Resumé Feedback Resumé Feedback: Allen Rioux Myrna Rudder
Resumé Feedback Resumé Feedback: Allen Rioux Myrna Rudder
Allen Rioux
Myrna Rudder
Overall Impression Overall Impression
Good first attempt
Most followed
suggested format /
layout
More attention to detail
is needed
Format Format
Pay attention to alignment
Use white space carefully
Blank line between sections, not within
No borders or dividing lines
Generally true, some exceptions
Bolded name, mixed case
Use of lower case / upper case
Bullets, not dashes or the tilde
MS Word hyperlinks
Objective Objective
Include one, not all did
Focus on a statement that shows benefit to
employer and to you
Field needs to match degree
Engineering is strictly correct
Engineering Technology is best
Brief, but not too brief
Education Education
Dont include high school
Do include dates of attendance
Do include expected graduation date
Some included GPA
All should include, mandatory!
Some didnt get the degree name correct
Technology
BS degree
Program name
Experience Experience
Company name first, then position title
Choose action words carefully
e.g., ran versus operated, administered
make it meaningful, understandable
processed technical problems
Include people and communication skills
Duties versus accomplishments
dependable and on time
promoted to supervisor
Experience Experience
Past jobs
Past tense
Action words: supervised, conducted, wrote
Present job
Present tense
Action words: supervise, conduct, write
Other Other
Email addresses
Not professional
Incorrect
References
Dont submit unless requested
Transcripts
Dont submit unless requested
Coursework
List only if needed (filler) or if it furthers your
candidacy
Next Step Next Step
Revise your resum
Pay attention to the feedback from instructor
Have the revised resum proofread by one or more
people prior to submission
Resubmit at start of next class
Attach the marked up version handed back today
so that we can see changes