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Resume Writing: Your Service Experience Can Land
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Welcome to
ResumeWriting:YourServiceExperienceCan
LandYouaJob
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Today’s Team…
LizMatthewsOutreachSpecialist
SharonRabbProjectSpecialist
SuzanneKniznerProjectSpecialist
RobynStegmanProjectSpecialist
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Today’s Agenda
• KnowingYourAudience• TranslatingYourService• GrabbingTheirAttention• ExplainingYourEducation• CompellingProfessionalExperience• ProvidingResources• TakingNextSteps• Evaluation
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Today’s Presenter
DeniseRiebmanDirector,CareerDevelopmentandAlumniServices,TrachtenbergSchool,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity
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Poll Results
Onascaleof1– 5with5beingthehighest:• Howwouldyourateyourknowledgeofwhatmakesaresumestandout?
• Howwouldyouratethestrengthofyourresume?
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Perfect Resumes
• MightnotknowanythingaboutyourfieldKeywords,Keywords,KeywordsErrorFreeSharpandeasytoread
•••
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Formatting Your Resume• SearchEngineOptimization(SEO)• Topofresumeneedstograb
attention• PDFformat• Formatfornon‐formatwebsites
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Nonprofit SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Missionandculturefit;Commitmenttoservice• Accomplishmentdrivenbutunderstandthatnoteverythingcanbequantified
• InternationalNGOs‐ oftenlonger,moredetailed,cv‐like
Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://philanthropy.com/article/R‐sum‐s‐Matter‐What/57414
• http://www.bridgestar.org/Library/WritingEffectiveResumes.aspx
• http://www.jposc.org/career_management/documents/WritingaResume_devex_en.pdf
• https://www.devex.com/en/blogs/development‐careers
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Public SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Longer(3‐5pagesonaverage)• Veryspecificemploymentinformation(dates,salaries,supervisors)
• Highlydetailed,responsibilitiesANDresults• Formatwillvaryforstate/localgovernment
Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://www.resume‐place.com• http://www.ourpublicservice.org• http://www.makingthedifference.org
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Private SectorWhataretheylookingfor?• Bignames,Bigscores,BigAchievements
• ShortandStrong
• Understandingofindustry/usingtherightlanguage
• Leveragetransferrableskills
Wherecanyoulearnmore?• http://netimpact.org/careers• http://caseinterview.com/consulting‐resume
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Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR
hallenge.Describeaspecificproblemorgoal.
Context.Talkabouttheindividualsandgroupsyouworkedwith,and/ortheenvironmentinwhichyouworked,totackleaparticularchallenge(e.g.,clients,co‐workers,membersofCongress,shrinkingbudget,lowmorale).
Action.Discussthespecificactionsyoutooktoaddressachallenge.
Result.Givespecificexamplesoftheresultsofyouractions.Theseaccomplishmentsdemonstratethequalityandeffectivenessofyourleadershipskills.
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Translating Service into “Resume Speak” using CCAR
Challenge:Increasenumberofyouthreceivingtutoring.
Context.Partneredwithschool,threenonprofitorganizationsandparentassociation;Limitedfinancialresourcesandlackofvolunteers.
Action.Identifiedthreelocalcompaniesforvolunteers;Presentedtoemployeesaboutbeingavolunteertutor;NegotiatedwithHRforemployeestobeingabletotaketimeoff;Trained10newtutors.
Result.15additionalyouthreceivedtutoringduringtheacademicyear;Brokeredthreenewcorporatepartnershipsresultingin10volunteertutorsandin‐kind/financialdonationsworthapproximately$10,000.
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ObjectivesStatementsOUT
It’s not about YOU and what you WANT or
Professional Profiles IN
It’s about what THEY WANT and how you meet
their NEEDS.NEED.
Your contact information is all set … Now what?
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What is a Professional Profile?
Whatitis:• WhyyouareanIDEALmatch• WhatmakesyouUNIQUE
WhatitisNOT:• Restatingyourresume• Generic,clichédlanguage
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Professional Profile ExamplesCommunity organizer focused on access to affordable housing.
Bi-lingual professional experienced in building community coalitions funded through public-private partnerships. Specialized skills: social media,
community mapping, proposal writing and fundraising.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER
Program Management Curriculum Design Community Development
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Education Section: Where does it go? What does it include?
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Professional Experience: Chronological or Functional?
PreferenceisChronologicalorHybrid
WhatisaHybridModel?• SimilarWorkExperiencesClustered• Listedchronologically
SectionExamples:• CommunityDevelopmentExperience• ClassroomExperience• EnvironmentalEducationExperience• InternationalDevelopmentExperience• JournalismExperience
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Explains the program and service commitment
Demonstrates they were hired at organization after year of service
Professional Experience: VISTA specificPositionTitleExamples:• AmeriCorpsVISTAYouthDevelopmentCoordinator• AmeriCorpsVISTAMember– VolunteerManager
Explanation Examples:
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Time to Talk Accomplishments
Sowhat?Whocares?
Whydoesitmatter?
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Results, Results, Results
Don’t worry….not everything can or should be quantified
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BORE … Before and After• Provided• Assisted• Responsiblefor…• Successful• Accomplished• Dedicated
• Leveraged• Doubled/Tripled/Expanded• Launched/Created/Piloted• Produced• Analyzed• SpearheadedCultivated•
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Impact AccomplishmentsBEFORE: Organizedhomebuildsforlow‐incomefamilies
AFTER: Increasedby25%thenumberofweekdayvolunteersforbuildsitesresultingin3homescompletedaheadofscheduleinoneyear.
BEFORE: Responsiblefor3EITCcentersduringtaxseasonincludingtrainingnewvolunteers.
AFTER: Managed3highvolumeEITCcentersincludingrecruitingtwonewaccountingfirmsthatcommitted200employeehourstoprovidefreetaxservices.
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Impact AccomplishmentsBEFORE: Wrotecommunityresourceguide.
AFTER: Addressedneedforcentralizedsourceofbilingualinformationthroughresearching,writinganddistributingcommunityresourceguidetolocalresidents.
BEFORE: Wrote3grantswithagencystaff.
AFTER: Successfullysecured$25Ktorehabilitatedecayingcommunityplaygroundthroughco‐writing3fullyfundedgrantproposals.
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Accomplishment ExamplesAmeriCorpsVISTA,VolunteerandConstructionCoordinator– HabitatforHumanityMetroWest/GreaterWorcester,August2009– August2010• Researchedandwrotelandacquisitionanddevelopmentproposalssubmittedtolocalandstategovernmentagencies,lendingtoconstructionoffouraffordablehousingunits.
• Secured$8,500inmaterialsandfinancialdonationthroughgrantproposalsandpartnership‐building.
• Recruitedvolunteersandmaintainedrecordsandcommunicationsfor5,000organizationcontacts
• ScheduledandsupervisedallactivityonHabitatvolunteersites,includingoversightof600volunteers.
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What about my other “stuff?”IfRELEVANT,includethingslike….• Volunteerorcommunityservicework• Communityand/oracademicLeadership• Professionalaffiliationsandmemberships• Languageskillswithfluencylevel
o PossibleDescriptions:FullProfessionalProficiency,Low‐IntermediateProficiency,Elementary,WrittenandOralFluency,ConversationalProficiency,Fluent)
• Professionaldevelopmenttrainingsandcertifications• Researchorrelevantpublications• Travel• TechnologySkills
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Resources
OntheVISTACampus…
• http://vistacampus.org/course/view.php?id=37&page=14
• What’sNext:LifeAfterYourServiceYear:http://encorps.nationalserviceresources.org
/whatsnext/index.shtml
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Next Steps
1. TranslateYourVISTAServiceintoAccomplishments
2. ReviewJobDescriptionsforKeywords3. ReviewLinkedIn/ResumesforIdeas4. CreateaTemplateandStandardResume5. AskOthersforFeedbackonYourResume
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Evaluation
Pleasetakeafewmomentstoshareyourfeedback.Howcanweimprovethesesessions?Whattopicsshouldweincludeinfuturewebinars?
Thankyouverymuchforyourtimeandparticipation!
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THANK YOUfor your participation!
Ifyouhavefurtherquestionsorforemoreinformation,contactus:
ResearchingGrantsWednesday,July17,2013
2– 3:30PMET
VisittheOngoingLearningpageontheVISTACampusforacompletescheduleoftheVISTAwebshops.