{"id":817,"date":"2020-05-06T08:47:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/?p=817"},"modified":"2020-05-07T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:48:13","slug":"career-chats-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/2020\/05\/06\/career-chats-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Chats"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Let&rsquo;s do this thing. Let&rsquo;s accomplish something tangible today. My plan? To finish this blog post. My hope for you? To read it and write a good solid first draft of your resume. Here goes!<\/p><p>First, why do you need a resume? Because employers expect it. Enough said. But if you want more data, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/JobSearch\/Resumes\/ResumeGuide\/WhyYouNeedaGreatResume\/why-you-need-a-great-resume.aspx\">here&rsquo;s some more information<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/04\/thumbnail_MBecelia-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/04\/thumbnail_MBecelia-300x260.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2020\/04\/thumbnail_MBecelia.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;Mary Becelia, Career Coach<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Second, should you use a template? Probably not. <em>Why not,<\/em> you ask? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueskyresumes.com\/blog\/should-you-use-a-resume-template\/\">This sums up my thinking<\/a><\/p><p>Now, to commence! I recommend that you now read over the section on the CCPD website devoted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/students\/toolkit\/resume\/\">resume writing<\/a>. This will give you the information you need to start writing or updating your resume. Be sure to also look at the sample resumes we&rsquo;ve provided as well. There&rsquo;s nothing like a good, solid example to help you decide how you want to format your resume.<\/p><p>Once you have a rough draft, you want to put it aside for a day or two and then review it with a fresh eye. Look for typos, of course, but also read over the entire thing. Is the language consistent? Are there lots of strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/185-powerful-verbs-that-will-make-your-resume-awesome\">action verbs<\/a> to describe what you accomplished and contributed? Is it attractive and easy to read?<\/p><p>If you can say yes to all the above, as well as to the other recommendations shared on the CCPD site shared above, I recommend that you have one of the CCPD coaches review your resume next. This can be done via an appointment (phone\/Zoom or email) and you can set up the appointment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joinhandshake.com\/\">Handshake<\/a>.<\/p><p>There you have it! That wasn&rsquo;t so bad, was it? Check &ldquo;Resume&rdquo; off your list and next week we&rsquo;ll be back at you with some quick and easy tips for writing strong cover letters.<\/p><p><em>Mary Becelia, Career Coach<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&rsquo;s do this thing. Let&rsquo;s accomplish something tangible today. My plan? To finish this blog post. 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