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CREATING
EFFECTIVE
RESUMES
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WHAT WE’RE DOING TODAY
1. Identify Skills
2. Overview of Resumes
3. Accomplishment Statements
4. Experience Block Exercise
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WHY DO SKILLS MATTER?
• Personal development
• Professional development
• Employment
• Service
• Family and friends
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WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT?
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Leadership
Ability to work in a team
Written and oral communication
Strong work ethic
Analytical/quantitative skills
Technical skills
Initiative
Computer skills
Flexibility/adaptability
Interpersonal skills
Detail oriented
Organizational ability
Strategic planning skills
Friendly/outgoing personality
Entrepreneurial skills/risk-taker
Tactfulness
Creativity
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RESUME OVERVIEW
• Marketing tool
• First impression
• Demonstrate skills and competencies
• Showcase of experience
text • Paid, unpaid, volunteer, full-
time, part-time, internships, class projects, capstones, etc.
• Used on resumes to demonstrate skills and how you developed them (Experience Block)
WHAT IS EXPERIENCE?
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EXPERIENCE BLOCK
Organization Name Organization Location (city and state) Your Title
• 2-5 bulleted accomplishment statements
Start and End Dates
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ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS
Bulleted lists that clearly and succinctly show:
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?
• Why did I do it and/or what was the result?
• Bonus: Can I quantify this statement?
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THE FORMULA 1. (WHAT) Skill based action verb 2. (HOW) Specific detail on action taken 3. WHY/RESULT (Quantify if possible)
NOT TERRIBLE: • Received grant funding and increased
recycling around campus
EXCELLENT • Received a $3500 PLU Sustainability Fellowship
Grant through research and presentations to the
Sustainability Committee resulting in the addition
of 250 recycling bins on campus and a reduction
of landfill waste by 30%
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LET’S BREAK THAT DOWN…
Received a $3500 PLU Sustainability
Fellowship Grant
WHAT
HOW
WHY/RESULT
BONUS: (QUANTIFY!!)
through research and presentations
to the Sustainability Committee
resulting in the addition of 250
recycling bins on campus and a
reduction of landfill waste by 30%.%
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ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT EXAMPLE
Developed and implemented a survey
for 100+ PLU alumni by using online
software resulting in accurate data on
alumni opinions on fracking.
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BREAK IT DOWN…
Developed and implemented a survey
for 100 PLU alumni
WHAT
HOW
WHY/RESULT
BONUS: (QUANTIFY!!)
by using online software
resulting in accurate data on alumni
opinions on fracking.
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Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Mathletes Coach September 2011 – May 2012
• Developed curriculum by analyzing resources and collaboration in order to engage low-performing students and increase interest in math
• Educated students through games utilizing critical thinking and attention to detail resulting in interactive experiences to promote mathematics
• Assessed impact of services by administering four pre- and post-test Likert scale surveys and analyzing responses, resulting in a 33% increase of application material preparedness
EXPERIENCE BLOCK EXAMPLE
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Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Mathletes Coach September 2011 – May 2012
• Developed curriculum by analyzing resources and collaboration in order to engage low-performing students and increase interest in math
• Educated students through games utilizing critical thinking and attention to detail resulting in interactive experiences to promote mathematics
• Assessed impact of services by administering four pre- and post-test Likert scale surveys and analyzing responses, resulting in a 33% increase of application material preparedness
EXPERIENCE BLOCK EXAMPLE
WHAT
HOW
WHY/RESULT
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EXERCISE
1. Choose one experience of yours that could be used on your resume
2. Identify one or two skills you wish to highlight
3. Using the handout, craft an experience block with one or two accomplishment statements
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Cover Letters
Résumés
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CAREER CONNECTIONS
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