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Resume Preparation:

Drafting Your Resume

Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D

Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.

BasicsInitial draft is first step in self-assessment

What do I want to do?

What are my greatest assets?

Where are my obvious limitations?

Why is this important to my resume?

How can I enhance this area?

Where did I change directions?

Right Ingredients

Resume purpose:obtaining interviewfacilitating interviewer

One-Page Summary

Multiple pieces of informationInterviewer will know a lot about your background

You plug in the factsTemplates are available

What to includeHow to describe it

HTML Resume

Resume Content

Each section enhances ability to a job

Six to nine sectionsTied together by objectivesSections are complimentary

I IdentificationII ObjectivesIII EducationIV ExtracurricularV ExperienceVI ActivitiesVII PersonalVIII References

INSTITUTION

NameDescriptionLocationDates Attended

Diploma

You're pretty You're pretty proudproudof that degreeof that degreearen't you?'aren't you?'

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

list all institutions since high school

type of skills acquired(breadth)

length and extent of training(depth)

list all institutions since high school

GRADESGRADES

indicate competenceindicate competenceshow overall trendsshow overall trendsdiscuss coursesdiscuss courses

Ace!

Extracurricular ActivitiesExtracurricular Activities

indicate personal qualitiesdescribe personalityimply a certain level of maturity

broad interest/scopehorizons/multi-dimensioned

social adjustmentpoise/confidence/awareness

ACTIVITIES SHOWN BY

ACTION

president vice-presidenttreasurer secretary

board of directors

LEADERSHIP ROLES

athletics

Fraternities and

sororities

Academic affiliations

Political parties

Housing units

student government

Types of Activities

Types of

ActivitiesPhiBeta

Kappa

honor

Performing groups

radio/television

newspaper

Work ExperienceWork Experience

Design to ShowDesign to Show

types of skills you acquired what you learned by doing

Work ExperienceWork Experience

list every full time joblist in reverse chronological order explain any time gaps

Coop and InternshipCoop and Internship

Significantexperiences

Part-Time SummerVolunteer

shows values and personal qualities

need not list every job

leadership

responsibilitysocial awareness

WORK EXPERIENCE

TITLE

three words maximum

descriptive

capitalize or underline

DUTIESdetail

one to four sentences

key words

show personal qualities

Responsibility LevelResponsibility Level

incorporate these

into description

people supervisedsales dollarsbudget leveldecision latitudecontrol spanreport to

incorporate theseinto description

Types Of ReferencesTypes of References

WORK

WORKPERSONALACADEMIC

Reference Credibility

Leaders

believable

high standing

know you very well

References

PermissionPermission

two to fourtwo to four

also on filealso on file

know you wellknow you well

Reference

references furnished upon request

pros cons

Four Basic Elements

Education

Activities

Work Experience

References

Four Basic Elements(other elements reinforce these)

YOU

Content of Four Basic ElementsAllows interviewer to draw inferenceEnhances validityFacilitate the flow of verbal information

YOU

Education

Activities

Work Experience

References

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Resume PreparationDrafting Your Resume

Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D.

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