快活林性息

EY Center for Careers
Resume Preparation & Guidelines
Preparation

What is the purpose of the Resume?
o听听听 Match the requirements of the job description
o听听听 Focus on relevant content in order of importance
o听听听 Be selected for an interview

** USE THE RESUME TEMPLATES ON THE EY CENTER WEBSITE (1 for
Accounting | 1 for IS/CIT)
o听听听 Each template is customized for your major and expectations of the employers
o听听听 Use the format as provided including the right tab margins for date ranges
o听听听 Include expected content
o听听听 Space sections and lines consistently throughout; offset 1st bullet point in each section by听 3 points and use single line spacing for the rest of the bullets
o听听听 Space date ranges and use dash size consistently throughout

Experience (also for student organization and volunteer section) statements should be specific and detailed including
o听听听 Action (What did you do) 鈥� detail the specific aspects of each task (do not use short phrases, and do not assume the reader knows what you do/did)
o听听听 Purpose (Why did you do it) 鈥� ask yourself why you performed each task, how are/were听 you evaluated, and what is/was expected to meet/exceed performance expectations
o听听听 Results (How well did you do it) 鈥� how well did you perform each task based on facts (results) 鈥� what did you accomplish, what did you contribute, did you meet/exceed expectations; do not give an opinion, but instead provide the factual proof

Examples
o听听听 Yes: Greeted and welcomed customers with a friendly manner, provided product information (or provided product recommendations based on customers鈥� needs), and resolved issues to their satisfaction resulting in improved customer retention and increased sales
o听听听 No: Provided excellent customer service (this is an opinion)
o听听听 Yes: Assisted co-workers with handling and resolving escalated customer issues and supported other sales associates by checking warehouse stock to find products to meet their customer鈥檚 needs
o听听听 No: Worked as a team player (this is an opinion)

Guidelines
鈥⑻�听听 1 page only (unless you have a lot of RELEVANT work experience)
鈥⑻�听听 Margins: Top/Bottom = .5鈥� to 1鈥� | Left/Right = .75鈥� to 1鈥�
鈥⑻�听听 Use a standard font style (e.g., Calibri, Arial)
鈥⑻�听听 Use 10 to 12 point font for the resume content
鈥⑻�听听 Use 14 to 16 point font for your Name only (Do not capitalize your entire name)
鈥⑻�听听 Include your Phone # (and have voicemail setup) | Address is optional
鈥⑻�听听 You can use your 快活林性息 or personal email address (do not use a silly email address)
鈥⑻�听听 Bold your Name, Section Headings, Company Names, Job Titles, Student Organizations and Leadership Roles, and Volunteer Organizations and Roles
鈥⑻�听听 Do not use Italics, abbreviations, or symbols (&)
鈥⑻�听听 Put Education as the 1st section (unless you have a LOT of Relevant experience)
鈥⑻�听听 Put the Degree (Bachelors or Masters) program above the name of the school
鈥⑻�听听 Include Overall GPA and Major GPA (if 3.0 or above for either/both) | You can also include your 快活林性息 GPA if higher | Include Dean鈥檚 List (# of semesters) and other Honors
鈥⑻�听听 Put Company Names and Job Titles on the left
鈥⑻�听听 Put Dates on the right (on the right margin using a right Tab) - put a space before and after the dash in the Dates (use short dashes and be consistent throughout)
鈥⑻�听听 Put white space between sections and between content within sections - adjust space as needed to keep it on 1 page | be consistent with Section and听 LINE spacing
鈥⑻�听听 Include specific details in your Experience statements 鈥� see above (what you do/did, what was the value, what were the results) - statements can go to the edge of the line or wrap around to a 2nd line
鈥⑻�听听 Take credit for your accomplishments (e.g., saved $$, improved process, took initiative, given or assumed additional responsibilities, trained others, promoted, solved problems)
鈥⑻�听听 ** DO NOT list soft skills (communication, leadership, team player, multi- tasking, detail oriented,customer service, etc.) (demonstrate soft skills by examples in your experience statements)
鈥⑻�听听 Start statements with the proper verb tenses = present tense for current positions, past tense for prior positions | use the 1st person form of the verb (鈥渉andle鈥� - not 鈥渉andling鈥�)
鈥⑻�听听 Volunteer experience such as bookkeeping, computer work, office work, or retail sales in which you do not get paid does belong in (Work) Experience
鈥⑻�听听 You do NOT need to have the same # of bullet points for each Experience or student organization / volunteer experience
鈥⑻�听听 Include any type of work experience (as space permits) - the job does not have to relate to your major (employers value work experience while going to school as you learn and utilize听 key skills such as customer service, leadership, teamwork, organization/time management,听 problem solving, conflict resolution, etc.)
鈥⑻�听听 You do NOT have to include all of your jobs especially if they are in the distant past
鈥⑻�听听 Include the # of (average) hours you work(ed) next to the Job Title if 20 hours/week or more(e.g., ~20 hours/week; 20 - 25 hours/week; full-time or 40 hours/week)
鈥⑻�听听 With technical skills, if you have a specific level of expertise, you can add it (e.g., Excel -vLookups, pivot tables, macros)
鈥⑻�听听 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program experience usually belongs in Professional Development, not in Experience, unless you have little or no work experience
鈥⑻�听听 Include Interests only if applying to a Big 4 or mid-tier accounting firm
鈥⑻�听听 Do not use pronouns (鈥淚鈥�, 鈥淲e鈥�, 鈥淭hey鈥�) or pronoun possessives (鈥淢y鈥�, 鈥淥ur鈥�, 鈥淭heir鈥�)
鈥⑻�听听 Use #鈥檚 only when they add value (significance)
鈥⑻�听听 Do NOT fluff, exaggerate or mis-represent your experience or accomplishments!
鈥⑻�听听 ** Review your resume carefully for format consistency, spelling, punctuation and grammar 鈥� the EY Center conducts resume reviews and provides feedback, but you are responsible for the final product

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