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Career Center Location

Florida State University Career Center Resume Writing V’Rhaniku Haynes Assistant Director Career Events & Employer Relations. Career Center Location. Dunlap Success Center 100 South Woodward Ave Drop In Advising Hours M – F 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Phone: 850.644.6431. Presentation Overview.

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Career Center Location

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  1. Florida State University Career CenterResume WritingV’Rhaniku HaynesAssistant DirectorCareer Events & Employer Relations

  2. Career Center Location • Dunlap Success Center 100 South Woodward Ave • Drop In Advising Hours M – F 9:00 am – 4:30 pm • Phone: 850.644.6431

  3. Presentation Overview • The Career Center • Resume Writing • Samples/Resources • Questions

  4. The Career Center • Centralized • 25 Professionals/25 paraprofessionals • Meeting/Classrooms • Career Library • 35 interview rooms • 8 Career Fairs

  5. Purpose of the Resume • Marketing tool for your job search • Pre-screening tool for employers • Gain interviews with employers • Applying to graduate school

  6. Consider Your Target Audience • Who’s going to be reading your resume? • Develop a job target • Consider the type of organizationyou want to work for • Decide what type of information, and in what format, is most appropriate for your target audience

  7. Formats • Chronological • Functional • Combination

  8. Most common resume type Educational and employment history organized by date Works well for students who have progressive and related experiences within their field Emphasizes work history Easy for employers to scan Chronological Resume

  9. Focus on skills and experience rather than chronological work history Demonstrates how you ideally match the requirements of a jobs Can be confusing for employers to follow Good for people with gaps in work history or those looking to transition into new career Functional Resume

  10. Merge chronological and functional style resumes Highlights your skills and experiences Can appear repetitive; accomplishments and credentials mentioned in both the skills summary and work-experience sections Combination Resume

  11. Categories • Identification • Career Objective • Education/Training • Experience • Optional Categories

  12. Identification Name Address (Current & Permanent) Street City, State Zip Phone Number e-mail address

  13. Identification John Doe John.Doe@yahoo.com PRESENT ADDRESSPERMANENT ADDRESS 123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th Street Tallahassee, FL 32303 Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (850) 222-2222 (305) 222-2222

  14. Career Objective FOCUS ON YOUR: • Skills • Education • Goals FOCUS ON SITUATION: • Career Areas • Position Title • Type of Organization • Functional Area • Population

  15. Sample Career Objectives • SKILLS • To find a full-time position which uses my analytical, organizational, and administrative skills • Education • Seeking a position where I can use my technical trainingandMasters of Psychology • Career Area/Type of Organization • A schoolcounseling position within a private educational institution

  16. Education/Training • Name & Location of Institution • Name of Degree • Date of Degree • Major/Minor(s) • Overall GPA/GPA In Major • Academic Honors

  17. John Doe John.Doe@yahoo.com Present Address Permanent Address 123 Fake Court 571 SE 12th Street Tallahassee, FL 32303 Pompano Beach FL 33060 (850) 222-2222 (305) 222-2222 CAREEROBJECTIVE: Obtain a counseling internship working with adolescents EDUCATION: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Bachelor of Science, Psychology, August 2012 Minors: Computer Sociology GPA: 3.5

  18. Experience • Related Experience • Additional Experience Can include: • PAID/NON-PAID • INTERNSHIPS/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE • VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE • MILITARY • PART-TIME/FULL-TIME

  19. Sample Action Verbs • Administered • Advised • Balanced • Compiled • Conducted • Demonstrated • Designed • Facilitated • Expedited • Observed • Organized • Planned • Proposed • Supervised • Trained • Updated

  20. Action Verb Examples • Case Manager • Monitored, evaluated, and recorded client progress with respect to treatment goals • Teaching Assistant • Instructed110 students in basic speaking techniques;designedand implementednew lesson on effective non-verbal communication skills

  21. Optional Categories • ACTIVITIES • AWARDS • CERTIFICATIONS • COMMUNITY SERVICE • COMPUTER SKILLS • HONORS • LANGUAGES • LICENSES • MEMBERSHIPS • PRESENTATIONS • PROF. ACTIVITIES • PUBLICATIONS • RELEVANT COURSES • SCHOLARSHIPS • SPECIAL PROJECTS • SPECIAL SKILLS

  22. References Do Not Include on Resume

  23. Formatting Your Resume(How to emphasize selected information) • ITALICIZE • BOLD • UNDERLINE

  24. What Do You Emphasize? • CATEGORY HEADINGS • PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT • JOB TITLES • SKILLS

  25. Do • Be clear, concise, and neat • Use a consistent format for dates, headings, etc. • Be positive and honest • Carefully check grammar and spelling YES !

  26. Don’t • Personal Information – age, height, race, etc. • State salary requirements • Give reasons for leaving employers • Limit geographic range • Items of controversy – politics, religious beliefs NO !

  27. Common Mistakes • Too long • Disorganized • Poorly typed/printed • Overwritten • Too sparse • Not results oriented • Irrelevancies • Misspellings, typos • Content doesn’t match objective

  28. Resources • http://www.career.fsu.edu/ • http://career.fsu.edu/Images/PDFS/Guides/WritingAResume.pdf • http://www.onetonline.org/

  29. www.career.fsu.eduor through your Bb account at Career Center SeminoleLinkOn-Campus RecruitingJob ListingsJob Search AgentsMock InterviewsProfessional Network Register with SeminoleLink:

  30. Upcoming Events

  31. Keep Up With The Career Center! Find us on Facebook (FSU Career Center) Follow us on Twitter(@FSUCareerCenter) Connect with us on LinkedIn (Florida State University Career Center) Visit our website – www.career.fsu.edu

  32. Questions????

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