The Perfect Resume

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• The Perfect Resume
• Is it possible? Will it get me hired? I need
  one!

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• Before you can begin writing a resume, you have
  to do research and make decisions to answer these
  questions

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• What do I want to do?
• Where do I want to work?
• What do they call that
• (job title) in this industry?
• If you cant answer these
• questions,youre not ready to begin
• a job search.Come to TCC and let us
• help you!

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• On our web site www.ecu.edu/e3careers
• We have a variety of resources to help you answer
  those questions
• Assessment tools to identify job titles
• Websites that describe what you would do and
  where you could do it
• Databases to identify the employers

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• A resume is a tool for
  introducing yourself to an employer

that will aid you in setting up a meeting with
him/her.
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• What will it take to get an employer to meet
  with you?
• Do you need a resume or will they meet with you
  without requiring something in writing?
• If you can call them and set up
  a meeting, do it!

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• There are four primary types of resumes
• Reverse Chronological Resume
• Functional Resume
• Achievement Resume
• Curriculum Vita

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• A Reverse Chronological
  
• Resume presents what you have
• done in reverse chronological order
• placing your most recent work
• experience first and going
• backwards in relevance and time.

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC 2004 Present Webmaster Convertin
g and managing the The Career Center website from
static HTML to ASP/XHTML and implementing
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to facilitate future
design changes creating HTML forms and automatic
e-mailers using ColdFusion adding and updating
content. Annuity Busters Corporation, Greenville,
NC 2004 Present Computer Technician
Webmaster Serving as the on-call technician for
Peter and Kent Martin of Annuity Busters
Corporation assisting with software and hardware
updates, troubleshooting, and tutoring of
advanced software functionality redesigning
website layout and adding/updating content. East
Carolina University, Greenville NC 2001
2004 Help Desk Analyst Provided technical support
for students including, but not limited to
resetting customer passwords, software support,
local area networking support, internet
connectivity troubleshooting, e-mail client
configuration, webpage creation, FTP
support. Wake County Public School Systems,
Raleigh NC Summer 2001 Assistant to the
Director Performed creation and updating of
client information on Oracle database, created
letters and informational packets using Microsoft
Office for new instructor hires.
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• A Functional Resume presents the key functions of
  the job and lists your related experiences and
  accomplishments under each function.

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• Objective An entry level position in Child Care
  Management for a state funded agency helping
  disabled children learn to deal with their
  condition.
• Review of Functional Strengths
  
  
• Planning and Organizing
• Expanded a volunteer position into an externship
  for myself in a child welfare facility
• Facilitated open-discussion groups and panel
  discussions for prospective students.
• Held yearly meetings for potential members.
• Customer Relations and Communication
• Demonstrated multiple levels of communication in
  different situations.
• Learned a foreign language to better communicate
  with other cultures.
• Interacted with students from different
  socioeconomic background.
• Identified problems and solutions in a timely
  manner.
• Acquired strong and comfortable relationships
  with otherwise non-responsive children.Management
  and Administration
• Supervised 20 students two to three days a week.
• Delegated responsibilities for Minority Family
  Weekend and Open House.
• Assisted physicians and nurses with approximately
  750 patients.
• Research and Analysis
• Developed preparatory writings for the published
  article.
• Gathered resources for articles discussion and
  conclusion.
• Preformed multiple tests using SAS on
  predetermined data and released statements on
  data.

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• An Achievement Resume is almost always more than
  one page, presents related tangible, quantified
  accomplishments in bulleted lists or three line
  stories, and may include clear tangible benefits
  to an employer, personality statement, graphics,
  additional training, and related
  industry-specific memberships.

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• Community Based Service Worker
• Mentoring Coaching Training
• Sensitive and understanding, I am concerned for
  the welfare of others and like to work with
  people. Enthusiastic, optimistic, and flexible,
  I provide a positive outlook on life and am
  effective at helping others work through their
  problems.
• Job Objective
• I am interested in a position in Community based
  service work where my skills are mentoring,
  coaching, training, developing, and motivating
  individuals to accomplish goals that have been
  set according to their treatment plan. My proven
  capabilities are applicable in a variety of
  areas, including
• ? Training and developing adequate life or
  living skills
• ? Tutoring to obtain better grades in education.
• ? Redirecting or modifying behavior to adhere to
  social standards.
• CENTER ONE, Fort Jackson, SC 2003
• Program Assistant
• Center One is a research oriented branch of the
  army that is coordinated by the Head Psychologist
  of The United States Army Recruiting Command. I
  was responsible for the design, implementation,
  and analysis of a survey targeting needs
  assessment, job analysis and training.
  Accomplishments Achieved
• Conducted job analysis on 17 key recruiting
  position
• Performed an extensive training needs assessment
  with 12 departments
• Conducted interviews and testing on 30 positions

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• A Curriculum Vita is used
  only for teaching positions
  in higher education and
  covers every aspect of
  a professors qualifications, including
  degrees earned, teaching experience,
  publications, presentations at conferences, and
  awards.

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• Who are you sending it to, a
  human resource office, or a
• decision-maker?
• If its in response to a published job opening,
  where applicants are screened by HR, use a
  functional resume which clearly shows why you are
  qualified for the job.

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• When your resume is going to a human resource
  office, it must be no more than one page and
  clearly present that you are qualified. On the
  average, an HR representative spends 20 seconds
  scanning your resume.

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• If you are applying for a teaching job in higher
  education, use a Curriculum Vita.
• However, if you are going to work in Higher Ed
  but not teach, use a functional resume.

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• If you are sending it to a decision-maker, what
  type of person is he/she looking for?
• If you dont have a way to find out,
  what type of industry are they in
  For-Profit, Government,
  Non-Profit International,
  Small Business, etc.?

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• Are they a For-Profit company who is looking for
  a hot-shot, fast-paced employee who can really
  produce? Send them an Achievement style resume.
• Are they a Non-Profit or government agency
  looking for someone who cares about people and
  doesnt expect a lot of money? You need a Reverse
  Chronological resume.

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• Are they looking for someone who has experience
  in the field and wont need much training? Use a
  Reverse Chronological Resume.
• Are they from a government agency who is looking
  for some one very dependable who will get the
  job done? Demonstrate that dependability in a
  Reverse Chronological resume.

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• Base all decisions about your resume
  on the preferences of the audience
  who will read it.

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• Getting a job is sales. You are the
• salesperson of this product.
• Your resume and cover letter are your
  marketing.
• You must focus your marketing on the needs of
  the buyers.

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• What do you have to sell?
• What are your relevant skills,
  abilities, and knowledge?
• What does the employer
  need you to do?
• (Dont know? Go to the Occupational Information
  Network web site and look up the tasks of the
  job)

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• Resume Writing Guidelines
• If the information is important to the employer,
  it belongs on your resume. If not, remove it.
• Place information on a resume in order of its
  importance to the employer.
• You must be honest, but not exact or detailed.
• There is no right way to write a resume you
  decide what is best.
• You will know how effective it is by the number
  of interviews you receive.

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• Objectives An objective is a key part of a
  resume. It must communicate to the reader at
  least three of the following aspects
• The job you want,
• The industry,
• What you want to do,
• The key required skills.

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• Objective An entry level position in healthcare
  marketing and communication utilizing my skills
  in desk-top publishing, graphic arts,
  advertising, and product promotions.
• Objective A position as a Field Engineer in
  residential construction building Design Build
  homes.
• Objective A position as an Auditor for a major
  national hotel chain using my skills in data
  analysis, financial/information systems, and tax
  law compliance.

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• On putting references on a resume or attaching
  them.
• Your goal is to get the employer to contact you
  about an interview.
• When you automatically provide references, they
  dont have to talk to you to get them.

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• Wait until after you have been interviewed to
  provide references so that you can prepare them
  for the call by telling them
• Who will be calling
• About the position
• Why you are qualified
• What you want them to say
  about you

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• Why should you run the risk of getting an
  unintentional bad reference because you couldnt
  prepare your contact effectively?
• Whenever possible, wait until an employer asks
  you for references to provide them.

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• SCANNABLE RESUMES
• A scannable resume is required by a few companies
  who use a computerized scanning system (like
  Resumex) to review your resume beforehand. If
  you are applying for a published job opening,
  call the HR office and ask if they require a
  scannable resume.

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• A scannable resume is not an additional resume
  style, it is a different way of formatting your
  existing resume. If you run into an employer who
  requires that you provide a scannable resume
• Download from our website www.ecu.edu/e3careers
  our handout on making your resume scannable.

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• The difference between the right word and the
  almost right word is the difference between
  lightening and a lightening bug.
• - Mark Twain