Resume & Professional Development
February 4th, 2013
Introduction
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Why tonight?
Fair, Feb 5, 10am – 3pm
 Internship Fair, Feb 14, 10am – 2pm
 Career
The objective of this presentation
 Presentation Format
 Please ask questions!
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Background Material
Personal Background
 Company Insight
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 Lockheed
Martin
 Raytheon
 Northrop
Grumman
 NASA
 United
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Inroads
Technologies
Personal Disclaimer
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The views and opinions expressed in this
Presentation are those of the authors and
do not necessarily reflect the official policy
or position of any agency of the Lockheed
Martin.
The Resume
You on a piece of paper
 Differentiates you from other internship/job
candidates
 Informs the employer about who you are,
where you have been, and what you can
do for them
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Resume Checklist
Is it one page?
 Is your objective clearly written?
 Have you reviewed each section to be
sure that you have effectively conveyed
the skills, qualifications, abilities, and
accomplishments?
 If you were a recruiter, would you refer
your resume to a hiring manager?
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Targeted Resumes
Personalized to company/position
 Shows research
 Written specifically to employer’s needs
 Provides employers with easily identifiable
skill areas and an idea on experience
history.
 Keywords (Online Applications)
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Resume “Do’s”
Support all accomplishments with specific
results
 Draw attention to what the market is buying
 Check spelling an grammar
 Proofread the final copy
 Utilize the space on the paper, get creative
with the margins
 Use active words
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Resume “Don'ts”
Don’t include anything that will raise
doubts about your skills and/or cause you
to be screened out.
 Do not list references. Reserve them for
the interview
 Do not exaggerate or misrepresent
yourself
 Do anything you think looks cute
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Resume Tips
Use business appropriate email address
 Make sure the resume is easy to read and
visually appealing
 Avoid using “I” statements
 Use key words that are appropriate for the
job you are seeking
 Avoid un-explained abbreviations
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Resume Tips
Do not use overly fancy style or font
(“Resume” paper doesn’t impress anyone)
 Devote more space to recent job and work
experiences
 Do not use decals, fancy artwork, etc.
 Use short sentences, avoid paragraphs
 Keep the target in mind, “Would I interview
this person?”
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Inroads Resume Format
Combines chronological and
functional/skill formats
 Highlights most relevant skills and
accomplishments
 Minimizes drawbacks such as employment
gaps and absence of directly related
experience
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Sample Resume
At first look, looks
“Full” with good use
of space
 Clearly identified
sections
 Easy-to-identify
discriminators
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Sample Resume, Underclassmen
Non-Engineering
Experience Okay
 Highlight High
School activities
 You’re young, they
don’t expect you to
have much
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The Header
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Clearly identifies
 Your
name
 Your contact information
Email is workplace appropriate
 Address inclusion optional
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The Objective
Clearly states what you hope to gain from
the internship/job
 Personalized to the company and/or
position
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 Planning
on talking to 10 companies this
week? You better have 10 different Resumes
Shows effort and research
 Should only be one sentence
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Education
Avoid abbreviations (UCF, BS, AE, etc)
 Round GPA’s to nearest tenth
 Don’t include GPA if under 3.0
 Emphasize the positive (Major GPA if
applicable)
 Include expected graduation date
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Relevant Courses
Your potential employer doesn’t know
what you’ve learned/studied
 Informs the company about your
educational background
 Don’t include general education classes
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Experience
Clearly identifies employer, position, and
time period.
 Highlights your accomplishments and
contributions
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Experience, Non-Engineering
Better than no experience
 Highlights responsibility and workplace
professionalism
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Research & Publications
Include them!
 Just as valid as industry-experience
 Dealer’s choice on whether you want to
make separate sections or include them in
“Experience” or whatever
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[If Jose had done any research, it would
be shown here]
Projects/Hobbies
Can help supplement/substitute a lack of
Relevant-Job Experience
 Shows initiative and enthusiasm
 Freshman/Sophomores – include your
Intro To Engineering projects
 Participated in an AIAA project? Include it
on there also
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Leadership
Get involved with student organizations!
 Shows that you care about being a
special-butterfly
 Styled the same way as Experience
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Awards
Demonstrates excellence
 Highlights academic achievements
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Resume Skill List
Great way to showcase knowledge of
industry relevant programs and skills
 Non-technical skills can help enhance your
personality
 Don’t get too creative (“Leadership,
salesmanship, awesomeness, etc”)
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Resume Check List
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Is it one page?
Contact info correct?
Have you had some proofread it?
Is it properly formatted?
Does it look “full”?
Does everything look
credible/legit?
Have you spelled out all
acronyms?
Have you used proper tenses?
Is it easy to read?
Resume Check List
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Is each section in reverse
chronological order?
Are all your courses relevant to
the company?
Is this a targeted resume or a
one-resume-thinks-it-can-gethired-by-all one?
Action verb usage
Have you shamelessly copied
Jose’s resume?
Job Search Timeline
6+ months – 1 year, Identify your skill set
and relevant companies
 1 year, Attend conferences
 4-6 months, Resume locked in
 4+ months, Start applying online
 3-4 months, Attend Career Fairs
 2-4 months, Interviewing Starts
 2 months, Job offers start
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Student Conferences
Nationally attended
 High importance placed by Employers
 Typically in Fall Semester
 Great Conferences
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 SHPE
 SWE
 NSBE
 HENAAC
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Multi-Day Events
Figure Yourself Out
Not every student is the same
 Figure out what you want to do as a
Career
 Identify companies of interest
 Focused interest will lead to more effective
job search
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Conference Advice
Take advantage of unique opportunities
 Attend workshops, presentations, and
hospitality suites
 Try to make a personal connection
 Research Employer conference pages
 Arrive early to the Career Fair
 Carefully consider cost vs benefit of
attending
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Career Fair Tips
Look professional
 Schedule yourself plenty of time to attend
 Try to leave bookbag behind, invest in a
portfolio
 Make sure you know what companies you
want to talk to beforehand
 Have your 90-second commercial ready
 Recruiters can smell fear, don’t be creepy
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90-Second Commercial
“Tell me about yourself”
 Let them know what you can offer the
organization
 Let them know why you want to work for
them
 Provides a vivid and clear picture of
exactly who you are and what you can
offer an employer
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Online Applications
General process
 Pay attention to requirements
 Use keywords from the requisition
 Realize most reqs get hundreds or even
thousands of applications
 Check often
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Interviewing
General process
 Phone interviews
 In- person site visits
 Brush up on interview questions (AIAA
site)
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Job Offers
General process
 College new hire bargaining power
 Counter offering
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