A presentation made for bizclub meeting on how to create a super resume.

1. Super Resume
What is actually a super resume?
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2. “It's not about how smart you are-it's about how you capture minds.”
–Richie Norton
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3. Agenda
1) Let’s discuss!
2) Myths about resume
3) What’s a good resume?
3.1) The main components
3.2) The right components
4) Example Analysis
5) References
6) Question & Answers
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4. Myths About Resume:
1. Your resume must have an objective.
2. 1 resume for all jobs.
3. Includes everything about you.
4. Separate the achievements
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5. What’s a good
resume?
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6. Let’s discuss!
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7. “Writing a resume is like dressing up for a job.
It’s about the purpose; where do you want to work,
why do you want to work, what qualifies you, and
who are you trying to impress.”
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8. The Components
Main
Right
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9. The Main Components
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10. The Main Components
1. Header: Name and contact information
2. Education: University + High school
3. Work experience: Internships
4. Skills/Certifications : Language, awards, etc.
5. Community/Charity: Volunteers
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11. The Right Components
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12. The Right Components
Why?
Why you?
Why you now?
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13. So what makes a good resume?
1. Content (Experience!)
1. Accomplishments (What did you do?)
2. Quantify. (How much? Out of how many?)
3. Results. (What did you achieve?)
2. Relevancy (to the job)
1. Employer-centric
2. Top 3 skills
3. Formatting (For the eyes)
1. Easy to read (1 - 2 pages)
2. Short bullet points.
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14. Responsibilities vs. Achievements
Responsibilities:
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Manage a team of 30 call centre agents who advise
consumers on garment care, product updates and
where to purchase particular garments.
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Update and distribute new research to call centre
agents; manage technology suppliers.
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Plan and project manage technology and service
improvements.
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15. Responsibilities vs. Achievements
Achievements:
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Recruited, trained and established a start up team
that was fully operational within a month - one week
ahead of schedule.
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Introduced technical efficiencies that resulted in an
improved customer response time of 150 percent.
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Worked with the sales team to create new products
and services that resulted in a 40 percent increase in
our customer base in 2004-2005.
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16. “And there’s no such thing like a perfect resume,
there’s only the right resume to the right job.”
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17. Example Analysis
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20. Executive
Summary
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22. References
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http://www.careercup.com/resume
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http://www.businessinsider.com/why-this-is-an-excellentresume-2013-11
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http://susanireland.com/resume/how-to-write/
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http://career-advice.careerone.com.au/resume-coverletter/resume-writing/resume-writing-thebasics/article.aspx
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http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/resume-action-words
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23. Done!
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