How to write a hella good resume workshop
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This document provides tips on how to write a good resume in 11 sections: 1) Why write a good resume, 2) What recruiters think, 3) Resume structure, 4) Impact lists, 5) Formatting tips, 6) References, 7) Optimizing your digital profile, 8) Q&A, 9) Raffle, and 10) Feedback. Key advice includes focusing on impacts and achievements instead of just responsibilities, using a chronological or skills-based structure, limiting the resume to 2 pages with a simple font, and getting others to proofread for errors. The document emphasizes writing with an impactful tone that sells your strengths and motivates employers.
How to write a hella good resume workshop
- 1. HELLA good resume How to write a by jimmytranman.com Shout out to Mr Peter B Denbigh (author of 20 Minute Resume)
- 2. Today’s itinerary 9. Q&A 10. Raffle 11. Feedback 1. Why write a good Resume? 2. What recruiters think about 3. The Resume structure 4. Break-ercise 5. Refining impact lists 6. Quick formatting tips 7. References 8. Optimize the digital you The overview The specific The post
- 3. One word sums up the majority of resumes boring.
- 4. 1. Why Write a good Resume? Competition First impression Pride
- 5. A good resume gets you an interview “Of course, I’m dope!” “Are you dope?”
- 6. 2. What employers think about when they are scanning a resume? Do they have the experience? Do they care? Do I like them?
- 7. 3. The Resume structure
- 8. Chronological Skills 2 types of resumes
- 9. Chronological Most common, when you want to stay in your current field of work
- 10. Skills • Changing fields • A breathe of fresh air • Little bits welcome
- 12. My Skills resume
- 13. statement (personal quote) • 1-sentence • “Paints a picture” • Cherry on top “In the first 30 years of your life, you make your habits. In the last 30 years of your life, your habits make you.” - Hindu proverb
- 14. 4. Break-ercise What is your statement? What is your favorite personal quote? What quote defines you?
- 15. 5. Refining Impact lists
- 16. What’s an Impact? What did you actually do to make the organization better? “Uhhh, you know, I just worked…”
- 17. Back up your statements with • “Increased profits” • “Increased profits by 60%” • “Taught primary ESL classes” • “Taught primary ESL classes of 25” numbers
- 18. Downloaded 500 pictures of Rihanna? Rude boy.
- 19. Charmander
- 20. Which sounds better? “Routinely coordinated as many as 400 customer contacts per day while promoting company goals, serving the customer’s needs, completing cash transactions, and delivering outstanding customer service.” “Worked the cash register at McDonalds.”
- 22. “Skilled at motivating people.” Coordinated a weekend of team-building events on Cat Ba Island, Vietnam Presented a “How to write a good Resume workshop” for 30 co-workers Instructed 22 ESL teachers on classroom management in the primary classroom
- 23. Get another person’s resume! • Spot job impacts and back them up with numbers (“Increased profits by 60%”) • Suggest new Actionverbs (“Skilled at…” vs. “Coordinated a weekend of…”) Accelerated Achieved Administered Analyzed Controlled Coordinated Created Designed Developed Diagnosed Directed Established Prioritized Expanded Implemented Improved Increased Initiated Innovated Instructed Modified Negotiated Organized Planned Presented Productivity Promoted Reduced expenses Researched Scheduled Solved Supervised Trained
- 24. Organizations, Awards, etc: (Briefly) share your personal achievements Brag (with swag) Not just hiring you, hiring a future you.
- 25. “Will you make our organization better?” “Of course, I will!”
- 26. “ ‘Cuz I’m dope!”
- 27. “Ask not what your country employer can do for you, ask what can you do for your country employer?”
- 28. 6. Quick formatting tips
- 29. 2 pages max
- 30. to use • Times New Roman • Arial • Garamond • Calibri • Baskerville Also, use font pairs: Academic Coordinator Schools Link
- 31. Errors = • If you can’t spot an error on your resume, what about the $100,000 error? • Get someone else to proofread (give them a checklist of stuff you want to be caught) Laziness = Frustrating to work with
- 32. 7. References • Don’t include references on your resume. Don’t even write “References Available upon Request
- 33. References • 3 references • If only 3, all professional • Get their permission • Name and relationship • Address and phone • Email • A suggested topic that will make you look good
- 34. References
- 35. How do I get experience, if I have no experience?
- 36. 8. Optimize the digital you
- 37. Create a account Get former employers to write testimonials about you now
- 38. Make an email signature • You can do this in your email client’s settings • You can use services like Wisestamp
- 39. Write a blog
- 41. Pop quiz *raffle tickets rewarded • All I need nowadays is to send out a resume right? • How many pages should your resume be? • Should you use the font Comic Sans? • Should I include a favorite personal quote? • Can I rely on myself to catch all my mistakes?
- 42. 9. Q&A ASK ME ANYTHING
- 43. 10. Raffle
- 44. 11. Feedback