How to Write a Great Resume

How to Write a Great Resume! Greg Iaccarino Kari Nysather L&S / Human Ecology & Graduate Business School Career Services Advisor Career Services Advisor What do I need a resume for? ¡ To get your target employer’s attention…in 30 seconds or less! ¡ To communicate your credentials ¡ To demonstrate your achievements ¡ To create a first impression of your professional image Getting Started : Know thyself and thy job ¡ The biggest initial obstacle to writing a resume is

describing your experience in terms of skills and abilities and not just as the duties you performed or your job responsibilities. ¡ Sometimes it’s necessary to convey job functions, but employers are really looking for you to identify what you learned from those duties and how they’re going to transfer to the new job (since no two positions have identical, static responsibilities). Getting Started : Know thyself and thy job ¡ Once you’ve identified your skills, then you can begin looking for the job(s) that would be the perfect fit for you. If you’re having trouble narrowing your job search, rank the skills or talents you’ve learned in your education, work, internship, volunteer or extracurricular involvement in the order in which you’d most like to use them in your future career. Resume Styles ¡ Which style will best represent your skills and experiences to a potential employer? l Reverse Chronological l Functional l Combination Reverse Chronological format… if you’re staying on the same career path ¡ The REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME is the traditional structure for most resumes. ¡ This format focuses on the Experience section and highlights in detail the last several jobs you’ve had as if they were rungs...

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