PLAN February 8, 2012 University of Louisville Michelle Rodems, Ph.D. SIGS-Delphi Program Manager  

 Non-academic jobs often require it  Focus on experience and skills in clear, concise manner  Identify appropriate qualifications, where you need to gain skills and experiences  Different focus: Employers’ needs vs. Your background

Resume      Marketing tool 1-2 pages in length How you can benefit the company/organization Style of resume 10 years of work history or 5 most recent positions     Curriculum Vitae Academic, scientific, or medical field Longer usually – length dependent upon pubs, presentations, academic or prof experiences CV grows in length as your career matures More freedom and information

 Find the job (or a job) first  Address your resume to the specific skills and experience that the job calls for  Highlight key skills and competencies  Qualifications  To consider: o o o o o All experiences Expertise Academic “voice” Brag Avoid academic jargon

 Name & Contact info  Opening summary that gives a clear and quick picture of what you have to offer, and contains an objective statement if you’re in a career transition or targeting a specific industry/job  Professional history providing succinct list of daily duties in reverse chronological order  Career accomplishments that are quantified and relevant to new career goal

 Use action verbs to begin each description, emphasize the positive, and sell your strengths.

 Create short, concrete, and results-oriented phrases to describe your past experiences.

 Quantify and qualify as much as possible.

 For example, instead of saying o o ‘I was responsible for fundraising' vs.

‘Coordinated a team of 20 fundraising volunteers to raise money for a local charity. Developed innovative fundraising activities including Facebook advertising and motivated team to achieve a 50% increase in funds raised.'

 How to decide what to keep? Relevance!

o “whether your academic expertise is relevant to the job, if not you may want to emphasize skills gained during the PhD over knowledge  Educational data and training related to career search  Bullets vs. Paragraphs  Consistent formatting and verbiage  References: As many as requested – and only “available upon request”  Careful of templates  Cutting presentations & publications

 These are skills you possess regardless of where and when you acquired them, and are transferable to any job. You could have gained these skills through previous jobs, class projects, research, volunteer work, hobbies, clubs, committees and student organizations.

 Getting the Job!

o o o Select either your CV or one of the CVs provided Working with a partner, identify the transferable skills for the job application provided Share with the group

         Process information quickly and produce written synopsis Independently manage a complicated, long-term project Writing, grant-getting, managing complex relationships Leadership potential Public-speaking skills Initiative Financial Creative & Innovating Constructing & operating            Collect & analyze data Goal-setting Assessment Verbal and non-verbal communication Training/Consulting Analytical skills Report writing Counseling skills Interpersonal skills Management Administrative

      Internships, practicum, volunteering Set up an informational interview Find other resumes Take advantage of your career center, mentors, friends 3 Takeaways 3 Next Steps   Next Tuesday: 12-1:30pm: “What Else Can You Do With That?”

         http://www.phds.org/ http://www.ironstring.com/sellout/index.shtml

https://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDBeyond.stm

http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/print/966 http://www.sph.umn.edu/careers/jobs/tipsheets/convert.a

sp http://chronicle.com/article/From-CV-to-R-sum-/44712 http://www.careercenter.umich.edu/students/gradservices /nonacademic/cvtor.html

http://chronicle.com/article/But-I-Have-No-Skills-/44924 http://www.quintcareers.com/resres.html