Career and Employment Services will be teaching students how to build an impressive resume at 5 p.m. today in Union 212. Tim Henderson, assistant director of Career and Employment Services, said the resume-building workshop gives students a good sense of how to start and develop their resume. We help students figure out the best format and content to use. Henderson said Career and Employment Services receives feedback from employers about what they like to see on a resume. He said they also receive survey data from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Employers say students are usually well-prepared.
A well-written resume gives the employer a quick perspective of the student right away. Heidi Wade, student assistant at Career and Employment Services, said it would be beneficial for freshmen and sophomores to attend, but most of the time upperclassmen come when they begin looking for internships. It makes students more attractive to the employer and more comfortable looking for a job and talking to employers. The first resume-building workshop was last Wednesday. Lesley Adams, sophomore in restaurant and hotel management, and her sister, Allison, senior in marketing, attended the workshop, and said their experience was beneficial.