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Knock Em DeadResume Questionnaire

Please Note: An electronic document is expandable, so if you need additional space,

dont limit yourself to the lines/pages provided

Your first step is to complete the Critical Target Job Deconstruction exercise. This willcreate a composite Job Description and brings focus to the story your resume needs totell. Use the attached document or click to download Assignment details.

Name (exactly as wanted on resume):

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Home Phone:

Mobile:

Email:

Are you willing to relocate? Yes ( ) No ( )

Are you willing to travel? Yes ( ) No ( )

Please answer the following questions as completely and accurately as possible. Not allquestions may apply to you. If they do not apply, mark them N/A.

Position/Career Objective: List top three job title choices in order of preference.

If the titles are for related positions (e.g. 1Sales; 2Marketing; 3Business Development) the

resume will be developed to reflect the cross-functional target(s). If the goals are not related (e.g.

1Rocket Scientist; 2Pastry Chef; 3Landscape Designer), the resume will be written to fit your

#1 selection. (We can discuss creating additional versions of your resume)

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Desired Industry Segment

Is this a career change for you? Yes ( ) No ( )

Purpose of Rsum (e.g. job change, career change, promotion, business

development/marketing tool)


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Summarize your experience in this field in a couple of sentences. Do NOT provide details

of positions hereWe want to get the big picture here, just a sentence or two about your

background. For example: I have been in the accounting field for 12 years and received three

promotions to current position which Ive held for 2 years)

What are some terms (keywords) specific to your line of work? (If youre not sure, you can

find these showing up consistently on job postings).

What are your key strengths that you want to highlight on your resume? What makes you

stand out from your competitors? Please drill down to the essence of what differentiates your

candidacy.

Please note: Salary requirements and goals will not appear on your resume, but the

answers to these questions help us to strategize on developing a resume that will fit your

career and job goals.

Current Salary:

Expected Salary:

EDUCATION (list all degrees, certificates, diplomas received, dates received, school or college,

and location of school or college). Please begin with the most recent and work backwards.

Name of College/Univ:

City/State:

Degree Obtained (i.e. BS. BA, MBA, AA) Year Completed

Major: Minor:

Overall GPA GPA in Major


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Honors (include scholarships):

Extra Curricular Activities (include leadership, sports, etc., study abroad, etc.

Name of College/Univ:

City/State:

Degree Obtained (i.e. BS. BA, MBA, AA) Year Completed

Major: Minor:

Overall GPA GPA in Major

Honors (include scholarships):

Extra Curricular Activities (include leadership, sports, etc., study abroad, etc.

High SchoolOnly if no college

Name :

City/State: Year

Professional Development (training courses/seminars/workshops, etc.)

>>Ongoing professional education signals commitment to success>If you attended numerous courses 10+ list the most recent and/or relevant to your

career and indicate that additional course information is available. Those courses thathave been rendered obsolete by technology and the passage of time can be ignored


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Sponsoring Organization

Course Name

Completion Date Duration

Certification Obtained Location of Training


Course Name

Completion Date Duration

Certification Obtained Location of Training


Professional Certifications

Professional Licenses

Military: (include branch of service, locations, position, rank achieved, years of service,

honorable discharge, key accomplishments, special recognition, awards, etc.).

Professional Organizations/Affiliations: (e.g. American Management Association, American

Marketing Association etc)

>>Note: Active membership in a professional association is a key tool for career resiliencyand success.

Name of Organization: (include city/ state or chapter)

Leadership Roles Held






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Publications / Presentations: Title / Periodical / Location / Date (Please begin each on a new

line)

Patents and Copyrights (You can also include here your work on projects that resulted in

copyright and patents, so long as you make clear your real contribution)

Computer Skills (include hardware, operating systems, software, Internet, e-mail, etc.)

>>The Alphabet Soup of TechnologyMaybe it is just MS Word and Excel or maybe it runsto languages and protocols. Nobody today gets ahead without technological adeptness,capture your fluency here and update regularly; that alphabet soup just might help yourresume in database searches


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Other if relevant

Foreign Languages: (indicate level of fluency and if verbal/written)

Global Experience, Cultural Diversity Awareness

>>In our global economy any exposure here is relevant and it doesnt have to beprofessional in nature. If youve traveled extensively or you were an Army brat and grewup in ten different countries can be a big plus, just name the countries not thecircumstances


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Accomplished Adapted Administered Advised Aided Analyzed ApprovedArranged Authorized Bid Budgeted Chaired Changed CompiledConsolidated Consulted Coordinated Created Decided Delegated DesignedDirected Disciplined Documented Enhanced Evaluated Fabricated FacilitatedFormulated Formed Gathered Handled Hired Identified ImplementedInterpreted Interviewed Investigated Learned Maintained Motivated NegotiatedOperated Organized Outlined Oversaw Persuaded Planned PreparedPrioritized Processed Procured Produced Provided Recommended RecordedReorganize Researched Reviewed Revised Scheduled Screened StudiedSupervised Supported Taught Translated Trained Transformed UndertookUsed Utilized Wrote Won

ACCOMPLISHMENTS / ACHIEVEMENTS / SUCCESSES

Refer to the following questions to refresh your memory regarding accomplishments andachievements when completing the following pages (regarding professional experience) for eachposition. Remember people hire RESULTS (accomplishments and achievements) and look topast performance as an indication of the value you offer.

Ask yourself how the company is better off now than when they hired you. Here are somesuggestions to start you thinking: DO NOT COMPLETE HERE, but refer back to this sectionwhen providing 4-6 of your strongest contributions for each POSITION (if you held morethan one position at the same company, list each one as if it were as separate job).

Did you increase sales / productivity / volume? Please provide percentage or amount.

Did you generate new business or increase client base? How? What were thecircumstances?

Did you forge affiliations, partnerships or strategic alliances that impacted companysuccess? With who and what were the results?

Did you save your company money? If so, how and by how much?

Did you design and/or institute any new system or process? If so, what were the results?

Did you meet an impossible deadline through extra effort? If so what difference did this

make to your company?

Did you bring a major project in under budget? If so, how did you make this happen?What was the budget? What were you responsible for saving in terms of time and/ormoney?

Did you conceive, design or (help) launch a new product or program? If so, did you takethe lead or provide support? How successful was the effort? What were the results?

Did you assume new responsibilities that werent part of your job? Were they assigned ordid you do so proactively? Why were you selected?


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Did you introduce any new or more effective systems, processes or techniques forincreasing productivity? What was the result?

Did you improve communication in your firm? If so, with whom and what was theoutcome?

How did your company benefit from your performance?

Did you complete any special projects? What were they and what was the result?

It might help to describe accomplishments / achievements using the following CARacronym:

o C = Challenge (think of a challenge you faced or problem you had to resolve)

o A = Action (what action did you take?)

o R = Results (what was the result of the action you took? What was the value tothe company?

Notte: You might know this approach as PAR, where P stands for Problem.

Do not answer the questions here. Answer the appropriate information under each specific

job.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEBegin with present employer / project. Include self-employment, contract and volunteer orunpaid work if it applies to your career target.

LIST DIFFERENT POSITIONS AT THE SAME COMPANY AS SEPARATE JOBS.

Please copy and paste the following section as many times as necessary to provideinformation for the past 10-15 years.

Name of company:

City/State:Dates of employment:

Your actual job title:

Your functional /working job title if different from actual title:

Title of person you report to

Number of people you supervise:

Their titles or functions:

Briefly describe the size of the organization (volume produced; revenues; number of employees;

local, national or international, etc.)

What it is that they do, make, or sell.

Where do they rank in their industry in terms of their competitors?


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What were you hired to do? Briefly describe your routine duties, responsibilities and level of

authority. Use numbers (size) and percentages, quantify budgets, state with whom you

interacted, etc.:Provide 2 to 3 brief sentences about your major overall area of

responsibility and list them in order of importance. Refer back to the list of action verbs to

help you brainstorm. Example:

Selected to re-engineer and revitalize this $65 million business unit with accountability for 32 directreports in four cities across the US. Established strategic vision and developed operational infrastructure.

Managed Supply Chain, Logistics/Distribution, Forecasting, System Integration, Project Management,

Contracts Administration and Third-Party Site Operations.

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Drove production for worlds largest wallboard plant, with 258 employees working in multiple shifts.

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Briefly describe 3 to 5 of your accomplishments in this position. Use the most significant

achievements or contributions (that best support your career target) and describe in a brief

statement, referring back to accomplishments guidelines. Use numbers wherever possible. Give

facts and figures. Please note: distill the accomplishments into the essence. How did your

accomplishment contribute to bottom line performance / ROI.

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Selected to re-engineer and revitalize this $65 million business unit with accountability for 32 direct

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Selected to re-engineer and revitalize this $65 million business unit with accountability for 32 directreports in four cities across the US. Established strategic vision and developed operational infrastructure.



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