UC Berkeley School of Information - Revamping Your Resume · Your resume should not be: • Only a...
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Revamping Your Resume
Laurie Haskell-Woerner Career Advisor
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• General Advice • Section-by-section tips for formatting & content • Q&A
Agenda
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General Advice
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Resume writing is an art, not a science.
A resume gets you an interview, it
does NOT get you a job!
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How long, on average, will recruiters spend reading your resume?
As little as 6 seconds!* *The Ladders eye tracking study
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In 6 seconds, recruiters see…
• Name • Current job title/company • Previous job title/company • Previous job start/end dates • Current job start/end dates • Education • Relevant keywords
Source: The Ladders – Keeping an Eye on Recruiter Behavior
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Employers want to:
• Find out what you know - your skills and strengths
• Determine how fast you could get to work
• Understand why you are applying for this position, how does it make sense as a next step
Do you “fit”?
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Your resume should be:
• Targeted to your goals
• Supportive of your “brand”
• Concise and stimulating
• Accomplishment driven
Interesting!
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Your resume should not be:
• Only a chronology of your entire career
• All inclusive of your entire career (a “CV”)
• A simple list of your job responsibilities
Stale!
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Resume Review: Format
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Name: Make it large! Suggested 18-24pt. font.
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Contact Info: Can be smaller font (9-11pt). Can include address, phone, LinkedIn, website; should include email at a minimum.
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Headings: Make headings stand out: bold, larger font, caps, underline, or color.
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Dates: Consider where you place dates. Months are not required. Be consistent!
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Spacing: White space is your friend, use it wisely.
Example: • 8-12pts before each
heading (12) • 3-6pts after each
heading (6) • 2-4pts between items
in the section (3)
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Bullets & Lists: Bullets can improve scanability, can use columns for short lists.
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General Format Tips:
• Length: 1 page unless 10+ years of experience
• Margins: 0.25 – 1” • Format: pdf • Color: tasteful, be sure
prints well in black & white
• Font size: 10-12 pt • Language: write in
implied first person, pay attention to tenses
• Typos/errors: none!
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Resume Review: Content
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Required Sections:
• Name • Contact Information • Education • Professional
Experience
Recommended: • Skills / Tools • Professional Profile • Projects Optional: • Honors / Awards
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Professional Profile:
• Recommended, but not required.
• Can be very helpful for “setting the stage” & introducing your brand
• Can be redundant - consider if the items should be in experience section instead.
• Keep it brief: 3 - 4 sentences.
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Education:
• This should be near the top if: you are in school, recently graduated, or MIMS/MIDS is pivotal to your target job.
• Note future graduation date as “anticipated”.
• May include relevant courses.
• Don’t need to include months (keep it consistent).
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Skills & Tools:
• Recommended, but not required.
• Tailor this to the job! • Use descriptors
carefully (“advanced”, “proficient”, etc.)
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Experience: • Keep it relevant,
tailored. • Can include internship /
unpaid / volunteer. • Be sure to showcase
YOU and not the company / projects.
• Start descriptions with action verbs.
• Use relevant keywords. • Keep use of
punctuation consistent.
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Experience:
• Describe your accomplishments: include why, how, who, impact/results, and/or skills used.
• Quantify where applicable.
• Showcase transferable skills.
• Only include relevant details.
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Projects:
• Similar to experience section.
• Recommended for career changers or if your experience doesn’t showcase particular skills / strengths.
• Great for showing off NEW skills / strengths.
• Be specific! • Focus on YOUR role in
the project.
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Creative Resumes • Creative styles may help showcase your talents, add
visual interest • Less is more - graphics shouldn’t overshadow content • Experiment w/ fonts, colors, and layouts before adding
graphics • Be careful of using graphs that display skill level as
comparisons • Get a second opinion, don’t get personally attached to the
style • Make sure it is easy to read and comprehend – too many
visual elements can overwhelm the reader • Online portfolio - a better place to demonstrate creativity
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These might be OK….
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But don’t do this!
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Final Thoughts
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• Spoon-feed the reader • Spell out acronyms • Be concise • Use their words • Remember – you may only get 6 seconds!
YOU do the work… not the reader!
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Make it easy for the reader to understand your strengths and
what is unique about YOU!
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Resources Career Advising/Resume Review:
http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/careers/mids/advising Resume Guide & Template: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/careers/mids/guides Events Archive: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/careers/mids/events/archive Contact: [email protected]