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Dietetics Resume Workshop
Kimberley Rawes
Tamar Kafka
Natalie Lim
Winnie Ng
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Agenda
1. Accomplishment statements, the building block of your resume
2. Where should it go - cover letter or resume?
3. Formatting and structure
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What do you write …. ?
Based on this experience – what do we know about this persons skills?
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How to Write Accomplishment Statements
Verb Task Result
Action Verb
• Sentences start with an action verb
• Highlights a key transferable skill
• Creates a strong, consistent language on your application
Task
• What you did
• Choose a task relevant to what you might do in your future role
Results
• Outcome
• What happened?
• Measurable success (e.g. Achievements, size of project, # of people at your event, recognition)
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How did this improve the resume?
• Added clarity to tasks and goals of job
• Transferred skills from seemingly not-so-relevant examples
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Action Verbs
Communication SkillsAddressed, arbitrated, arranged, authored, collaborated, convinced, corresponded, developed, directed, drafted, edited, enlisted, formulated, influenced, interpreted, lectured, mediated, moderated, negotiated, persuaded, promoted, publicized, reconciled, recruited, represented, referred, spoke, translated, wrote
Leadership SkillsAdministered, assigned, attained, chaired, coordinated, delegated, developed, directed, evaluated, improved, oversaw, prioritized, produced, recommended, reviewed, supervised
Team SkillsAssessed, assisted, clarified, coached, facilitated, familiarized, guided, motivated
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Final thoughts
• Take time to write
• Bridge the gap between your experience and the reader
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COVER LETTERS
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Why do I have to write a cover letter?
Select committees need to know more about you than your past experience
Past experience informs future behavior
Cover letters can serve as mini-interviews
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Resume
• Describes all of your RELEVANT experiences
• Describes all of your RELEVANT skills
• Point form and accomplishment focused
Resume or Cover Letter
Cover Letter
• Conveys who you are
• Answers “why” you should be accepted in to the program
• Narrative based
• Fewer examples, more detail
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Program Guidelines for Application
Your reasons for applying to dietetics.
Any specific professional goals you may have.
Personal attributes, skills, work/volunteer experience, and any qualifications or highlights that speak to your suitability for dietetics.
Any information that you feel the review committee should be aware of in assessing your application that may not otherwise be apparent from reviewing your application package.
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Cover Letter strategies
Answer two main questions
1. Why would you be a good dietitian?
2. Tell me about a time when …
• Team skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Remember, this is a mini-interview
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Things to avoid
• Try not to start the story at the beginning, you don’t have a lot of space
• Do not skip over the details
• Summarize information selectively, and try to provide as much relevant detail as possible
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Try instead
• Be personal
• Focus on the most relevant and excellent examples
• Tell the committee stories about your experiences, and then link those stories back to the program
“Why would this experience make you a better dietitian?”
“Why would this experience make you successful in the program?”
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Final Thoughts
Cover letters are a great place to…
• Tell stories
• Be relevant
• Be descriptive and specific
• Chose less examples than your resume
• Provide more detail than your resume
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Formatting
Fonts: Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri, Verdana, Tahoma, Helvetica, or others.
Size: 12 pt.
Spacing and 1” margins
*** Consistency in bold/italics*** Consistency in order of job title/employer
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Additional Resources
Career Services Resume AdvisingMonday through Thursdaycareers.ubc.ca
Blog postingSlides, sample resume, audio postedcareers.ubc.ca
My contact: [email protected]
(Advising services are available to current UBC students and alumni)