Resume

1. Resume Who needs a resume? Why do we need a resume? How in the world do you write a resume? How can your resume stand out positively? How do I start?

2. DO NOT USE A TEMPLATE!!!!!!!!! I repeat – do not use a template for your resume, even as a starter. It is much easier to start from scratch and make your own. Trust me on this one!!!!!!! A Template is like the kiss of death.

3. ResumeMusts • Contact information • Education • Experience • Change with every job for which you apply!!!!!

4. Resume Should Haves • References – although these can be attached on a separate sheet. • Note: Please DO NOT put “References available upon request”!!!!!!!

5. Resume Can Haves • Objective • Memberships • Volunteerism • Certifications • Hobbies/interests • Others????? List them with me

6. Contact Information • Name must be largest print on page • Centered is nice, but not required • Address, list both permanent and college, if applicable • Telephone, cell and home – * second most important piece of info • Email, make sure it is professional sounding, oh, and make sure you check it

7. Contact info example Elizabeth Grimm 3255 Pontaluna Road Fruitport MI 49415 231-865-3101 Cell: 231-123-1234 egrimm@fruitportschools.net

8. Which comes first: education or experience? Depends on what is required for the job. If a degree or some level of specific education is absolutely, unequivically required, then list it first. If not, then go with experience.

9. Education • Most recent to least recent • Highest level attempted goes first • List date of degree completion, even if in future • No need for location of school unless very obscure or out of local area • Don’t list anything lower than HS, leave HS off when have college degree unless very applicable

10. Education Example Central Michigan University Bachelor of Science in Business 2008 Muskegon Community College Associate’s Degree 2006

11. Obscure Education Example College of Grimm Graveyard, Iowa Bachelor of Science in Business 2008 Grimm Community College Rachael, Arkansas Associate’s Degree 2006

12. High School Only (so far) Example Fruitport High School 2011 College Prep Classes AP Physics AP Chemistry Architecture Spanish

13. High School another Fruitport High School 2011 Extra curriculars: Woods I & II Strength and Speed Ceramics Drama I

14. One more HS Example Muskegon Career Technical Center 2011 Auto Cad Fruitport High School 2011 Architecture Drafting Woods I

15. Experience • List most recent (or current) to least recent • List everything if you are less experienced, almost all jobs show some type of skill you have acquired even if it is not directly related to that field • List company name • List job title • List dates (only month and year, maybe just years)

16. More Experience • If concurrent, put one you worked the longest Ex. Red Lobster 2008 - Present Hostess Meijer 2009 – Present Greeter

17. More Experience • Highest paying to lowest paying is completely concurrent • It is not required to list the description of what you did at the job, but you may, depending on if you already have a lot to put on your resume, if the job is reasonably self-explanatory, and if it will help you specifically get the job for which you are currently applying

18. Experience Example Grimm Company 2008 – Present Customer Service • Manage 14 hourly employees • Answer phones • Type letters • Compose customer complaint reports • Create schedule for hourly employees

19. Another Example McDonalds Restaurant 2004 – Present Crew Leader The Muskegon Chronicle 2001 – Present Newspaper Carrier North Pole 2002 – 2004 Sundae Artist

20. References • Name of person who can say good things • Company where s/he works • Title of reference • Address • Phone - use business unless know only personally • Email address, if available • list at least 3 • Ask them FIRST before listing them

21. More references stuff • Not a relative (unless worked for and ONLY option) • Should have done some type of work for this person • Person should be able to talk about your professional and/or personal qualities • Should NOT be religious leader unless you have volunteered or worked with him/her • Not a friend’s parent unless you have volunteered or worked for him/her • Call and apprize him/her if you are applying for a specific job where you think he/she might be called.

22. More Reference InfoReference options for HS students • Teachers • Coaches • Counselor(s) • Principal(s) • Administrative Aides • Advisors • Employers • Youth group leaders • People in charge where you volunteer

23. One last very important thing about references Make sure you ask them specifically if they can say positive things about you.

24. Reference Examples Elizabeth Grimm Fruitport High School English Teacher 3255 Pontaluna Ave Fruitport, MI 49415 231-865-3101 extension 2143 egrimm@fruitportschools.net Mia Boss Zuppy’s Hardware Store Owner 1234 Little Street Anytown, MI 12345 198-765-4321 Jim Teacher Fruitport High School Soccer Coach 3255 Pontaluna Ave Fruitport, MI 49415 231-865-3101 ext 1234  jteacher@fruitportschools.net Pastor Gee Zusfreak Cross Church Youth Pastor 1234 Pearly Gates Heaven, Universe 01230 123-456-7891 Onewithgod@heavenly.com

25. Not everyone needs or wants an objective • Should be short • Should be specific • Should include what you honestly want • Relate to the specific job for which you’re applying

26. Objective Examples Objective: To obtain a challenging human resources position in a fast-paced Fortune 500 company in a large city Objective: To utilize my skills successfully in a small, growing, local company in the customer service industry.

27. Memberships • Most current to least current OR in order of importance to the job for which you are applying • Related to job or demonstrate skill • List any positions held

28. Memberships Example National Honor Society 2004 – Present Secretary Science Olympiad 2003 – 2005 Mouse Trap Equestrian Club 2001 – Present

29. Volunteering • Same as memberships, kind of • You probably have a ton more than you actually know • Do this in a small group, if possible, and you may be amazed at what you’ve done that you’ve forgotten about or didn’t think of as a volunteer project!

30. Volunteering Example Aaron’s Walk 2009 - Present Raise money for A-T research Red Cross 2008 - Present Regular Blood Donor Betty Smith 2010 Shoveled Walk

31. Resume Extras Yup, there’s more; now we’ve gotta set your resume apart from the templates and get your resume noticed in a positive way!

32. White space Font style Bullets Font size Headings Bold Italics Watermarks EDITING Underlining Consistency Symmetry Pics Priority sizing Symbols Verbs Borders EDITING (yes, it’s on here twice!!) Are you kidding? What more?

33. White Space What’s that?

34. White space is… • the open area of an ad, and white space is important to your resume. Open up the newspaper, and take note of which ads first catch your eye. Are they the ads that are jammed full of text and pictures, or are they ads that have a large amount of unused space? This is done to grab your attention as you are always attracted to open areas. For this reason, don't worry if you are having a hard time filling the page with text; increase your line spacing to compensate – this will increase the white space – and really, that’s a good thing.

35. Ode to White Space

36. Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Font Girls just wanna have font..

37. No font for girls! (or guys!) • Stick to one or two fonts • Are your fonts clear • Are your fonts easy to read • Do your fonts say something about you? • Are your fonts advertised in the LARGE PRINT section? • Do your fonts highlight your priorities?

38. Times New Roman Bell MT Bodoni Courier NEW Garamond Georgia Goudy Old Style Arial Century Gothic Franklin Gothic Gill Sans Lucinda Sans Tahoma Trebuchet Verdana Acceptable Fonts Stick with serif fonts (serif means tails) or sans serif fonts ( without tails)

39. Bullets? Yeah, Bullets. • Use them • use of bullets was the 2nd-highest ranked resume organization preference by employers • Use bullets consistently • Use maybe 5-10 bullets on selling-points • No decorative bullets, just functional ones • following each bullet, use strong verbs and a descriptor

40. Bold, Italics, and all that Stuff • Limit use • Be consistent (get it, I wasn‘t consistent) • Bold Name and Contact info • Center when possible

41. Font Size - yup it matters. • Stay around size 12 font • No smaller than 11 • Limit yourself to two fonts • Use of all caps can be a third “type” of font • Name and phone size 14-16

42. Headings • Be consistent in font, size and style, caps, underlining, bold, etc… • Make sure that they are out-dented equally • Give white space around the heading • Limit to no more than 8 headings

43. Symmetry • What is beauty? Research has proven that the number ONE answer to that question that has stood the test of time is SYMMETRY. Yes, symmetry. Why would beautiful resumes be any different? Make them symmetrical, please.

44. So what’s THAT mean? • Balance • Portionality • Harmony • Aesthetically pleasing equality on two sides • Regularity of form • Reciprocity of form • Excellence of proportion • Centering

45. Consistency • Use the same bullets • Use the same type font in two diff. sizes • Use the same “types” of headings • Use equal spacing on both sides of the paper • Center or full justify when possible

46. Symbols • Use them – for example • Bad: 30 percent • Good: 30% • Bad: Managed fifteen accounts worth fifty-five million • Good: Managed 15 accounts worth 55MM

47. Determined Developed Devised Diagnosed Differentiated Diffused Directed Minimized Mobilized Modeled Moderated Modernized Modified Molded Just to name a few! Verbs – gotta love em’!!

49. Verbs – yes more on them • Write what you did, then turn to the verb list and find a more distinct, vivid verb for the action you performed • Add these descriptors to your job titles or memberships, etc… • Make sure you have no duplicates

50. NO ERRORS ALLOWED Have multiple people read your resume for errors EDIT EDIT EDIT!!!