Five resume writing strategies from a career coach's secret toolkit

Ever wonder how career coaches transform ordinary resumes into wow documents. Career coaches and resume writers, depending on their training and background, use a variety of techniques to add “punch” to their clients’ resumes. I am going to share a few commonly-used techniques in this article.

5 Resume Tips: Do What Most Job Seekers Don't

 When it comes to writing a great resume, there are no hard and fast rules or specific formats that you should adhere to; however, your resume should be targeted to each specific job that you are applying to. In addition, it must be concise, clear, command attention and stand out from the pack.

Stay on Track for your Professional Development this Summer

Law Career Services has created two Career Development "To Do" Lists (one for 2Ls & 3Ls and one for new grads) to help you stay on track with your professional development this summer.  You can find them in Symplicity’s Resources tab; search with keyword “summer” to find the “To Do” List appropriate for you.

Chances Are, After The Online Job Application, No Human Eyes Will Ever See Your Resume

When you fill out the online job application, your application enters a database of applications, sometimes called the automated applicant tracking system, or the online application repository. Most people know of it as the resume black hole. How many times have you heard of people filling out dozens or even hundreds of online applications without even getting one response back!

The Killer Resume: How to Get Hired by the Machines

If you are still writing your resume for the humans, you’re doing it wrong.

 

It’s fine if you prep a human-friendly version to hand out in the interview but in this day and age, you need to have one that catches the eye of the machines — before they let you through the gate to speak to the humans.

Time to Ditch the Resume & “Embody” Greatness?

Imagine a world with no resumes. A hiring market where people aren’t judged by the superficial impressions given off by a single short document, but on their ability to actually “prove” that they’re highly capable in their field and capable of solving an employer’s problems. Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? And a much more fair way of going about things?

1Ls: What Are You Doing This Summer?

It's not too early -- or too late -- to think about your summer plans.  Please make sure your summer includes some form of hands-on legal experience, whether paid or unpaid, in your practice area of interest or not.  It will be good for your repertoire, your resume, your life experience, your spirit. 

Not sure of your options?  Please refer to the 1L Summer Job Opportunities Guide in Symplicity's

Review Your Resume in pdf Before You Send It Out

EVERY TIME you have an updated resume -- whether it has been approved by Law Career Services or has been automatically approved in Symplicity -- be sure to look over your pdf BEFORE you send it out.  Sometimes the conversion from Word to pdf throws things out of whack: your formatting, your

Brand Your Intentions, Your Intentions Will Brand You

Brand your intentions, your intentions will brand you.  New age hooey?  Or sound advice?  Me thinketh the latter.  As professionals and business people today, having a clarity of purpose and intentions in our personal and business relationships and putting that out there as a branded entity can greatly increase our chances for success.

Non-referenced Employers Can Still Hurt You

Are you tempted to leave an employer off your resume?  Out of sight, out of mind?  Think again.  Prospective employers know how to do -- and often do -- their research on prospective employees.  Read the opinions of two professional development consultants.

HOW TO: Properly Name Your Resume from Career Tipster

Picture this: you are a law firm or government agency recruiter/internship coordinator.  You are sifting through dozens to hundreds of applicants' materials.  The most sophisticated may be saving them to a database or shared drive.  How can you make their lives easier as they do that, especially as they are interrupted by colleagues, a ringing phone, and the need to attend meetings throughout the day?

Resume Collects

If you are interested in participating in the Resume Collects for employers who are interested in DePaul students but not coming on campus through the FERP process, please don't forget that those have moved to the Symplicity Job Postings.  Please see the FERP FAQ's in the Symplicity Announcements.  Some employers have July deadlines so don't miss out on these opportunities! To participate, all you need is an approved resume and a full list of participating employers can be found in the Symplicity Announcements.