PRESENTING QUALIFICATIONS EFFECTIVELY

Revise the following statements that describe qualifications to be more effective for inclusion within a resume.

a. I attended Capital College from 2006-2010 earning a B.S. in Business Administration and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

b. I have had experience as an RA working with students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

c. My duties in my last position included reviewing monthly sales reports for my boss.

d. I developed new products for the research department.

e. I worked in customer service and was acknowledged by my peers as employee of the month

Document for Analysis: Chronological Rsum:

In your position as a career counselor, review the narrative of qualifications that you have received from Shane Austin, who is seeking a position as a senior loan officer in a major banking firm.

Write a short report to discuss:

what information is relevant to Shane's career objective and thus should be included in his rsum?

Which of the three organizational plans for rsums would present Shane's qualifications most effectively? Explain.

What details could be included in a "Career Summary" section to strengthen Shane's rsum?

How should Shane communicate information about his references? Which of the references would you recommend he use? Provide fictitious (but realistcis) information if needed.

Document for Analysis: Chronological Rsum: (10 points) In your position as a career counselor, review the narrative of qualifications that you have received from Shane Austin, who is seeking a position as a senior loan officer in a major banking firm. Write a short report to discuss: (a) what information is relevant to Shane's career objective and thus should be included in his rsum? (b) Which of the three organizational plans for rsums would present Shane's qualifications most effectively? Explain. (c) What details could be included in a "Career Summary" section to strengthen Shane's rsum? (d) How should Shane communicate information about his references? Which of the references would you recommend he use? Provide fictitious (but realistcis) information if needed.