GEN ST 199:

The University Community

TODAY

Its Week 5: halfway through the quarter

Week 4: Highs/Lows
CoRE Source Evaluation Worksheet
Resume Review (Cover Letter, LinkedIn if time)
Mapping Assignment Overview
Next Week
Announcements
Highs & Lows of Week 4 / Ready for midterms?
Questions on CoRE/Projecting Forward?

Due tonight @11:59PM: CoRE Part 2A (Finding Sources)

Optional Events:
Exploring Majors Event: Time 5:30-8 pm / Wednesday, Oct. 26 / HUB Lyceum
Projecting Forward Alumni Event: Time 5-8pm / Tuesday, Nov. 1 / HUB Lyceum
CoRE Sources
Form pairs within your CoRE group and discuss the
worksheet. Turn this in at the end of class.
Resume Review
REASONS FOR A RESUME

- A marketing tool for yourself:

- Jobs
- Research
- Organizations
- Career Fairs
- For the interview, not the offer
Trivia: How long does an average
recruiter spend reading a resume?

A. 6 seconds
B. 16 seconds
C. 30 seconds
D. 52 seconds
Note: Smaller margins and font size acceptable, but not larger.
 RESUME SECTIONS

Header
Name, email, phone, other = LinkedIn, Github, personal website
Education
University of Washington + Seattle, WA
Degree/Major (e.g. B.S. in Computer Science, B.E. in Industrial & Systems Engr.
Expected Graduation
Major or overall GPA (if above a 3.0)
Optional: classes/favorite courses, high school (only if < Soph. in college)
 RESUME SECTIONS

Experience
Full/part-time jobs
Volunteer Work
Organizations/Club positions
Research, co-op employment

Info: Job Title, Date of employment, Company/Org name, City & State
RESUME SECTIONS (Optional, but recommended)

Honors & Awards

- order by date/importance

Activities / Volunteering / Leadership

ESP. for those seeking Software-related work/research:

Skills
Projects
 More Resume Dos and Donts

Dos Donts
- Lead with action verbs. - Length > 1-2 pages.
- Use quantitative values. - Grammatical Errors.
- Concise sentences. - Provide too much personal details.
- (Within reason) Add personality/creativity. - Religion, photo, marital status, etc.
- PROOFREAD!!!! - Blocks of text.
- References (unless requested).
- Lie.
EXAMPLE RESUMES

UW Career Guide

http://laurenmichellerakusin.com/images/resume.pdf

For fun: http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/

YOUR TURN

Form groups of three and take turns swapping and providing

constructive criticism on each others resumes

Checklist
COVER LETTER

A letter that explains what your resume cannot. It will

demonstrate your interest in and qualifications for the
position and their organization.

In General:
P1: The position youre seeking and top selling points.
P2-3: Additional information about your qualifications
Last P: Summary statement + contact info, etc.
Example profiles
- Business Profile
- Software Profile
MAPPING YOUR UW EXPERIENCE

For this project, you'll be exploring the academic and

extracurricular opportunities available to you at UW. You'll
investigate your strengths and attend a campus activity or
event, connecting your findings to potential major options.

Due Date: Before class on 11/8 (1:29PM)

Point Value: 15 points

NEXT WEEK

- BRING TWO QUESTIONS for majors panel

- General college question
- Specific major question
- Ill collect at the end of next weeks class for your participation