s viewpoint • Coping with Deadline Pressure • Functioning and producing good work on someone else’s schedule, even when hurried • Negotiating / Arbitrating • Dealing openly and effectively with people in ambiguous situations • Resolving differences between groups or individuals • Making demands on behalf of one constituency to those in positions of power Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  5. Hottest Transferable Skills cont. • Speaking • Taking a leadership role in an organization • Motivating people • Getting ideas across • Writing • Putting pen to paper in various ways • Organizing / Managing / Coordinating • Taking charge of an event • Bringing together people, resources, events • Interviewing • Acquiring information from other people • Helping a person feel comfortable even though you’re asking difficult questions • Teaching / Instructing • Explaining things to other people • Teaching ideas or methods Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  6. Resume Principles • Relate skills and experience to job • Let reader scan for important points • Organize from most important to least important • Arrange attractively • Edit thoroughly to remove and correct errors • Use parallel form Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  7. What does the resume get you? JOB INTERVIEW Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  8. Resume Examples Click documents to view in PDF format Education – most relevant Coursework as experience Paid employment Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  9. Resume Examples Small type font Organization-focused objective Move dates Odd chunk of white space Consider 2-column ‘Experience’ section to solve layout issue Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  10. Resume Examples Random capitalization Mix of personal & professional qualities No need to specify “paid” Dates get the focus – lead with job title Irrelevant info crowding out achievements Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  11. Resume Examples “Superior company?” Create a 2-column list of skills Lead with degree; bulleted list of skills Use bulleted lists rather than paragraph form Parallel form, leading with action verbs! Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  12. Resume Examples Inconsistent formatting Specify without being overly wordy Leading with job titles Use a bulleting scheme Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  13. Where creativity matters • Relate your educational and volunteer experience to the job title • Use emphasis and bulleting to draw attention to strengths Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  14. Resume Examples Use professional email account – not “loves2partay@slacker.com” Use indenting to separate detail from heading Add subheading “Writing Projects” and list to add experience Looks empty; too sparse Lead with most recent position Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  15. Resume Examples Showcase your contribution to the organization, not what you hope to gain from it! Inconsistent formatting – why is ‘Objective’ section different? Spell out abbreviations Showcase your contribution to the organization, not what you hope to gain from it! Too deeply indented, leaves chunk of white space Move Skills and Abilities up, Volunteer work down Inconsistent formatting; if you must use tables, don’t use cell borders Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  16. Evolution of a Resume Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  17. Evolution of a Resume – Final Product Consistent Layout Balanced white space, easy to scan and read Subheadings under “Skills” Relevant activities presented Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  18. Handling Special Issues • Military service • Creative fields • No employment • Two-page resume • References Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  19. Military Service is Relevant Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  20. Creative Field = Creative Resume Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  21. No Employment History Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  22. Two-page Resume • Second page ½ empty! • Weave Awards into appropriate areas, tighten Contact Info and Experience to fit all relevant and necessary info on one page. • Be prepared to move Language section up when applying for jobs that mention bilingual preference. Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

  23. References • Dispute over inclusion of the phrase “References available upon request” • Be sure to ask for and receive approval from your references BEFORE you provide their contact information • Explain the reference’s relationship to you Art of the Resume - ENGL 427

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