WPC 301
Looking for:
Job titles listed
Dates on the left
College info expected graduated, major, wp,
Bullet points that follow the structure in class. What did I do? How did I do it? What was the
outcome?
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Traditional resumes do not work
Direct marketing-any type of marketing that seeks some sort of response from the reader
On average a company invests 150,000 in the first 2 years of employment
4 pieces of direct marketing-important, relevant, engaging, call to action
Wifm- what’s in it for me
Average resume is looked at 5 seconds
2 seconds on the name and 3 on the body
job description is equivalent to an answer key
lead with Job title instead of company name
Good bullet point- What did I do? How did I do it? What was the outcome?
Quantifying things draws the eye to that number, it gives a context that gives credibility
Team member active member if you don’t have a job title
Cover letter- what specific job are you applying for post job id number and where you found it,
how are you qualified for the specific job, call to action- if you like this you can contact me at XX
Don’t copy and paste a resume into a web application, just retype it. It will be formatted wrong
Get your high school off the resume
As long as your GPA is a 3.0 or higher
Only put graduation date not started
Delete summary and objectives
Taylor your resume to fit that specific job and use words that are the job description
