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Résumés: Your Road to the Future
Average Time Spent Reading Resumes
20 seconds
Resumes are scanned, not read.
What to put on a resume?
Jobs and experience since high schoolAll work that involved business, engineering, or “people” skills
Nothing personal, unless a special case
What do employers expect?
Ability to communicateAbility to learnSelf-confidenceWillingness to accept responsibilityInitiativeImaginationFlexibilityInterpersonal skills
Adapted from Career Assistance Center, Cockrell School of Engineering
How to make your resume fit you . . .
Résumés: Two Major Types
Chronological Emphasizes
education Usually best for
young college grads
Works backwards from most recent for jobs, awards, etc.
Functional Emphasizes skills Organizes many
and diverse job experiences
Headings name skills instead of job titles or places of employment.
Types: Chronological Resume
Education Related Courses
Experience dates easily seen including volunteer work if relevant
Skills including languages (computer & other)
Accomplishments (or Honors) including awards and scholarship
Interests (or Activities) especially team sports and activities
Two Common Questions
Do I need an Objective statement? Answer: it depends
Where do I put my GPA? Answer: under Education You may list Overall and Major GPAs. Also consider stating how much of your college
education you financed.
Job Experience
Use keywords to stress specific technical, organizational, or communication skills: “pavement distress mechanisms,” “life-cycle
costs,” “multimedia presentations”Use a past or present tense verb to begin
each job description. Check the list of action words for suggested
verbs.Highlight job title, employer, location, and
dates employed. Cluster repeated jobs held at different times.
Types: Functional resume
Summarizes skills and experience before listing education and specific jobs.
Organizes strengths shown in many jobs, so better for mid-career applicants.
Résumé Formats
Print for interviews and cover letters handsomely designed
Scannable plain and simple design PDF format is safest
E-mail attachment Ms Word or PDF
Web provide PDF version as well as HTML version avoid possible web-page excesses
Scannable Resumes
• These are read by a machine.• Keep the resume design simple and standard. • Use standard typefaces/font styles. • Use a font size from 10 to 14. • Do not condense spacing between letters. • Avoid 'fancy' extras (italics, underline, etc.). • Don’t use lines, graphics, and boxes. • Use boldface for section headings.
More Tips . . . for all resumes
Use white space as a design element. Use common names for section headings
(Education, Experience, etc.). Put your name first; put contact
information on separate lines. Avoid most abbreviations. Be concise and concrete in descriptions. Use format to differentiate between job
title, company name, and place . Use some industry keywords.
For lab this week . . .
Job Letter and Resume WorkshopPlease bring your resume and your job-application letter in both hard copy and electronic form.
You can remove or change your actual GPA for the workshop, if you’d like
Please also bring a copy of the job description.
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