Sabrina t6
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COMM 202 TUTORIAL 6
SIT IN GROUPS OF 5! HAND IN ONE COPY OF YOUR RESUME & CL
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AGENDA
Skills Matrix Feedback
Resume
Cover Letter
Homework
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1. SKILLS MATRIX FEEDBACK
Well
• Great stories!
• Strong start, got lazy and not as strong of a finish
Improvement
• Grammar
• Specifics (results & tasks)
• Not relevant jobs
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2. RESUMES!
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HEADER/FORMATTING Margins equal (1.5 cm)
Aligned bullet points
Font size/type (size 10) (used throughout document) (max of 2)
Periods or no periods
Dashes/hyphens
Section spacing
Right aligned dates
Title consistency
Name (given/preferred)
Dates consistency (month and year or just year)
Numbers under 10 spelled out
White space – is it easy to read?
All written in 3rd person
Address
LinkedIn URL (Personalized)
Phone
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PROFILE/KEY COMPETENCIES
No more then 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile)
Languages
Skills/strengths/experiences
Branded to job posting
Is the profile linked with proof elsewhere in the resume
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EDUCATIONBCom not BCOMM
Location of school
Start with degree
Key courses, but no grocery lists
GPA (cumulative or quantitative courses only)
Key/relevant projects – accomplishment statement form
Awards – accomplishment statement form
Transfer schools – how to list them
Exchange programs – how to list them
GPA (show the scale)/%/letter grades – based on how the school give grades
CSC/CFA, Level 1, Bloomberg Essentials, MDA
Case competitions (balance the real estate)
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WORK EXPERIENCE/ EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Varied result verbs (no more than 2 the same)
Branded to job posting (skills relevant)
Reverse chronological order (by start date)
Explanation sentences of companies/experiences
Proof where possible – result verb based
One sentence (2 lines best)
Filler words
RAT statements (not in that order but need all parts of the RAT)
What qualifies as work vs. extra-curricular
Words from job description in the resume – clear connection
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INTERESTS
Be able to speak extensively about the topics you put here…and be interested
Specifics draw them in
Differentiate
Well rounded (physical/creative/worldly-ness)
BE FUN!! But appropriate
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3. COVER LETTERS
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FORMATTING
Header same as resume
Font size the same throughout
Consistent margins
NOT justified
“Attached” for electronic copies (“Enclosed” for mail)
Proper title at end
Name/title of employer?
Order of beginning:
Date
Contact name
Their title
Company
Address 1
Address 2
City, Province Postal Code
Re: Position title
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OPENING
HOOK!
Is there a link between them and the position?
Interest and passion
Matches skills
Shows research in company
NOT random fact-dropping!
Name dropping where applicable
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SKILLS MATCHING
Are the skills in the job description?
Are they relevant to the position?
Are they in story-like format? (Easy to understand)
Every position in cover letter MUST BE IN RESUME
Must have link to company/position (explicit or
implied)
Bullet points or paragraph form are both
acceptable
2-3 skills
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BRANDING
Incorporating industry jargon/terminology
CAN they do the job?
Do they WANT the job?
Are they a good FIT?
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CONCLUSION
Reiterates skills in a different way
Expresses interest in the position
Call to action
Thank-you
Book-end the hook!
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THE WOW FACTOR
Impressive? Hmm factor?
What was good about it?
What should they work on?
Would you have interviewed them?
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QUESTIONS ??
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4. HOMEWORK
Office hours, office hours, OFFICE HOURS
Lecture Next Week
Documents Due: March 27th, 2015 2:00pm
PST time