Edit of "Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interview Tips" presentation

5. adapted from: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/resumepitfalls.html

6. adapted from: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/resumepitfalls.html

7. adapted from: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/guide/resumepitfalls.html

11. Present
2nd job
1st job

16. Why are you
insanely great?

18. Show me the money!

24. • Technical skills
• Specialized
training
• IT skills (beyond
MS Office)
Certifications

25. • Languages: proficient in
Japanese (Language
Proficiency Test Certification -
Level II in 2008); business-
level Spanish (intermediate
reading, writing & advanced
speaking skills); conversational
French; beginning Mandarin
Languages

26. • Don’t just list
countries
• What place do you
know best?
• Goal – start a great
conversation
Travel

27. • Volunteer organizer for
Grassroots International to
help 20 Japanese (27-60 yrs
old) during US exchange
program
• Volunteer once per month to
make picture books for
children in Cambodia through
Shanti International
Community

28. • Show teamwork
& leadership
potential
• Endurance &
human interest
Sports

29. • Publications?
• Music?
• Visual?
Arts

30. What you chose What you learned
College / Major Skill 1
First job Skill 2
Current job Synthesis

31. a
b

32. a b c

34. Problem Action Results