Busines Profile/Qualifications/Statement of Intent
Before the business profile, what is THE most important thing to include on your resume? (And it should be the largest)
Your Name
How do you write your major in this category?
Bachelor of Arts/Science in (insert major here)
Most recent experience at the top or the bottom?
The top! Make sure to include the time frame of working at the establishment
Most recent experience at the top or the bottom?
The top!
FREE POINTS!
FREE POINTS!
What should the business profile/header accomplish?
Give a general overview of your resume
Do you include your concentration? (if you have one)
YES!
What is THE most important experience to include?
Relevant experience
HR managers look 77% of the time for this
Include high school accomplishments?
You can! But the general rule is nothing older than 5 years (minus a year or two depending on what you are applying for)
But be cautious, you still need to look involved in college.
Do you include high school information?
It depends! Look at what you're applying for and seeing if it applies!
Definitely include high school graduated with GPA until the end of your first semester, then purge that.
Name something you can include in this section
Multiple answers
What university do you put on your resume?
The place you will or received your degree from (Most of you, Colorado State University). Also include the City and the State
SURPRISE RANDOM: Are references included on the resume?
No! Only provide references if requested and on a separate piece of paper.
What is this thing that you can include on your resume that shows that other people have approved you in the past by giving you free money?
Scholarships!
What is the website that a professional networking social media platform?
Only include on resume if you are up to date on that social media
Name something that you can include in your profile? (yes again)
Multiple answers
What is the GPA cut off for including it as part of your resume? What about Engineering majors?
3.0 or higher; 2.5 or higher
Around 100 hours
What is the percentage or ratio that hiring managers are interested in seeing hobbies and extracurricular interests
33% or 1/3
Volunteer experience is 20% or 1/5
What is the average time a resume reviewer looks at a resume?
5 seconds
What are some words to avoid using in this portion?
multiple answers
i.e. weak adjectives
Do you include the University Honors Program underneath Educational Background?
It's up to you!
How do you build your bullet points that describe your work/volunteer experience?
Action Verb + Skill Set + Result:
Utilized persuasive storytelling techniques to establish trust with alumniSURPRISE RANDOM: What is the second (or third) most import thing about the entire resume?
Having consistent formatting
When is Erin's Birthday? and When is Caleb's Birthday?
Erin, You better have the answer because I don't know right now while I'm writing this lol
Caleb's is November 10th