Resume Writing: Your Service Experience Can Land You a Job
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Welcome to
ResumeWriting:YourServiceExperienceCan
LandYouaJob
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Today’s Team…
LizMatthewsOutreachSpecialist
SuzanneKniznerProjectSpecialist
SharonRabbProjectSpecialist
RobynStegmanProjectSpecialist
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Today’s Agenda
• KnowingYourAudience• TranslatingYourService• GrabbingTheirAttention• ExplainingYourEducation• CompellingProfessionalExperience• ProvidingResources• TakingNextSteps• Evaluation
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Today’s Presenter
DeniseRiebmanDirector,CareerDevelopmentandAlumniServices,TrachtenbergSchool,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity
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Poll Results
Onascaleof1– 5with5beingthehighest:• Howwouldyourateyourknowledgeofwhatmakesaresumestandout?
• Howwouldyouratethestrengthofyourresume?
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Managing the Resume Process
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Getting Real
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How is your resume being read?
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Perfect Resumes
• Mightnotknowanythingaboutyourfield• Keywords,Keywords,Keywords• ErrorFree• Sharpandeasytoread
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Formatting Your Resume• SearchEngineOptimization(SEO)• Topofresumeneedstograb
attention• PDFformat• Formatfornon‐formatwebsites
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What are THEY looking for?
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Nonprofit SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Missionandculturefit;Commitmenttoservice• Accomplishmentdrivenbutunderstandthatnoteverythingcanbequantified
• InternationalNGOs‐ oftenlonger,moredetailed,cv‐like
Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://philanthropy.com/article/R‐sum‐s‐Matter‐What/57414
• http://www.bridgestar.org/Library/WritingEffectiveResumes.aspx
• http://www.jposc.org/career_management/documents/WritingaResume_devex_en.pdf
• https://www.devex.com/en/blogs/development‐careers
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Public SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Longer(3‐5pagesonaverage)• Veryspecificemploymentinformation(dates,salaries,supervisors)
• Highlydetailed,responsibilitiesANDresults• Formatwillvaryforstate/localgovernment
Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://www.resume‐place.com• http://www.ourpublicservice.org• http://www.makingthedifference.org
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Private SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Bignames,Bigscores,BigAchievements
• ShortandStrong
• Understandingofindustry/usingtherightlanguage
• Leveragetransferrableskills
Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://netimpact.org/careers• http://caseinterview.com/consulting‐resume
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Are YOU what they are looking for?
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Challenge.Describeaspecificproblemorgoal.
Context.Talkabouttheindividualsandgroupsyouworkedwith,and/ortheenvironmentinwhichyouworked,totackleaparticularchallenge(e.g.,clients,co‐workers,membersofCongress,shrinkingbudget,lowmorale).
Action.Discussthespecificactionsyoutooktoaddressachallenge.
Result.Givespecificexamplesoftheresultsofyouractions.Theseaccomplishmentsdemonstratethequalityandeffectivenessofyourleadershipskills.
Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR
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Challenge:Increasenumberofyouthreceivingtutoring.
Context.Partneredwithschool,threenonprofitorganizationsandparentassociation;Limitedfinancialresourcesandlackofvolunteers.
Action.Identifiedthreelocalcompaniesforvolunteers;Presentedtoemployeesaboutbeingavolunteertutor;NegotiatedwithHRforemployeestobeingabletotaketimeoff;Trained10newtutors.
Result.15additionalyouthreceivedtutoringduringtheacademicyear;Brokeredthreenewcorporatepartnershipsresultingin10volunteertutorsandin‐kind/financialdonationsworthapproximately$10,000.
Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR
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Let’s get started … length and width
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Let’s get started … at the top
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ObjectivesStatementsOUT
Professional Profiles IN
It’s not about YOU and what you WANT or
NEED.
It’s about what THEY WANT and how you meet
their NEEDS.
Your contact information is all set … Now what?
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Whatitis:• WhyyouareanIDEALmatch• WhatmakesyouUNIQUE
WhatitisNOT:• Restatingyourresume• Generic,clichédlanguage
What is a Professional Profile?
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Community organizer focused on access to affordable housing. Bi-lingual professional experienced in building community coalitions funded
through public-private partnerships. Specialized skills: social media, community mapping, proposal writing and fundraising.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER
Program Management Curriculum Design Community Development
Professional Profile Examples
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Next up … Education Section
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Education Section: Where does it go? What does it include?
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Education Section: VISTA Specific
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Professional Experience Section
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PreferenceisChronologicalorHybrid
WhatisaHybridModel?• SimilarWorkExperiencesClustered• Listedchronologically
SectionExamples:• CommunityDevelopmentExperience• ClassroomExperience• EnvironmentalEducationExperience• InternationalDevelopmentExperience• JournalismExperience
Professional Experience: Chronological or Functional?
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PositionTitleExamples:• AmeriCorpsVISTAYouthDevelopmentCoordinator• AmeriCorpsVISTAMember– VolunteerManager
Explanation Examples:
Demonstrates they were hired at organization after year of service
Explains the program and service commitment
Professional Experience: VISTA specific
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Time to Talk Accomplishments
Sowhat?Whocares?
Whydoesitmatter?
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Location
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Don’t worry….not everything can or should be quantified
Results, Results, Results
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BORE … Before and After• Provided• Assisted• Responsiblefor…• Successful• Accomplished• Dedicated
• Leveraged• Doubled/Tripled/Expanded• Launched/Created/Piloted• Produced• Analyzed• Spearheaded• Cultivated
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BEFORE: Organizedhomebuildsforlow‐incomefamilies
AFTER: Increasedby25%thenumberofweekdayvolunteersforbuildsitesresultingin3homescompletedaheadofscheduleinoneyear.
BEFORE: Responsiblefor3EITCcentersduringtaxseasonincludingtrainingnewvolunteers.
AFTER: Managed3highvolumeEITCcentersincludingrecruitingtwonewaccountingfirmsthatcommitted200employeehourstoprovidefreetaxservices.
Impact Accomplishments
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BEFORE: Wrotecommunityresourceguide.
AFTER: Addressedneedforcentralizedsourceofbilingualinformationthroughresearching,writinganddistributingcommunityresourceguidetolocalresidents.
BEFORE: Wrote3grantswithagencystaff.
AFTER: Successfullysecured$25Ktorehabilitatedecayingcommunityplaygroundthroughco‐writing3fullyfundedgrantproposals.
Impact Accomplishments
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Accomplishment ExamplesAmeriCorpsVISTA,VolunteerandConstructionCoordinator– HabitatforHumanityMetroWest/GreaterWorcester,August2009– August2010• Researchedandwrotelandacquisitionanddevelopmentproposalssubmittedtolocalandstategovernmentagencies,lendingtoconstructionoffouraffordablehousingunits.
• Secured$8,500inmaterialsandfinancialdonationthroughgrantproposalsandpartnership‐building.
• Recruitedvolunteersandmaintainedrecordsandcommunicationsfor5,000organizationcontacts
• ScheduledandsupervisedallactivityonHabitatvolunteersites,includingoversightof600volunteers.
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Accomplishment Examples
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IfRELEVANT,includethingslike….
What about my other “stuff?”
• Volunteerorcommunityservicework• Communityand/oracademicLeadership• Professionalaffiliationsandmemberships• Languageskillswithfluencylevel
o PossibleDescriptions:FullProfessionalProficiency,Low‐IntermediateProficiency,Elementary,WrittenandOralFluency,ConversationalProficiency,Fluent)
• Professionaldevelopmenttrainingsandcertifications• Researchorrelevantpublications• Travel• TechnologySkills
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How do I include my other “stuff?”
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Resume Example #1
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Resume Example #2
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Questions? 1
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Resources
OntheVISTACampus…
• http://vistacampus.org/course/view.php?id=37&page=14
• What’sNext:LifeAfterYourServiceYear:http://encorps.nationalserviceresources.org
/whatsnext/index.shtml
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Next Steps
1. TranslateYourVISTAServiceintoAccomplishments
2. ReviewJobDescriptionsforKeywords3. ReviewLinkedIn/ResumesforIdeas4. CreateaTemplateandStandardResume5. AskOthersforFeedbackonYourResume
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Evaluation
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Thankyouverymuchforyourtimeandparticipation!
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THANK YOUfor your participation!
Ifyouhavefurtherquestionsorforemoreinformation,contactus:
ResearchingGrantsWednesday,July17,2013
2– 3:30PMET
VisittheOngoingLearningpageontheVISTACampusforacompletescheduleoftheVISTAwebshops.
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Questions? 2