APO and Your Résumé Mike Major, SPHR Director Career Services
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APO and Your Résumé Mike Major, SPHR Director Career Services
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APO and Your Résumé Mike Major, SPHR Director Career Services. The Value of Internships. Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with NO internship experience: $37,621 Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with an internship experience: $41,580 Difference of $3,959 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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APO and Your Résumé
Mike Major, SPHRDirector
Career Services
The Value of Internships Overall first-job offer to new college
graduates with NO internship experience: $37,621
Overall first-job offer to new college graduates with an internship experience: $41,580
Difference of $3,959 APO, represented properly, can make
this level of impact!
Source: 2013 NACE Salary Survey
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Don’t forget--University-Wide Employment Fair
is this Friday!
Friday, March 28Noon-3pm
Curtiss HallBanquet Rooms
Cardinal Career Network (page 3)
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Cardinal Career Network Activity Summary (17 JUN 12 – 05 MAY 13)
Total Employers 3,489 (+33%)
New Employers* 574
Total Contacts 5,937 (+15%)
New Contacts* 1,156
Total External Jobs Posted* 4,298 (+39%)
Unique Student/Alumni Logins* 7,035 (+14%)
Total External Job Views* 256,774
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2012-2013 Jobs by Position Type
Frequency PercentCareer/Degreed 0-5 yrs experience 1,937 45.1%Career/Degreed 5+ yrs experience 1,127 26.2%Co-op 155 3.6%Full Time 2,533 58.9%Internship / Externship 356 8.3%On-Campus Student Employment 248 5.8%Part Time 932 21.7%Seasonal / Temporary 236 5.5%Volunteer 36 0.8%*Jobs posted between 6/17/12-5/6/13#Unique jobs posted = 4,298
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Winning Résumés
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What is the purpose of a resume?
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What will you bring to the organization?
Do you have the skills necessary to do the work?
Do you have the experience that the organization desires?
Value Proposition
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Importance of Effective Bullet Statements(Page 10) “A picture is worth 1,000 words”
Paint a picture in the employer’s mind
Statements should be clear, concise and detailed
“Presented to a group of students” vs.“Presented to a group of 35 college freshmen”
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If this is like your resume, come see me!Fry CookMcDonald’s Restaurant
Helped customers Stocked shelves Used cash register Cleaned store Dealt with complaints
Not very impressive Tasks implied by the title Add no value to resume
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This is a little better, but still not great - Crew MemberMcDonald’s Restaurant Assisted customers in a warm and friendly
manner Stocked shelves during down times to ensure a
professional environment Processed financial transactions through the
cash register in a fast and efficient manner
Cleaned store to maintain an appealing atmosphere to enhance customer satisfaction
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“Say More with Less” Describe accomplishments and achievements Increase something good or decrease
something bad? Employers want individuals who will make a
difference
Crew MemberMcDonald’s Restaurant
Earned Crew Member of the Month in June 2012 for consistently providing outstanding service
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Highlight appropriate accomplishments Example:HONORS / AWARDS / ACTIVITIES
Volunteer, Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Midland May 2010 – Present* Received ultimate brother award by successfully logging over 1,000 hours of volunteer service, assisting four youths who all went on to attend collegeMember, Alpha Phi Omega Co-ed Service Fraternity Sept. 2011 – Present* Served as treasurer for an on-campus organization of over 50 members and $10,000 in resources that participated in over 10,000 hours of community service during the 2013-14 academic yearRecipient, SVSU Award for Excellence Scholarship Aug. 2010 – May 2014
“Other” Activities
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Additional examples for APO Participant in a national service fraternity in which I perform
over ## hours of community service per year
Mentored new members on the culture and traditions of an organization with a rich history dating back to 1925
Served as volunteer coordinator and successfully arranged over ## service hours in support of over ## events
Hosted team building exercises for ## members that fostered a closer bond among fraternity members
Completed leadership courses that covered topics including effective problem solving, conflict negotiation, ethics/moral implications and project management strategies
Many more examples possible based on YOUR experience with APO!www.svsu.edu/careers
CAMPUS LEADERSHIPOfficer Title, Alpha Phi OmegaAlpha Delta Upsilon Chapter, Saginaw Valley State University Participant in a national service fraternity in which I perform over ##
hours of community service per year Leadership Accomplishment #1 Leadership Accomplishment #2
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTMember, Alpha Phi OmegaAlpha Delta Upsilon Chapter, Saginaw Valley State University Participant in a national co-ed service fraternity in which I perform over
## hours of community service per year Service Project Accomplishment #1 LEADS learning accomplishment #2
Headings can be ANYTHING
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Review, review, review! Career Services
964-4954 Appointments & Workshops with staff SVSU Writing Center
Faculty members Guidelines and Tutorials available:
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Last words on documents…
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Don’t forget--University-Wide Employment
Fair is this Friday!
Friday, March 28Noon-3pm
Curtiss HallBanquet Rooms
