I met with Mr. Petricca on President's Day to discuss my resume and how to strengthen it.
He gave me insight on how to structure a resume and key tips for making the resume stand out that I thought were applicable to everyone.
First, he advised for me to create a personal statement that grabs the attention of those reviewing the resume, as well as its connection with you as a person and what you put down on your resume. He suggests keeping the resume to one page as after that the reviewer will be bored as view the rest as irrelevant because "too much they can't condense into importance."
Next, figure out the experiences you have done that are most applicable to the job you are interested in getting as that will eliminate page lengths and stick to what the employer is interested in. After listing the title of what you've done, you need to be able to sell it in a sentence or two at the most. Describe what you did, how you grew through the experience, and how that applies to the job you are looking at getting now.
Lastly, he recommended printing out the resume before-hand so you can review the structure and make sure there aren't any typos or spacing issues if you email in the resume and they choose to print it and find those errors for themselves. It doesn't look orderly and looks unprofessional.
This was a short meeting as I had to go swim at a last chance meet and Mr. Petricca was reviewing my resume as a way to help strength mine and give me insight for the others in this class.
Brooke Barnes
He gave me insight on how to structure a resume and key tips for making the resume stand out that I thought were applicable to everyone.
First, he advised for me to create a personal statement that grabs the attention of those reviewing the resume, as well as its connection with you as a person and what you put down on your resume. He suggests keeping the resume to one page as after that the reviewer will be bored as view the rest as irrelevant because "too much they can't condense into importance."
Next, figure out the experiences you have done that are most applicable to the job you are interested in getting as that will eliminate page lengths and stick to what the employer is interested in. After listing the title of what you've done, you need to be able to sell it in a sentence or two at the most. Describe what you did, how you grew through the experience, and how that applies to the job you are looking at getting now.
Lastly, he recommended printing out the resume before-hand so you can review the structure and make sure there aren't any typos or spacing issues if you email in the resume and they choose to print it and find those errors for themselves. It doesn't look orderly and looks unprofessional.
This was a short meeting as I had to go swim at a last chance meet and Mr. Petricca was reviewing my resume as a way to help strength mine and give me insight for the others in this class.
Brooke Barnes
Resumes can often be seen as a stressing aspect of any job application process. Essentially it is you on a sheet of paper! Unfortunately I think a lot of a person is lost in this stage of applications as it doesn't allow the employer to see the applicant in their full light. I guess our goal is to best show, or at least hint at, who we are truly as a person on this piece of paper.
ReplyDeleteBrooke, this is some great information! Resumes are so tough; after trying to write mine and then going to get it reviewed at the CVC I was so surprised to see how even the little aspects and details of a resume can make a big difference in how an employer perceives a potential employee. It's so great that you have the guidance of Mr. Petricca.
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