Building Your Resume Through Toastmaster Skills

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Building Your Resume Through Toastmaster Skills

• Nancy Starr, DTM
• Candidate for International Director
• Region III

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15 Seconds

• Thats how long you typically have to make an
  impression on a potential employer.
• Ask yourself, does my resume simply rehash old
  positions, or does it spotlight my unique talents
  and grab the employers attention?

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Session Objectives

• This is NOT a session on writing resumes!
• It is a session to help you
• identify the skills you have learned through
  Toastmasters
• identify Toastmaster activities that will help
  you get the job you want!

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Guiding Principles

• NEVER lie or pad your resume!
• Know what you want
• Be willing to grow
• Do your homework about the company

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Skills and Experience

• What universal skills are employers looking for
  today?

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The Challenge

• How to get those skills on your resume
• How to be able to demonstrate that you have
  learned those skills through your Toastmasters
  experience

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The New Resume Format
OBJECTIVE An entry-level marketing or management
position with a medium-sized business.   EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration,
University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Expected June
1995) Major Management Minor Marketing Related
course work personnel management, business
management, business ethics, business law, macro
economics, statistics, marketing and
sales   SKILLS/ABILITIES Management         
Developed and implemented new fund-raising
program for social fraternity, which brought in
more than 1,500 for local charity         
Worked with local and national alumni chapters to
coordinate chapter house expansion, including
negotiating a construction contract and
schedule          Organized and communicated to
chapter alumni about a house expansion
fund-raising program, which to date has brought
in enough to cover 50 of expansion
costs          Managed chapter house finances
for two years, including collecting dues and
paying bills          Carried a full courseload
while serving as chapter officer and working on
campus newspaper advertising staff   Sales       
   Led campus newspaper advertising staff three
consecutive years for most advertising dollars
generated          Organized and implemented
advertising promotion, which increased number of
advertisers by 45   Communication         
Presented monthly financial reports to chapter
members and quarterly reports to national
headquarters          Corresponded with chapter
alumni on progress of house expansion and fund
raiser   Leadership          Served as
fraternity president, business manager and social
chairman          Named to Skull and Crescent
National Leadership Honorary     EXPERIENCE Advert
ising Staff, Utah Extra, University of Utah, Salt
Lake (September 1991- current) Business Manager,
Sigma Chi, University of Utah, Salt Lake
(September 1993 - May 1994)  
OBJECTIVE
EDUCATION
SKILLS ABILITIES
EXPERIENCE
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Opportunities

• Organizational Skills
• Effective meetings
• Evaluate to motivate
• Promotional activities
• Publication of newsletter

• Leadership Skills
• Club Officers
• District Officers and assistants
• Committee chairmen and members
• High Performance Leadership program

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Results

• Be specific!
• Increased membership by 10
• Implemented a one-year club management plan
• Achieved Presidents Distinguished Club Status