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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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## 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

**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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## 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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## 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 doesn’t matter how qualified you are if the employer can’t understand your resume

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## Military Experience – Civilian Terms

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## Additional Websites

**America’s CareerInfoNet**
- _[www.acinet.org/moc](http://www.acinet.org/moc)_
**Jobsaurus**
- _[www.taonline.com/jobsaurus](http://www.taonline.com/jobsaurus)_
**Military.com Translate Your Skills**
- _[www.military.com](http://www.military.com/)_
-      >Career>Skills Translator
**Mil-Skills Translator**
- _[www.taonline.com/mosdot](http://www.taonline.com/mosdot)_

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## Skills and Experience

**Military ****Platoon Leader**
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**Front Line Supervisor**
**In the business world**** **
**Supervised & evaluated a staff of 50-70**
**Conducted employee training**
**Improved staff productivity & efficiency**
**Planned and executed logistical support for team**
**Enforced company policies and procedures**
**Submitted comprehensive and timely reports to supervisor**
**Worked under pressure, multi-tasked, and met tight deadlines**

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## Sections of a Resume

- Header
- Career Objective
- Summary of Qualifications
- Experience
- Employment History
- Education/Training

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## Sections of a Resume:Header

**Janis Jenkins**
**123 Pearl Street**
**Rockville, Maryland 12345**
**Telephone: (301) 555-1111**
- _[Janis-Jenkins@email.com](mailto:Janis-Jenkins@email.com)_

**JANIS JENKINS**
**123 Pearl Street   Rockville, MD 12345   (301) 555-1111   **_[Janis-](mailto:Janis-Jenkins@email.com)__[Jenkins@email.com](mailto:Janis-Jenkins@email.com)_

**JANIS JENKINS: Janis-Jenkins@email.com**
**123 Pearl Street   Rockville, MD 12345   (301) 555-1111**

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## Sections of a Resume:Career Objective

**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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## Sections of a Resume:Summary of Qualifications

- Highlights your key skill areas – draws attention to specific skills that support your job goal
- Paragraph or bulleted list
- Time to “brag” about your best qualities

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## Sections of a Resume:Experience

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

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## Sections of a Resume:Employment History

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

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## Sections of a Resume: Education/Training

- Include degrees, certifications, licenses & education _relevant_ to job applying for
- List most relevant education first
- List _only_ military schools that support your job goal!

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## What Not To Include On A Resume

**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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## Resume Types

- 	-Chronological
- 	-Functional
- 	-Combination
- 	-Targeted

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## Resume Types

**Chronological**
- Focuses on your work history with most recent position first
- Easy for employers to follow your career history

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## Resume Types

**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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## Combination Resume
Combination of the Chronological & Functional Resume Types

Highlights skills and provides the chronological work history that some employers prefer 

- Combination of the Chronological & Functional Resume Types
- Highlights skills and provides the chronological work history that some employers prefer

**Resume Types**

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## Resume Types

**Targeted Resume**
-  Customized to a specific job
-  Written specifically to employer’s needs

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## Resume Presentation Tips & Guidelines

**Writing Style: 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 Presentation Tips & Guidelines

**Professionally done, good visual appeal, white space for readability**
**Page Length** – 1 to 2 pages
**Type Style** – Tahoma, Arial, Times New Roman, or Verdana
**Type Size** – 10 to 12 points
**Type Enhancement** – bold, italics, & caps to highlight key areas
**Paper Color** – white, light gray or ivory
**Proofread and Spell Check**

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## Resume Reviewand Quality Assurance

**Carefully review your resume**
**Poorly written resumes and typographical errors result in being “screened” out**
**Suggested Reviewers**
**Transition Office Staff**
**DVOP’s/LVER’s**
**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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## Printed or “Traditional” Paper Resume Guidelines

**Traditional “paper” resume to mail, fax, or take on an interview**
**Professional, visually appealing resume with good white space**
**1-2 pages in length**
**10-12 point font (make it readable)**
**White, ivory, or gray paper**
**Use bold, italics, or underlining to emphasize key points**
**Remember, first impressions count!!!**

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## “Scannable” Resume 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 type**
**No columns or tables**
**Spell out symbols like % and &**
**Place name on top of the second page**

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## Electronic Resume Guidelines

**E-Mail Attachment**
**Use “Printed” Resume Format**
**Professionally done, visually appealing**
**Microsoft Word most common**
**Body of An Email**
**Copy and paste resume into email**
**Check formatting**

**Review it ****before**** you send it! **

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## Marketing Your Resume

**Basic Job Search Principle**
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**Market Yourself!**

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## Ways to Market Your Resume

**Networking**
**Personal Referrals**
**Targeted job search campaigns**
**Job Fairs**
**Newspaper or print ads**
**Posting your resume on-line**
**Responding to on-line job postings**
**Corporate websites**
**In person cold calls**

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## Writing Career Objectives

**Concise, short and to the point**
**Target your career objective whenever possible.  Don’t make the employer guess**
**Don’t be vague - don’t say:**
**“****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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## Writing Summary of Qualifications

**Highlight key skill areas that you bring to the table**
**Paragraph or bullet statements**
**Sell your best qualities up front!**

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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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## Writing Accomplishment Statements: Focus on Key Skill Areas

**Give employers a broad overview of**
**your key skills and accomplishments**
- 	-New Programs Developed
- 	-Achievements that resulted in cost         saving
- 	-Improvements in productivity and efficiency
- 	-Technology improvements and upgrades
- 	-Significant programs managed

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## Writing Accomplishment Statements

**Use ****civilian**** terms**
**Start with an ****action verb**
**Don’t 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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## Demonstrating Accomplishments

**Inventory Control: “Managed company’s 500-item, $10M stock inventory warehouse with 100% accountability.”**
**Logistics: “Processed over 700 shipments of personal property and household goods annually 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 department’s profit goals.”**

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## Draft Resume Exercise

**Now let’s tie all of the elements together and start drafting your resume!**

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## Draft Resume

**Congratulations! You are now well**
**on your way to completing your**
**resume**
**Remember your resume is a **
**   “****work-in-progress”**
**Review, edit, and rewrite until you have a final product**
**Use the resources of the TAP/ACAP Centers. They are here to help you. **
**Good Luck!**

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