Effective Résumé Design

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Successful Job Search Effective Résumé Design Campaign Messages Ross Primack, CPRW, CEIP, MBTI Certified

Part One The Basics Part Two Sections of the Résumé Part Three Writing Tips and Resources 2

Part One The Basics 3

What is a résumé? A marketing tool designed to highlight accomplishments, experience, skills and education

Purpose of the résumé = Get a job interview!

Consider the reader when writing your résumé

The Employer s Shopping List 8

Customize the résumé to match the employer s shopping list

For illustrative purposes Lisa Logan s Résumé COMBINATION STYLE Best of both worlds (Chronological & Functional) KEY INFORMATION IN TOP 1/3 Details that are likely to be on employer s shopping list ONE PAGE Two or more pages is still acceptable

Résumé Design Basics 11 point minimum font size (text size) One to two pages 10-15 years experience No errors or typos

How do you handle conflicting résumé advice Social Media HR Experts Career Experts Business Owners Person on the street

Part Two Sections of the Résumé 13

Résumé Sections 14

Résumé Sections Contact Information 15

A professional email address 16

Unprofessional Email elvislives@gmail.com Jedi2017@gmail.com strangerthings@gmail.com NYYankeesfever@gmail.com

Professional Email genepattersonct@gmail.com peterjonesjobsearch@gmail.com joeandersonjs@gmail.com edwardtaylorjobs@gmail.com

Phone Number Must include area code Don t label it as phone unless you re listing more than one number

A professional voicemail greeting 20

The voicemail clearly identifies you and politely asks the caller to leave a message 21

Be sure your voicemail box is checked/cleared on a regular basis 22

Address Address should be complete Words like road, street, lane, avenue, place or terrace should be spelled out Don t forget to include apartment, unit, building or floor numbers (if applicable)

Customized LinkedIn URL

Résumé Sections Headline 25

How do I immediately communicate present/past skills?

Résumé Sections Skills Table 28

Résumé Sections Profile 29

Profile (or Summary) Brief section noting your skills, abilities and attributes (soft skills) relevant to the work you perform Who you are or what you do Industries you ve worked in Can include second languages Can be customized to target specific positions

Résumé Sections Employment History 31

Employment History Paid employment Unpaid or volunteer work Internships/co-op study Self-employment

Employment History List job title(s), employer, city, state and dates of employment in reverse chronological order DON T include street address, phone number or name(s) of supervisors

Dates of Employment Always list your dates of employment. Failure to include any dates on the résumé may eliminate you from consideration. Try to include the month and year. If you want to place your résumé online, you ll need this information.

Résumé Sections Education 35

Education/Training List your highest level of relevant education If you have a degree, listing your high school diploma is optional Include dates of education within the past five years Include professional development

Achievements don t have to be monumental Perfect attendance Employee of the month An award or recognition

Your résumé DOES NOT need References furnished upon request 39

Writing Tips and Resources

Employment History Describe duties and accomplishments using action verbs You don t have to say responsibilities included

Action Verbs MARINGOLA SUPPLIES, Waterbury, CT 10/04 to 10/17 Driver Drove company truck to deliver equipment and supplies to restaurants. Presented bills and receipts and collected payments. Maintained travel logs and expense records. Distributed company literature to inform customers of new products or price changes. Inspected and maintained vehicle supplies and equipment such as oil, tires, lights and brakes.

Fragment Sentences Before: The sentence carries over to another line Managed a staff of 12 in the accounting department After: The sentence stays on the same line Managed staff of 12 in accounting department

When using O*NET to write job duties, be sure to make modifications. DON T just copy and paste.

Target Job Deconstruction

Successful Job Search Q & A Campaign Messages