Overview of Writing My Resume

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Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment

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University System of Georgia

Career Planning: A Pathway to Employment

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This course is designed to foster creative approaches to launching a new career. You will articulate best ways to make a first impression and analyze your strengths by creating a personal statement. You will identify appropriate elements to make your resume stand out from the crowd. You will also identify the most effective ways a cover letter can answer a job description, and how to best leverage social media in your job search. In short, this course will help you to prepare for a new job. You will learn how to apply, network, leverage social media, interview, follow-up, and evaluate options through research and with the help of experienced faculty and talented professional. Launching Your Career provides insight from industry leaders on job search, networking and interviewing. You will receive guidance and best practice tips on how to master the interview and professionally close the loop. You will also compose a thank you note and clearly relate your ideal career to existing job titles and offers.

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Writing My Resume

By the end of this module, you will be able to identify appropriate elements of and formatting choices in a resume document. You will also be able to articulate the importance of audience, and translating experiences into new industry-specific languages.

Overview of Writing My Resume4:32

Making Your Resume Stand Out6:13

Познакомьтесь с преподавателями

Dan Stotz
Director, Online Executive Education
Michael J. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
Elke M Leeds, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President of Technology Enhanced Learning
Academic Affairs
Ana T. Baida, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Department of Career Planning and Development
Wes Rhea, J.D.
Senior Lecturer
Information Systems

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Did you know creating a personal brand is critical to any career development

process?

And crafting an impressive resume is just one of the main components.

So, what exactly is a resume?

It's a document that tells prospective employers exactly what you want them to

know about you and why you would be a good fit for their open position.

In a sense, it's a way for you to put your best foot forward,

a way to sell yourself on paper to a potential employer.

In order to sell yourself effectively,

I'm going to run through a checklist of what you should keep in mind.

Bear in mind, everyone has a different opinion on what works, but

there are some overarching principles that seem to work well in most industries.

First, let's talk about formatting.

You'll need to creat the framework of your resume by creating effective headings.

These can be your education and experience type sections, but

could also include Leadership, Scholarships, or Honors.

It really just depends on what you want to present to potential employers.

Once you know which sections you'll use, you'll also want to consider putting

the sections in an order that best links your skills to an employers opportunity.

It's also good to keep in mind some general formatting rules.

You might want to have margins that are half an inch to one inch,

all the way around.

It's also good to choose just one or two fonts and

to keep the font at a 10 to 12 point size.

Once you've gotten the framework set, you'll start filling in the gaps.

Starting at the top, you want to provide your name and

your accurate contact information.

Some people also choose to include a link to their Linked In or

other online profile.

I'd recommend this, if your online presence is up to date, and

really helps to enhance your resume.

The next section of a resume is often a summary of skills or

an objective statement.

This section can be really useful in providing context for the reader.

Why are you applying?

Why are you the best fit?

You can use this section to paint that picture effectively and

give context for what's to come in subsequent sections.

After the summary of skills or

the objectives statement, you will often see an education section or

an experience section, depending on which is more relevant to the position.

If you've been in a degree program recently, and

honed in on new relevant skills, you might lead with your education section.

If you've been working in the field for many years and

want to take a step in the field you're already in,

the experience section may make the most sense.

In either case you'll want the experiences outlined to be listed in reverse

chronological order, highlighting your most recent education or

experiences first.

When you begin to work on your experience section, be sure your bullet points

include action verbs in tenses that reflect past or ongoing work.

Try not to exceed two to four bullet points per position.

Though this of course varies depending on your length of tenure at the position.

Bullet points should demonstrate key skills and major accomplishments

using numbers and percentages rather than routine tasks and duties.

After education and experience it is a good idea to add in other sections

to flesh out one complete or two complete pages.

Often students will have volunteer opportunities to highlight or

skill sets to describe.

If you find yourself without enough to fill a page,

you may even consider a section called relevant coursework and

projects to draw out some meaningful work completed within the classroom setting.

[NOISE] Finally, and perhaps most importantly, your resume is the first

impression you get to make on someone who could possibly hire you.

So proofread, you're looking for consistency of formatting and

error-free content.

Often our worst enemy is having looked too long at our own work.

So ask a friend or two to give your resume a once-over.

Does it look complete?

Does it look informative, professional?

And is it pleasing to the eye?

Does it make a compelling case for your candidacy for the position?

If so, you're ready to go.

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