Resume and Cover Letter Preparation |
"Establish Yourself as a Brand Would."
Resume and Cover Letter Preparation |
SLCC Provides its Students With Great Interview Resources |
Tips and Tricks for aOVERVIEW:
Job specific Use the job description Recruiters don’t read resumes, they scan them o They are looking for “keywords” Purpose of the resume is to get an interview, that’s it Make it stand out! Link your resume to samples of your work TYPES OF RESUMES: Chronological | Skills | Hybrid HEADING: Professional email Link to online portfolio or LinkedIn Profile OBJECTIVE: Summary / Profile – Whatever you want to call it, some sort of opening statement EDUCATION: Link to copy of the degree Don’t list high school RELEVANT COURSES Links to projects / transcripts / course descriptions SKILLS: Job specific Hard skills / soft skills Links to work samples – proof that you have this skills EXPERIENCE: Statements not sentences – no longer than a single line! Links to work samples Bullet points for each statement CERTIFICATIONS/AWARDS: Expiration dates Links to copies of the award/certification FORMATTING: Grammar Spelling Consistency Flow Design To the point Columns Margins Spacing Font sizes Headings Alignment Personal Branding |