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Essential Skills for Resumes: Employers' Top Demands

Discover the skills sought by employers and learn how to best showcase them on your resume. Find tips on college activities, resume content, and formatting to maximize your chances of landing your dream job.

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Essential Skills for Resumes: Employers' Top Demands

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  1. Resumes EIU 1111

  2. Skills Sought by Employers • 96% skills that contribute to innovation • 93% think critically & solve complex problems • 93% communicate clearly These skills are more important than college major.

  3. Skills Sought by Employers • 96% candidates with ethical judgment and integrity • 96% good intercultural skills • 94% capacity to continue to learn • 94% broad knowledge of the liberal arts and sciences

  4. What college activities can display the skills employers want?

  5. College activities • Independent research with a faculty member • Course projects/projects for RSOs • Practicum, internships, community engagement • Hold positions in organizations • Volunteer consistently with an organization • Build network for references • Start a portfolio • http://www.cbsnews.com/news/top-tech-ceos-advice-to-grads-and-job-seekers-of-all-ages/

  6. What does a resume look like?

  7. Resume Rules • 1 page • Easy to read in a 15-30 second scan • White or cream paper • No goofy clipart or flourishes • Professional font • Fill the page, but don’t crowd it • Consistent style—same indents and bullets • Verbs—active & appropriate tense

  8. What do you include on a resume?

  9. Resume Content • Name and Contact Information—top • Objective or summary statement • Work experience • Where, when, what • Jobs, internships, practica, babysitting • Volunteer & Extracurricular • Reliability, leadership, skills • Education • GPA, honors, merit scholarships, pertinent coursework, degree earned, major/minor, thesis • Skills • Languages, computers, writing, etc. • References

  10. Start your resume • List work experience (What were your responsibilities? What skills did you use?) • List current extra-curriculars (planned), positions held—committees, etc. • List special skills/abilities • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zHKIZhBmk4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZloJATVo84

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