COMM 202 TUTORIAL 5 Hand in a copy of your

resume draft

AGENDA

TA Feedback Resume Peer Review

Action Items

TA FEEDBACK

Start Stop

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SPOT THE ERRORS

INSTRUCTIONS

Write your table number on ALL documents Put all resumes in a pile in the middle of the table

Get out your marking utensils For each new slide section, pass your resume to the RIGHT

FORMATTING

FORMATTINGTitles formatted the sameSpacing is consistentMargins are reasonable (≥1.5cm)Phrases either ALL end in period or notDates

Usually right-aligned All have month and year, or just year All months are abbreviated to same # of letters Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-)

Font: Size is ≥ 10 Generally no more than two types of font

Numbers under 10 spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2)Bullets: same size/style, aligned

No personal pronouns (I, we, he, she)

White space Experiences in reverse

chronological order

Name is preferred name with given name in brackets

Phone and address included

Linkedin url is personalized

Header

General

Consistency

HEADER

PROFILE

PROFILE/KEY COMPETENCIES No more than 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile) Can include languages Does it clearly and convincingly summarize strengths/experiences/skills? Does it match and make multiple references to the job posting? Does it provide a clear, convincing link to the rest of the resume (i.e. is there PROOF elsewhere in the document?

EDUCATION

EDUCATION Does it clearly summarize education experiences, including academic projects/relevant courses/grades/awards? Is there any ambiguity with respect to the info provided? Does it match the job description?

EDUCATION BCom not BCOMM Start with the degree List expected date of completion either as “Completion:” or “Expected Completion:” Only list specific, relevant courses GPA – score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

RATS FORMAT From STAR to RATS statements

Result

Action

Task

Situation

RESULTS

ATTAINED EXCEEDEDELIMINATEDINCREASED

DECREASED

MAXIMIZEDMINIMIZEDREDUCED

SAVEDSURPASSEDIMPROVEDCREATED

GENERATEDENHANCEDOPTIMIZED

ESTABLISHED

RESULTSQualitative

Be descriptive Positive feedback Promotion/increase in

responsibilities Implementation Awards

Quantitative How much? How many? Number/percentages

ACTIONS

Do your results match up with your actions?

Are those skills relevant to the job?

What skills did you see?

SITUATION AND TASK

What was the challenge?

Paint the setting (who, what, where?)

Describe the context

DUTY-BASED VS. ACCOMPLISHMENT

Duty-BasedResponsible for contacting

corporate clients and organizing a tournament

AccomplishmentAchieved 85% client

retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients

and providing a well-organized, personally tailored tournament

experience

ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLEAchieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well-organized, personally tailored tournament experience

Result

Action + Task

ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLEAchieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well-organized, personally tailored tournament experience

Situation

ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLEAchieved 85% client retention rate by establishing relationships with key corporate clients and providing a well-organized, personally tailored tournament experience

ANOTHER EXAMPLE

Led Varsity Volleyball team to the PacWest BC Provincial Championship gold medal by exemplifying camaraderie and teamwork in both practices and high-pressure games

WORK EXPERIENCE

WORK EXPERIENCE Are experiences achievement-based? Do numbers clearly quantify achievements where appropriate? Do statements have Accomplishment, Proof, Transferrable Skills, and Scope of Action? Are the result verbs varied and strong? Does language indicate familiarity with industry/company? Does it match the job description?

WORK EXPERIENCE Reverse chronological order by end date You can include explanation sentences of companies/experiences if necessary Eliminate filler words Written in third person Keep it to one sentence (2 lines at most) Elements of RATS should be apparent (but not necessarily in RATS order

INTERESTS

INTERESTSGoal: showcase your personality

and differentiate yourself!

How do you want to be remembered?

Are you catering to your audience?

INTERESTS Do the interests show personality? Are they specific? Are they relevant to the job (not always necessary)? Do they differentiate the candidate? Are they memorable? Be fun! But also appropriate. Be able to speak about these interests extensively!!

BRANDING

BRANDING Personal qualifications are well-tailored to job requirements (60-70% match) Multiple words (5+) from job description are included in the resume Interests section shows personality and relevant specific interests There is strong evidence of CAN-WANT-FIT match made

Are you the right FIT?

Do you WANT

the job?

MARKING

MARKINGIf you have 2 or more errors per document, we will deduct 40%

TYPOS FORMATTINGSPELLING & GRAMMAR

MISSING INFO

DASHES VS. HYPHENS

CONSISTENCY

ACTION ITEMS Resume and Cover Letter due on Tuesday November 1st @ 2 pm on Turnitin LinkedIn profile is due before next tutorial! Networking Event on November 3rd, 2016 6 – 8 pm Office Hours Sign up for Extreme Makeover + BCC Sessions Next week: Tutorial!