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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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POP-IN ADVISING

No appointment needed!

15- to 20-minute sessions

Cover Letters

Résumés

Interview Prep

Ramstad 112

M-F, 9-11am and 3-5pm

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CAREER CONNECTIONS

Ramstad 112

253-535-7459 M-F

8am-5pm

Pop-In Hours M-F

9am-11am and 3pm-5pm

www.plu.edu/career