#WorkForIt: Resume Tips

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1 #WorkForIt: Resume Tips Contact the Counseling & Career Center for a resume review appointment. Jamestown Campus: (716) Olean Campus: (716) OVERVIEW The purpose of a resume to is to get an interview. It is a marketing tool. It is also a working document that will always be revised as you gain new positions, experience, and education. Put yourself in the reader s shoes! What would you look for if you were only spent seconds reading it? Resumes should be professional, visually appealing, and always tailored to the employer. BUILD YOUR RESUME Experience related to the job description, etc. can be demonstrated in a variety of ways internships, clubs, organizations, athletics, campus activities, class projects, clinical experiences, research, volunteer work, etc. It DOES NOT come from just paid employment! Keep a master list of everything you do and are involved in and update it frequently. This makes it easier to decide how to tailor your resume to each job, scholarship, etc. you apply to. New to JCC or new to your field? Focus on transferrable skills when describing experiences. FORMAT Do not use resume templates. They do not know your background, experience or the job. ½ 1 margins. Use size font (Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri or similar) for the body of the resume; larger font for your name. Use a list with 5 7 bullet points to describe each experience. Do not write paragraphs. Bullet points should be closed (filled in circles/squares). Bullet points do not go in front of degree, names of businesses or schools, or position titles. Be consistent the same information is listed for all positions (title, company, city/state, dates) in the same order for all experiences. The same information is in bold (title and company, etc), bullet point styles, and font styles are the same throughout the entire resume. Bold important info your contact info, degree titles/college name, position titles, company names. Only include street addresses/zip codes for your contact info. Be organized resume sections listed in order of importance to the employer. Within each section, experiences are listed from the most recent to the oldest. SINGLE space between bullet points for experiences. DOUBLE space between overall sections. 1 page limit in most industries (e.g., Business); however, 2 pages is okay if you have a lot of related experience. For physical copies, print on resume paper with black ink. If the resume is 2 pages, include name/phone number and Page 2 in the header; print single-sided and use a paperclip to hold together. Do not use text boxes or tables. They may appear blank if you submit a resume through an online system. Do not include References available upon request. Do not include an objective statement you will write this in your cover letter. A professional summary is okay. If submitting electronically, save as a separate.pdf file. (Turn over)

2 DESCRIBE SKILLS & EXPERIENCES Be descriptive! Helped clients learn self-sufficiency skills is vague - Created engaging activities for adults ages with economic challenges gives an employer a much better idea of what you ve done and the populations you ve worked with. Describe positions as accomplishments show what you did, not what you were hired to do! Try adding by or through to identify results of your efforts. Example: Increased sales by 10% using effective motivational techniques. Quantify when possible (e.g., Built 1:1 relationships with 175 children ages 6-13 ). Start each bullet point with an Action Verb; Use different actions verbs throughout and do not repeat the same action verbs throughout your resume even if positions are similar. Current experiences are written in the present-tense ( Manage ); past experiences are written in the pasttense ( Managed ). Do not use I My or Mine. Eliminate phrases such as, responsibilities include or duties were. Use language from the job description in bullet points, if possible. Perfection proofread and make sure spelling or grammatical errors do not exist. WHAT TO INCLUDE: What sections you include will depend upon your background/major; you do not have to include all sections suggested if it is not relevant to your experience and background/major. Include what the employer will be most interested in based on the job description and what can set you apart from other applicants. SUGGESTIONS: PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY EDUCATION HONORS/AWARDS CERTIFICATIONS RELATED COURSEWORK RELATED EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE MILITARY EXPERIENCE OTHER EMPLOYMENT ART EXHIBITIONS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LANGUAGES RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS FORMAL PRESENTATIONS CAMPUS ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS PERFORMANCES/ENSEMBLES

3 #WorkForIt: Resume Worksheet Contact the Counseling & Career Center for a resume review appointment. Jamestown Campus: (716) Olean Campus: (716) CONTACT INFORMATION Include your name, address, professional address, and phone number with a professional voic message/ringback tone. EXAMPLES - HOW TO FORMAT: Sawyer Student 123 Any Street Jamestown, NY (716) sstudent@any .com Sawyer Student 123 Any Street Jamestown, NY (716) sstudent@any .com EDUCATION Know the degree being pursued and expected graduation date. GPA can be included if 3.0 or higher. High school is okay to include if you ve graduated from high school within the last 3 years. EXAMPLE - HOW TO FORMAT: Associate of Applied Science, Welding Technology, expected May 2019, GPA: 3.5 Jamestown Community College (SUNY), Jamestown, NY Your Info: JCC Degree title: Expected graduation date: GPA: HONORS/AWARDS Include academic and other scholarships, awards and honors (Dean s list, honor societies, etc). If there are 3 or less, include as bullet points under the EDUCATION section with the school/college where they were earned. If there are 4 or more, create a separate HONORS/AWARDS section. Include award name, organization, and dates. Your Info:

4 RELATED COURSEWORK You may want to include courses and electives taken that demonstrate your knowledge in a particular area that may be of interest to employers. Courses included can also be those outside of your major, if relevant to the job. Your Info: RELATED EXPERIENCE Tailor this section to the reader! Only include what is relevant based on the job description/scholarship instructions, etc. Other experiences can still be included on your resume, but in a different section. Related experience can come from internships, employment, volunteering, class projects, clubs/organizations, campus activities, community activities/organizations, job shadowing, etc. TIP: This chart can help compare the job description with experience you have. It can help you determine which experiences from your background you should include, and what you should write in your bullet points. JOB DESCRIPTION MY BACKGROUND SOURCE Example: Experience with Illustrator Used Photoshop to design marketing brochures EmpowerME Club Experience with Publisher Used Publisher to design campus flyers Marketing Internship

5 EXAMPLES - HOW TO FORMAT: Welder, May 2017 Present Welder, ABC Company, Jamestown, NY, May 2017-Present ABC Company, Jamestown, NY Action Verb Action Verb Action Verb Action Verb Action Verb Action Verb Your Info - Position 1: Your Info - Position 2: Your Info - Position 3: *Add more positions if needed CERTIFICATIONS (Include name and date completed): PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (i.e., additional trainings completed. Include name and date completed): VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (Include organization/event name, city/state, and dates): LEADERSHIP EXERIENCE: This is any club, organization, etc., in which you ve held a title (i.e., President, Treasurer, etc) COMPUTER SKILLS:

6 FLUENT LANGUAGES (Being bilingual is often a positive!): EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: CAMPUS ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: PUBLICATIONS (i.e., published research articles): PRESENTATIONS (i.e., presentations of research projects on or off campus): ATHLETICS: MILITARY EXPERIENCE: ARTISTIC SKILLS: OTHER EMPLOYMENT (i.e., jobs or other positions held that are not directly related to the purpose of your resume). It is okay not to include bullet points in this section; however, you may want to bullet point awards/recognition you ve received or highlight extra responsibilities such as training or supervising others, etc. EXAMPLE: Barista, Starbucks, Lakewood, NY, August 2015 Present Other experience/background not listed in this worksheet that you would like to include: