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Creating a successful resume

& Cover letter

Northrop Grumman Corporation


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Why all the fuss about resumes?

What Is a Resume? A resume is your commercial ad

Job hunting tool to network and get interviews

Provides opportunity for you to showcase your strengths

A way to direct the interviewers attention to specific accomplishments and experiences

Impact of a Resume

Makes the first impression, but doesnt guarantee the job

May prevent you from getting the job if not done right

Who Reviews Your Resume?

Recruiters

Hiring Managers


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What is the MAIN PURPOSE of a Resume?

Primary Purpose:

To get an interview.

Resumes help secure interviews - Interviews help secure jobs


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Quick Facts

Recruiters typically spend 30seconds or less reviewing eachresume they receive

If it is not well formatted or too wordyit may be discarded

Why?..... Time!

As an example a typical job openingwithin Northrop Grumman can attractbetween 50 to 300 resumes

The average Recruiter has 30 openpositions they are recruiting for at atime (1,500 9,000 resumes)

The average Hiring Manager has 5open positions that they are hiring forat a time (250 1,500 resumes)


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Quick Facts cont.

EXAMPLE: There are 50 to 300 resumes for a position

1st Review 1 in 10 survive

2nd Review 1 in 3 survive to Interview

Interview 1 in 3 receive an offer

Reviewers look first for ways to exclude resumes, then for ways to rankthe remaining resumes by qualification.

What Does This Mean ForMe?

Your resume MUST be ontarget and demonstrate clearly

that you are qualified!


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What Do Employers Want?

Accomplishments

Thinkers & Problem Solvers

Leaders vs. Managers

Confidence

Cultural Fit

Communication

Both Written and Oral

Technical Skills


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3 things to consider as you begin the process

1. Conduct a Self/Job-Assessment

2. Draft using the three Cs

Clear, Concise, Consistent

3. Request a Resume Review/Critique

Good Resumes Take Work! They are rarely

perfect the first time around!


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Conduct a Self/Job Assessment- Do your homework!

Do a sample job search Evaluate job descriptions and qualities of asuccessful candidate

How does that relate to your owncapabilities?

Be honest in your self assessment Can you do the job?

Are you qualified for the job?

Take the time to know and understandyour credentials and overall jobobjective and goal

Use this information to help center thefocus of your resume


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Use the 3 Cs

When drafting your Resume use:

Clear message with clean and simple language

Concise statements allowing readers to quickly identify knowledge,skills and abilities

Consistent easy to read format

General Document Formatting Tips

Use an easily read font/pitch Times New Roman or Arial No smaller than 10 point font

Keep page borders at 1 inch No less than .5 inches at the bottom

Use bold typeface, underlining, CAPITALIZATION,and/or italicssparingly


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Request a Resume Critique

Dont be too proud or too embarrassed! Ask to have people review & critique your resume

Multiple sets of eyes allow for multiple perspectives/insight

Resources Available:

Career Services

Faculty RA

Internship Supervisor

Friends

Family


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Contact Information

Objective (optional)

Education

Experience

Recognitions/Awards

Leadership/Organizations

Getting started: Resume Organization

The 30 seconds

Recruiters spendreviewing a

standard resumeis on the top 5of the first page


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Contact Information

Name: include preferred name Address: both school and permanent

Dont forget City, State and Zip Code

Phone number: primary contact number with area code

Make sure voice message greeting is appropriate Email address: avoid inappropriate words

Website (optional):make sure content is professional or at

least appropriate John Q. Adams

1234 America WayNutley, NJ 23431

(555) 123-5234 (home)(555) 234-9393 (work)[email protected]


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Using an Objective Statement

Pros

Clarifies what you offer position and goal

Can be tailored to fit theposition you are

applying for

Cons

Can close doors, ratherthan open them bysending the wrong

message orunnecessarily narrowing

your options

Recommendation

Use only if it clearly and succinctlymeets your career needs

Everything in your resume should support your objective


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Using an Objective cont.

If you are going to use an objective:

Be clear and concise

Be specific about what youre looking for

Summarize professional goal

Dont be too general

To obtain a challenging engineering position where I canutilize my design, analysis and programming skills.

To obtain a full time engineering position involvingRF/Microwave design testing.


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Education

List most recent education first List all PhD, Masters, Bachelors

List school, degree and major

List all degrees achieved

Example, double major and minors

List expected graduation date

List GPA if 3.0 or higher

Major GPA listed if over 3.0 and your overall GPA is under 3.0

Currently working towards a degree?Example: University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VAMS, Computer ScienceExpected Spring 2011

GPA: 3.2


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Experience/Skills

List employer, location, responsibilities Internships

Related work experience

Other work experience

If possible, show relevancy to position applying to

Relevant coursework

Classes, projects, labs, etc.

Dont list GE courses or course numbers

Use action or power words

Emphasize any leadership roles

List computer skills

Languages, OS, software, etc. Hardware skills

Logic analyzer, soldering, oscilloscope, etc.

Work/InternshipExperienceMust Include:

Job Title

Company Name &Location (City,State)

Dates ofEmployment

Responsibilities withAccomplishments


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Experience cont.Make Sure You Show Accomplishments NOT Tasks!

Expectations/Tasks- Monitor inventory levels

Tested software code

Responsible for surveying orders

Led Robotics team

Accomplishments-

Re-designed inventory tracking process. Lowered inventory levels by 20%

Successfully completed testing of code for phases 1 and 2 allowing for timely delivery of

product to customer

Surveyed orders and made sure all repairs are done on schedule which resulted in 98% ofrepairs completed on schedule

Led team of 5 in Robotics competition, placed 3 of 20 teams

PARStatements Describe Accomplishments

P = The Problem, challenge, situation, or task youfacedA = SpecificActions you took to resolve or improve thesituationR= The end Results of your actions (Quantify withnumbers, percentages, or dollars when possible)

Example:Redesigned service processes, increasingresponsiveness 50% and reducing queues 50%

PAR


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Recognitions & Awards

Accomplishments/Awards Academic distinctions

Cum Laude and above

Honor rolls

Presidents list, Deans list, etc.

Scholarships and recognition Presidential scholars, merit scholars, etc.

Honor societies

Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Tau Sigma, Tau Beta Pi, etc.

Class ranking

1st

in class, top 10 students, etc. Competitions

Best design project, school competitions, etc.

Publications


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Leadership/Organizations

Leadership/Organizations Engineering societies

SWE, ASME, IEEE, ASCE, SHPE, NSBE, etc

Community services

Religious groups

Tutoring students Clubs and organizations

Robotics, Amateur Radio, marching band, etc

Intramural sports

Get involved!These things can really set you apartadd uniqueness!

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Summary:Things to Remember on your Resume!

Contact Information should be Correct and Complete

Use Clear Fonts

10-12pt for body

Times or Arial Fonts

Print Resume on Good, Plain White Bond

Use a bullet format listing the most important points first

Begin with action words and keep tenses consistent

Accomplishments over Responsibilities or Duties

Numbers and Quantifiers help showcase your accomplishments

Mimic Company Language

Use Keywords from the job description


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Summary: Things To Avoid on your Resume

Fancy Paper or Fonts Bold, Italics, Underlining

More than 2 Pages, if possible

Typos and Grammar Errors

Graphics and Photos

Missing Dates or Information

Passive Verbs

Do not stress the obvious, stress the unique

Buzz Words, Slang, Acronyms

Avoid embellishing or exaggerating workexperience


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Formatting Examples: Bad Resume


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Formatting Examples: Bad Resume


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Formatting Examples: Good Resume


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Formatting Examples: Good Resume


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Bringing It All Together!

Vocabulary

Avoid slang Keep it simple Spell out acronyms Avoid repetition

Appearance/Design

Most relevantinformation on top

Easy to read font Clearly labeled sections Ample white space

Spelling, Grammar,Punctuation

Error free Short, crisp statements Bulleted lists Consistent tenses/formats

Voice

Avoid using I or referringto yourself as Mrs. Jones

Use active voice to expressaccomplishments

Common Action Verbs

AchievedDemonstrated

ExecutedIdentified

ImplementedMotivatedOrganizedPioneeredRevampedRevived

RevolutionizedStarted

Volunteered


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Cover Letter

Address the receiving person properlySpell the name correctly

Talk about Yourself

Dont be too lengthy 2, 3 paragraphs max

1st

Paragraph-Purpose Statement2nd Paragraph-What sets you apart

3rd Paragraph-Close

Can be in Email Format

Check spelling and grammar!!!


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