CREATE AN AMAZING RESUME

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1 How to Survive the 10-Second Glance CREATE AN AMAZING RESUME Career Opportunities & Employer Relations (COER) 3 rd Floor Norwood Hall career@mst.edu (573) career.mst.edu Career Opportunities & Employer Relations

2 How many books do you need to read to make your stand out from the crowd? 2

3 Designing Your Resume 3

4 Contact Information Objective Education Experience Computer Skills Honors & Activities 4

5 Contact Information Robert T. Builder School Address Home Address 1234 W. Drill Ave. 304 N. Oak Pkwy. Rolla, MO Arnold, MO (314) Kushal P. Aryal International Drive (573) Rolla, MO

6 Objective Robert T. Builder School Address Home Address 1234 W. Drill Ave. 304 N. Oak Pkwy. Rolla, MO Arnold, MO (314) Objective To obtain a co-op position in the Civil Engineering field 6

7 Education Education Missouri University of Science & Technology May 2016 B.S. Nuclear Engineering GPA: 3.7/4.0 Education Missouri University of Science & Technology May 2013 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering GPA: 3.9/4.0 Dissertation: Network Modeling of the Convective Flow and Diffusion of Molecules Adsorbing in Monoliths and in Columns packed with Porous Adsorbent Particles M.S. Chemical Engineering May 2011 Minor: Mathematics GPA: 3.6/4.0 7

8 Experience Experience Missouri S&T - Engineers Without Borders Organization Rolla, MO Honduras Trip - Project Leader Aug 12 July 13 Developed scope of work and project budget Wrote grant proposals and submitted required documentation before deadlines Collaborated with Leadership Committee to plan, organize and implement fundraising events Created engineering designs for water distribution projects Conducted weekly meetings to ensure all preparations were made for trip Used surveying skills extensively while in Honduras Communicated effectively with professional mentors, leadership committee, organization members and local people from diverse cultural backgrounds 8

9 Computer Skills Computer Languages: C++, Visual Basic, Fortran Skills Operating Systems: DOS; Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, XP Applications: MS Office, Auto CAD, Lotus Computer AutoCAD HTML Fortran Skills Strand 7 Quattro Pro Math CAD Computer Skills AutoCAD Math CAD Microsoft Office 9

10 Honors & Activities Honors & Activities Missouri S&T Chancellor s Scholarship Missouri S&T Trustee s Scholarship Society of Women Engineers Spanish Club President, Secretary Chi Omega Sorority Missouri S&T Intramural Softball Volunteer Work American Cancer Society Relay-4-Life Team Captain Rolla Elementary School Math Tutor Rolla Area Animal Shelter 10

11 Contact Information Objective Education Experience Computer Skills Honors & Activities 11

12 The ability to smell fear is a quality I ve never seen listed on a resume before...\resume Student Activity.pdf 12

13 Avoid Spellnig Erors, Typo s and Poorer Grammer 13

14 1. Spelling and grammar errors 2. Missing contact information 3. Missing dates 4. Not tailored to job 5. Too duty-oriented 6. Poor formatting 7. Too long 8. Functional instead of chronological 9. Personal information included 10. Too much fluff 14

15 How many books do you need to read to make your stand out from the crowd? 15

16 Sir, I was wondering, have you finished writing my reference letter yet? I haven t read it yet, but I ve downloaded it from the Internet. 16

17 COER Team Edna Grover-Bisker, Ed.D Director Julie Pittser Associate Director Adrienne Neckermann Assistant Director Cindy Welch Career Advisor Shristy Bashyal Career Advisor Hilary Jenkins Fiscal Assistant Colleen Kapeller Recruiting Assistant Sara Earl Recruiting Assistant Gail Best Secretary

18 Distribute Workshop Evaluation & Handout PRINT WORKSHOP HANDOUT career.mst.edu ~ career@mst.edu ~ (573) Career Opportunities & Employer Relations