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MBAResumesThatWorkYourkeytowritingeye-catchingMBAresumesPROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE&CAREERPLANNINGTHECAREERCENTEROFTHEC.W.POSTCAMPUSOFLONGISLANDUNIVERSITYKumbleHall,720NorthernBlvd.,Brookville,NY11548516.299.2251©ProfessionalExperienceandCareerPlanningAllrightsreserved.NocopiesofthispublicationmaybemadewithoutconsentofProfessionalExperienceandCareerPlanning.1PrefaceWelcome!MBAresumesarereallynodifferentinstructureorstylethananyotherresume.Thedifferenceliesinthecontent.Morethananythingelse,anMBAresumeneedstoproject,asbestaspossible,thebusinessleadershipcapabilityofthecandidate.Listsofdutiesandresponsibilitiesshouldbesupersededbyyourworkaccomplishments.Specialskillsshouldbeplainlystated.Ifyouhaveextensiveworkexperience,asummaryofqualificationsshouldappearatthetopoftheresume.ThisbookwillguideyouthroughthestepsofdevelopingyourMBAresume.Usethisbookasaguidetoorganizingyourinformationandcomposingitstext.Beforeyougetintotheprocess,listallofyourskills,experiences(withdates–monthandyear),andaccomplishmentssothatyouwillhavealloftherelevantinformationreadilyavailable.Goodluck!23WhatisaResume?Aresumeiswrittencommunicationdesignedspecificallytoconveytoanemployerwhyyoushouldbehired.Considerityourpersonalmarketinginstrument.Agoodresumewillhelpopenthedoortoaninterview.Generalhintstokeepinmind:•Useconciselanguage.Eliminateallextraneouswords.Frequently,directandindirectarticlessuchas“the”and“a”shouldbeomitted.Inaddition,leaveoutpersonalarticlessuchas“I”,“my”,“me”or“our.”•Usealegible,11or12pointfont.Thestyleoffontyouchooseisonewaytogiveyourresumeflairandpersonality.However,werecommendafairlyconservativefont,especiallyifapplyingforajobinaconservativefield.ExamplesofsuggestedfontstylesareArial,TimesNewRomanandGaramond.•Keepyourmarginsbetween.5”-1”.Marginsdonothavetobethesameonallsides.•Minimizeoromitanythingthatisirrelevantormundane.Personalandhighschoolinformationshouldnotgointoaresume.Sticktofacts,leaveopinionsandbeliefsaboutyourpersonalqualitiesforthecoverletter.•Selectandorderthemajorcategories(e.g.,WorkExperience,Education)sothatthemostrelevantinformationisnearthetopofyourresumewhereitwillreceivethemajorityofthereader'sattention.Thisappliestothestatementsundereachemploymententry--orderyourstatementssothatthemostrelevantandimpressivedutiesandaccomplishmentsarenearthetopofthebulletedlistorparagraph.•Yourresumemustbefreeoftypographicalandgrammaticalerrors.Payspecialattentiontotheproperuseofcapitalizationandpunctuation.Whenwritingthenamesofschoolsubjects,donotcapitalizethefirstletterunlesstheyareincorporatedinthetitleofacourse(e.g.,math;PrinciplesofMath).Alllanguagesarecapitalized.•Thereisnosinglecorrectwaytowritearesume.Eachpersonwillhaveauniquewaytopresenttheinformation.Therefore,youmayreceiveconflictingadviceifyouaskseveralpeoplefortheiropinions.Wesuggestyouuseasinglequalifiedperson(suchasaPEPcounselor,ofcourse!)tocritiqueyourresume.•Printyourresumeon22-25lb.cottonbondpaper.Sticktoconservativelycoloredpaper.Alwaysusealaserprinter.Digitalphotocopiesmaybemadefromalaser-printedoriginalcopy.•Thelengthofyourresumewillusuallybeonepagebutnolongerthantwopages.Itistypicalforsomeonewhohasmanyrelevantworkexperiencesandaccomplishmentstohavea2-pageresume.Ifyourresumeistwopageslong,makesureyournameisonthetopofthesecondpage.REMEMBER:Thepurposeoftheresumeistohelpyougettheinterview!4ToBulletorNottoBullet...Resumesusuallycomeintwostyles:bulletedformorparagraphform(examplesareprovidedintheResumeSamplesection).Inthebulletedform,eachstatementwillhaveitsownlinewithabulletatthefront.Inparagraphform,youraccomplishmentstatementsarelinkedtogetheroneaftertheotherasyouwouldarrangeaparagraph.Whichisbetter?Likeallofresumewriting,thereisnoonerightwaytoarrangearesume.However,todecideonwhichformattouseconsiderthefollowing:•Wouldyouliketohighlighteachstatementindividually?Ifso,usebulletform.•Doyouhavealotofspacetofill?Ifso,again,usebulletform.•Doyouhavealotofinformation(evenafterallnonessentialinformationhasbeenremoved)butnotenoughspace?Useparagraphform.•Thinkaboutaesthetics...youmightjustlikethelookofoneformovertheother.Somethinkbulletedformiseasiertoread,othersthinkparagraphformlooksmoreprofessional...youneedtodecidewhichformrepresentsyoubest.ContactInformationandLetterhead•Yournameandcontactinformationbelongattheverytopofyourresume.•Yournameshouldstandout.Makeyournameatleasttwofontsizeslargerthantheresumetext.Forexample,a12-pointfontresumewillhavea14-pointfontname.Youmayalsouseallcapitalsand/orbold.•Youmayincludemorethanoneaddressifyouhaveatemporary(school)addressandapermanentaddress.•Includeyoure-mailaddressifyouhaveoneandonlyifyoucheckitregularly.YoudonotneedtolabelyouremailaddresswithE-mail:.Ifyouaresendingyourresumeasahardcopy(byfaxorregularmail)alwaysremovethehyperlinkfromthee-mailaddress.Todothis,rightclickonthee-mailaddress,choose“hyperlink”,then“removehyperlink.”•Useanappropriateemailaddressthatconsistsofyournameoravariationofyournamesothatthereceiverknowsimmediatelywho