ResumeWri*ng
ResumeWri*ng
•  Youshouldalreadyhaveabasiconereadyoritis
yourtopprioritytogetonedonenow!
•  Understandyouraudience
!
JobPos*ng
•  Itisthemanager’swishlist
•  Don’tnotexpecttomeetalltherequirements
•  Trytomatchasmanyaspossible
!
HR–Usewordingfromjobpos*ngsotheydon’t
filter/rejectyourresume
•  Tailoryourresumetoeachopportunity
»  E.g.Thepos*ngsaysenginespecialistandyourresumesays
powerplant–changeyourresumetomatchthepos*ng
ResumeWri*ng
•  Understandyouraudience
!
Manager
•  Iftheyarelookingfornewemployees,theyarebusyand
overloaded
•  Youhaveabout30secondsofreading*metograbtheir
aQen*on
•  Maketheirjobeasywithasimpleanddirectresume
•  Theydon’tcareaboutyourperfectjoborgoals
!
E.g.Lookingtobecomethebestjetmechanic
Resumes
•  Shouldbeaproductbrochure–youarethe
product
!
Youaretryingto“sale”yourself
•  Makeiteasytofindimportantinforma*on
•  Proofreadmul*ple*mesandhavesomeone
elseproofreadit
!
AnuglyorpoorlywriQenresumeisarealturnoff
•  Removethe“warmandfuzzies”
!
E.g.“Hardworker”or“Workswellwithothers”
•  Describewhatyoudid–notothers
!
E.g.Ourgroupdid...