Create An Effective Resume

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Section 3.10
Create An Effective Resume
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Section 3.10

• Objectives
• Review key elements in the resume writing process
  
• Write career objectives and descriptive
  accomplishment statements
• Construct a draft resume

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Your Resume

• Opens The Door
• In the job search, paper is the great equalizer.
  Most employers want to see you on paper before
  meeting you in person.

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Marketing Your Resume

• Basic Job Search Principle
• Market Yourself!

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Purpose of a Resume

• Marketing Tool sells YOU!
• Summarizes how your skills and abilities can
  contribute to their company.
• Helps get you a Job Interview
• Employer screening tool

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The Importance of Career Decision Making in the
Resume-Writing Process

• To write the most effective resume, you need to
  know what career field you want. Research
• The career field you would like to pursue
• Where the jobs are and who is hiring
• What qualifications and credentials you need to
  attain
• How to best market your qualifications

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Resume Formats

• Chronological
• Functional
• Combination
• Targeted

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Resume Formats

• Chronological
• Focuses on your work history with most recent
  position first
• Easy for employers to follow your career history
• Shows career progression and growth

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Resume Formats

• Functional Resume
• Focuses on your skills and experience. Skills are
  grouped into functional areas
• Used most often when changing careers or if there
  are employment gaps

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Resume Formats

• Combination Resume
• Combination of the Chronological Functional
  resumes
• Highlights skills and provides the chronological
  work history that some employers prefer

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Resume Formats

• Targeted Resume
• -Customized to a specific job
• -Written specifically to the employers needs

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Resume Formats

• Others
• Federal Resumes
• Curriculum Vitae
• Hybrids of several styles

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Resumes

• Which Resume is Best?
• The one that best positions
• your experience for
• the open position!

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Resume Types

• Paper (Traditional) Resume
• Scannable
• Electronic

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Paper (Traditional) Resumes Presentation Tips
Guidelines

• Professional look and feel, good visual appeal,
  white space for readability
• Page Length 1 to 2 pages
• Font Tahoma, Arial, Times New Roman, or Verdana
• Font Size 10 to 12 points
• Font Styles bold, italics, capitalization to
  highlight key areas
• Paper Color white, light gray or ivory
• Proofread and Spell Check
• Place your name and page on all subsequent
  pages of your resume

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Presentation Tips and Guidelines

• Writing Style Always Write in First Person No
  I Led a 75-member training team that
  delivered 100 of all scheduled training
  seminars worldwide.
• Not
• Sergeant Jones led a 75-member training team
  that delivered 100 of all scheduled training
  seminars worldwide.

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Resume Types

• Scannable
• To be sent either electronically or in paper
  format
• Enables employers in large companies to quickly
  scan your resume

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Scannable Resumes Presentation Tips and
Guidelines

• Plain resume scanned by company for key words
  and qualifications
• DO NOT use highlights such as bold, italics,
  underlining, graphics, etc.
• Use fonts such as Arial or Times New Roman
• Minimum 11 point font size
• No columns or tables
• Spell out symbols like and
• Place your name and page on all subsequent
  pages of your resume

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Electronic Resumes Presentation Tips and
Guidelines

• Resumes Sent as an E-Mail Attachment
• Use Printed or Traditional Resume Format
• Professional look and feel, visually appealing
• Microsoft Word most common save as Rich Text
  Format (RTF) unless posting suggests otherwise
• Resumes Pasted in the Body of An Email
• Copy and paste resume into email
• Always check formatting before you send!

Review it before you send it!
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Sections of a Resume

• Contact Information
• Objective Statement
• Summary of Qualifications
• Experience
• Employment History
• Education/Training

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Sections of a ResumeContact Information

• Janis Jenkins
• 123 Pearl Street
• Rockville, Maryland 12345
• Home [phone]
• Cell [phone]
• Janis-Jenkins_at_email.com

JANIS JENKINS 123 Pearl Street Rockville, MD
12345 [phone] (H) [phone] (C)
Janis-Jenkins_at_email.com

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Sections of a ResumeCareer Objective Statement

• Targeted Objective (preferred)
• Lists specific job and company you are applying
  for
• General Objective (optional)
• When you do not know company or specific job
  applying for
• Posting on a career website
• Attending Job Fair and handing out resumes

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Writing Career Objectives

• Concise, short and to the point
• Target your career objective whenever possible.
  Dont make the employer guess
• Be specific dont write
• Seeking a challenging position with a large
  company that will provide an opportunity for
  growth and advancement.
• What can you do for the employer?

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Exercise 1

• Write Career Objective Statements

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Sections of a ResumeSummary of Qualifications

• Highlights your key skill areas draws attention
  to specific skills that support your job goal
• Paragraph or bulleted list
• Should include your Security Clearance if you
  have one
• Time to brag about your best qualities your
  greatest hits

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Assessing Skills for the Summary of
Qualifications

• Highlight key words or skills listed in the job
  posting
• Review your skills statements (from page 22 in
  the TAP Manual)
• Select the skill statements that match the key
  words in the job posting
• Research the company or industry you may
  identify additional skills

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Exercise 2

• Write a Summary of Qualifications

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Sections of a ResumeExperience

• Lists your results and/or achievements that
  relate to the position desired
• Not a job description!
• Answers the question, What is this individual
  going to do for me?
• Use numbers, percentages, statistics, examples to
  illustrate achievements

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Translating Military Experience to Civilian Terms

• One of your biggest challenges
• Employers may overlook a military member because
  their resume is
• Filled with military job titles and military
  skills not understood
• Written using military jargon, acronyms and
  awards
• Not targeted to job
• It doesnt matter how qualified you are if the
  employer cant understand your resume

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Military Experience Civilian Terms
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Additional Websites

• Army COOL and Navy COOL
• https//www.cool.army.mil
• https//www.cool.navy.mil
• VMET
• https//www.dmdc.osd.mil/vmet 
• Americas CareerInfoNet
• www.acinet.org/moc
• Jobsaurus
• www.taonline.com/jobsaurus
• Military.com Translate Your Skills
• www.military.com
• gtCareergtSkills Translator
• Mil-Skills Translator
• www.taonline.com/mosdot

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Skills and Experience

• Military Platoon Leader, Leading Petty Officer,
  Section Leader, etc.
• Front Line Supervisor
• In the business world
• Supervised evaluated up to 75 employees
• Conducted high quality training for groups up to
  25
• Improved staff productivity efficiency by 30
• Planned and executed logistical support for team
  with outstanding results
• Enforced 100 of company policies and procedures
• Submitted comprehensive and timely reports to
  supervisor
• Worked under pressure, multi-tasked, and met
  tight deadlines

Quantify and Qualify with s, s, and s
wherever possible!
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Writing Accomplishment Statements

• Allows employers to visualize your contribution
• Statements should contain
• --Value added results
• --Action you took to achieve results

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Identify Your Skills and Accomplishments

• Use the Transferable Skills Inventory
• Select the skills that relate to the job you want
• Sell your resume by highlighting your major
  accomplishments and achievements
• Employers want to know
• What skills can you offer me?

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Writing Accomplishment Statements

• Use civilian terms
• Start with an action verb
• Dont use Responsible for
• Write in past tense for previous jobs
• Present tense for current job
• Quantify results when possible
• Use numbers
• Percentages
• Statistics
• Examples

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Examples

Improved Safety Created a Program
Increased Performance Increased Retention
Improved Processing Time Re-engineered Equipment
Improved Service Delivery Solved Long-term Problems
Improved Administration Reduced Management









Quantify
Scope
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Examples
GOOD Basic skill/task description Provided
medical logistics support BETTER More
details Ordered and inventoried over 1.2M in
medical equipment and supplies Managed staff,
equipment, and supplies for a 100 bed medical
treatment facility BEST Accomplishment /
outstanding result Saved 30,000 annually by
re-designing a supply ordering system that
reduced order backlog Reduced supply delivery
time 25 by creating a fast track ordering
system for routine office supplies

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Examples

• Inventory Control Managed companys 500-item,
  10M stock inventory warehouse with 100
  accountability.
• Logistics Processed over 700 annual shipments
  of personal property and household goods valued
  in excess of 30M.
• Security Supervised the security of 100M of
  highly sensitive equipment with zero loss.
• Management Developed and managed an annual
  budget of 50M meeting departments profit
  goals.

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Exercise 3

• Write Some Accomplishment Statements

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Sections of a ResumeEmployment History

• Chronological Resume
• - Dates, position, location experience
• Functional Resume
• - Does not include an employment history
• Combination Resume
• Dates, position location
• Targeted Resume

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Sections of a Resume Education/Training

• Include all degrees awarded
• Highlight special honors such as graduated Cum
  Laude, with Honors, GPA, etc.
• Include certifications, licenses and course work
  relevant to job applying for
• List only military schools that support your job
  goal!

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Exercise 4

• Develop the Education and Training Section of the
  Resume

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What NOT To Include On A Resume

• These items are not recommended
• on a resume
• Marital Status - Hobbies
• Age - Height Weight
• Race - Salary
• Photograph - References
• Religious or Political Affiliations
• Names, ages and number of children

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Exercise 5

• Now lets tie all of the elements together and
  start drafting your resume!

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Resume Reviewand Quality Assurance

• Carefully review your resume
• Poorly written resumes and typographical errors
  result in being screened out
• Suggested Reviewers
• Transition/ACAP Office Staff
• Veterans Representatives at your local One-Stop
  Career Center
• HR Professional
• Co-workers/Colleagues
• Professional in the career field

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How Resumes Are Submitted

• Printed or Traditional Paper Resume
• Scannable Resume
• Electronic Resume

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Ways to Market Your Resume

• Networking - 1 method!
• Personal Referrals
• Targeted job search campaigns
• Professional Associations
• Job Fairs
• Newspaper or print ads
• Posting your resume online
• Responding to online job postings
• Corporate websites
• In person cold calls

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In Summary

• Resumes
• Speak for you when youre not there
• Serve as a marketing tool
• Must highlight your ability to do the job
• Should result in you getting an interview

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Congratulations!

• You are now well on your way to completing your
  resume
• Remember that your resume is a
• work-in-progress
• Use this draft resume as a guide to develop and
  fine tune your final product
• Use the resources at your TAP/ACAP Offices. They
  are there to assist you. Make an appointment
  today!

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