Tutorial 4
- 1. 1 COMM 202 Career Fundamentals T23 & T30 Lyndan Lam Name tags up! RESUMES
- 2. 2 Today’s Agenda 1. Resumes & Branding 2. Resume Peer Review & Activity 3. TA Feedback 4. Action Items
- 3. 3 Where We are Today Week 8 Week 10Week 9 • Tutorial: Resume Review • What’s due: Resume DRAFT submitted on Turnitin before tutorial • Tutorial: Cover Letter & Networking • What’s due: Cover Letter DRAFT submitted on Turnitin before tutorial • Tutorial: Informational Interviews • What’s due: Resume & Cover Letter Assignment due on Mar 12th at 11:59pm on Turnitin and COOL • Networking Event on Mar 13th 6-8pm in CPA Hall
- 4. 4 1. Resumes & Branding
- 5. 5 Employers Want to Read your Accomplishments STAR
- 6. 6 Employers Want to Read your Accomplishments STAR RATS Result, Action, Task, Situation
- 7. 7 Use Skill Verbs ATTAINED EXCEEDED ELIMINATED INCREASED DECREASED MAXIMIZED MINIMIZED REDUCED SAVED SURPASSED IMPROVED CREATED GENERATED ENHANCED OPTIMIZED ESTABLISHED Lead your statements with strong verbs
- 8. 8 2. Resume Peer Review
- 9. 9 Instructions Write your name on ALL documents – make sure your documents are attached Put all documents in a pile in the middle of the table Trade to the person on your left when a new section starts Get out your marking utensils!
- 10. 10 Formatting & Consistency Be Consistent - font size, font style, spacing, bullet points, alignment, punctuation, date & abbreviation format, hyphens vs dashes First Impressions Matter - pick a colour scheme (if you don’t want black-and-white, which is also fine) and use white space wisely; be concise with your resume page count Speak in Third Person - always speak in third person and maintain a professional tone; no slang or personal pronouns (he, she, we, I) Proofread, proofread, proofread - no grammar mistakes, typos, spelling errors - proofread then proofread again
- 12. 12 Resume Formatting • Titles formatted the same • Spacing is consistent • Margins are reasonable (≥1.5cm) • Phrases either ALL end in period or not • Dates • Usually right-aligned • All have month and year, or just year • All months are abbreviated to same # of letters • Uses hyphens (–) OR dashes (-) • Font: • Size is 10 • Generally no more than two types of font • Numbers under 10 spelled out (i.e. two vs. 2) • Bullets: same size/style, aligned • One page
- 13. 13 Header & General HEADER • Name is preferred name with (given name) in brackets • Phone and email address are included • LinkedIn URL is personalized GENERAL • No personal pronouns (I, we, he, she) • Reasonable amount of white space – is it easy to read? • Experiences listed in reverse chronological order by start date
- 14. 14 Profile/Key Competencies • No more than 5 lines for key competencies (4 for profile) • Can include languages • Does it clearly and convincingly summarize strengths/experiences/skills? • Does it match the job posting (multiple references)? • Does it provide a clear, convincing link to the rest of the resume (i.e. is there PROOF elsewhere in the document?) • OPTIONAL** - depends on the industry you are applying to, include if need a way to fill up your resume (i.e. Not enough experience but can’t have too much white space on resume)
- 15. 15 Education • Bachelor of Commerce not BCOMM or B.Comm • UBC Sauder School of Business not Sauder School of Business • Start with the degree • List expected date of completion (either as “Completion: …” or “Expected Completion: ...”) • No laundry lists of courses: only specific, relevant courses (full course name written out) • GPA – score/%/letter grade, indicating the school scale • Key/relevant projects and awards: write in accomplishment statement form
- 17. 17 Experience • Are experiences achievement based? • Do numbers clearly quantify achievements where appropriate? • Do statements have Accomplishment, Proof, Transferrable skills, and Scope of Action? • Are the result verbs varied and strong? • Does language indicate familiarity with industry/company? Does it match the job description?
- 18. 18 Experience • Reverse chronological order by start date • You can include explanation sentences of companies/experiences if necessary • Eliminate filler words • Written in third person • Keep it to one sentence (2 lines is best) • The elements of the RATS statement should be apparent (but not necessarily in RATS order)
- 20. 20 Interests • Do the interests show personality? Are they specific? Are they relevant to the job (not always necessary)? • Do they differentiate the candidate? Are they memorable? • Be fun! And appropriate *NOTE for the candidate: Be able to speak about these interests extensively!
- 21. 21 Resume Checklist HEADER Name Phone Email Linkedin URL PROFILE* Summarize strengths/ experiences/ skills Matches job posting EDUCATION Reverse Chronological Order Start with degree Include Grades/ Awards EXPERIENCE Reverse Chronological Order RATS formation Achievement Based Statements INTERESTS Specific Differentiate yourself Reflect your personality
- 22. 22 What Counts as an Error? Spelling & Grammar Inconsistency Incorrect order of Information Improper Formatting Incorrect Information Missing Information First 2 errors = 5% deducted for each 2+ errors = 40% deducted from assignment Not including job posting in submission (counts as 2 errors)
- 23. 23 Activity!
- 25. 25 I Want to Hear from You! Please give me some feedback! What should I… Continue StopStart
- 27. 27 Action Items 1. Sign up for office hours 2. Cover Letter Draft due before next week’s tutorial on Turnitin (Bring a hard copy to class also) 3. Resume and Cover Letter due March 12th @ 11:59pm on Turnitin and COOL 4. Cover Letter & Resume Toolkit on MyBcom site + checklist on blog 5. Networking Event : March 13th 6-8pm in CPA Hall 6. Tutorial Next Week!
- 28. 28 Questions? Here’s How You Can Get in Touch with Me Email: comm202.6@sauder.ubc.ca Tutorials: feel free to approach me before or after Office hours: available throughout the term as assignments come up Call me maybe?
- 29. 29 Thanks & see you next week (in tutorial)