Resumes

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Resumes

• ASMC-PDI
• SAN ANTONIO, TX
• MAY 29, 2009

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Jim Walker, ACAP Counselor
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ADMIN REMARKS/RULES

• 1) Use 1 inch margins all around
• 2) Type size 12 but not lower than 11
• 3) Full justification
• 4) Dont split a paragraph between 2 pages-
  adjust margins if necessary
• 5) Place name at upper left of 2nd page
• 6) Never staple your resume
• 7) Gimmicks dont work!!!

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What is a Resume?

• Your sales brochure
• Employer Tool Interview
• 30 second commercial
• Contact distant employers
• Memory Jogger

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Todays Objectives

• Basic Understanding of purpose/uses of resumes
• Chronological and Functional Resumes

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Who needs a Resume?

• Everyone
• Learn how Keep it updated
• Prepares you for interviews
• Employment Applications
• Own business (financial loans)

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Who should prepare the resume?

• Your spouse or friend
• A professional resume service
• You

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How can you use your resume?

• Set up expand your network
• Respond to job listings
• Cold contacts (hidden market)
• Job Fair Business Card
• Broadcast method ??

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How do employers use a resume?

• Screening tool
• Fill their needs
• Are these people reading the advertisements or
  lazily applying for every job with the same
  resume.

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Reasons Employers Eliminate a Resume

• Poor grammar-97
• More than 1 spelling error-93
• More than 1 typing error-83
• Poor organization-78
• Incorrect word choices-66
• Length-56

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Guidelines

• Highlights work history / skills / SUCCESS
• 1 to 2 pages
• Do not use I, me or we
• Use action words and accomplishments
• Review and edit
• Best quality printing and paper
• No excess baggage

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Excess Baggage

• Personal
• Organizations / Memberships
• References
• Salary / Benefits
• Awards List

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Types of resumes

• Chronological
• Functional
• Hybrid or Combination
• Electronic Resume
• Headhunter/Recruiter

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Resume strategy

• Identify the target
• Pick the right format
• Avoid disqualification
• Show that you have the right stuff
• Get the resume to the right person

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Resume Contents

• Heading
• Objective
• Summary of qualifications
• Experience / Qualifications
• Education and Training

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Heading

• So employers can contact you easily
• Appropriate email address
• Clean answering machine message
• Can change your address and phone number if needed

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A complete objective statement includes

• Your target in a concise statement?
• Type of work and (level of position)
• Strengths you bring to the employer
• What you will accomplish on the job

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Sample Objective Statement

• An auditors position with Ernst and Young using
  experience, leadership, and supervisory skills to
  assist the company in conducting a professional,
  profitable business.

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Sample Objective Statement

• A position in financial or acquisition management
  where experience, initiative, and interpersonal
  skills will be strongly utilized to build the
  companys reputation.

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Sample Objective Statement

• An entry-level human resource position that will
  allow me to apply my leadership, management, and
  supervisory skills to assist your organization in
  retaining high quality employees.

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Summary of Qualifications

• Selling yourself as the best candidate.

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Summary of Qualifications

• Summary
• Bottom line up front
• To attract readers interest
• Should outline/highlight the resume
• Do not duplicate objective statement
• Write last

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Sample Summary of Qualifications Sentences

• Strong financial management, acquisition, and
  contracting experience with twenty years in
  problem solving, business decision making, and
  demanding leadership positions. Personally liable
  for an open checkbook with the U.S. Treasury in
  excess of 55 million annually. U.S. Government
  Secret security clearance.

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Chronological Paragraph

• Job description-cut and paste Resumix?
• Current job, then work backwards
• Highlights (6 lines)
• S -T - A - R
• Situation / Task
• Actions Verbs Skills
• Results Achievements

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• Chief, Pay Entitlements
  2005-Present
• U.S. Army, Fort Hood, TX
• Management Analyst
  1999-2005
• U.S. Army, Fort Lewis, WA
• Budget Technician 1993-1999
• U.S. Army, Fort Riley, KS

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Skill Categories

• Building a functional format

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What do you have to offer?

• Training
• Computer Operations
• Budget Preparation
• Auditing
• Manpower Mgmt
• Personnel Mgmt
• Financial Mgmt
• Resource Mgmt

• Supervision
• Procurement
• Administration
• Communications
• Special Projects
• Work Ethic
• Troubleshooting
• Interpersonal Skills

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Functional Paragraph

• Skill description
• Highlights (6 lines)
• S - T - A - R
• Situation / Task
• Action Verbs Skills
• Results Achievements

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BUDGET MANAGEMENT

• Directed disbursement, accounting, and control of
  public funds in support of military and civilian
  operations. Made disbursements in U.S. Dollars
  and foreign currencies. Managed a budget in
  excess of 125 million for contracts, services,
  and supplies during FY 2006.

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Supervision

• Supervised the health, motivation, training, and
  job performance of up to 12 individuals. Managed
  the Customer Operations Section of a recently
  organized activity, the largest of its kind in
  the Army. Led the security operations team that
  received recognition as being rated as the top
  unit of its type in the Army.

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Work Ethic

• Worked shifts of 24-hours in duration as
  well as weekends and holidays. Also worked
  during inclement weather to include extreme heat
  and cold. Desire to learn and use new skills so
  as to improve personally and professionally.
  Willing to work at a necessary pace to complete
  each task. Frequently selected by superiors to
  accomplish difficult tasks because they had the
  confidence in my ability to complete them
  successfully and on time.

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Interpersonal Skills

• Worked well with a diverse group of people.
  Performed effectively as an individual or as a
  member of a team. Handled stressful situations
  with ease. Demonstrated excellent problem
  solving abilities. Communicated effectively with
  team members.

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Education and Training

• What education and training will be important to
  the hiring decision?

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Education and Training Sequence

• College or work toward degree.
• Vocational Training.
• Training (Leadership).
• Correspondence Courses.
• Technical-specific training.

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Education

• Degree General Studies
• Major 26 credit hours
• School Northern Virginia Community College
• City/State Woodbridge, VA
• Year 2006

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You only have one chance to make a first
impression..

• Make it a good one.

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