an effective, practical guide
can sell yourself, salary won’t be a
problem.
4. D on't state religion, national
origin, or political affiliation. The
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recipient of your resume may well
n have contrary beliefs or views.
5. D o n ’ t try to sell yourself by
emphasizing vital statistics such as
ri age and appearance. Sell what you
have accomplished so you w ill
create the right impression.
6. I f you have had previous em­
ployment
(other than summer jobs),
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don't try to explain the reasons for
leaving. It is almost an impossible
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ri task to make them sound credible.
Save the explanations for your in­
c terviewer's questions.
V 7. Don't be cute or use gimmicks
in your resume format. Present your
inform ation in a logical, straight­
forward way, using a businesslike
approach.
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preferable and may be obtained
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relatively low cost in quantities of
fifty or more.
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that you might want to consider in
presenting your data. Each may
have unique capabilities for you,
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depending on the circumstances of a
given job situation. The three most
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logical types o f resumes are: (1)
biographical; (2) results-oriented;
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and (3) the letter resume.
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The biographical
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The standard biographical resume
X provides in fo rm atio n in a very
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b: best suited to the average new
or graduate who has had neither a
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bf work directly related to the
discipline studied or degree granted.
The functional
The functional or results-oriented
resume includes all the data o f the
biographical resume but provides an
opportunity to spell out specific
achievements in particular jobs or
organizational functions. This is the
least effective format for those with
little professional work experience.
The letter resume
The letter resume lifts certain key
items from one of the resume fo r­
mats and presents them in a
narrative fo rm . This may be the
weakest o f the form ats for a new
graduate, because with little ex­
perience to sell there isn't too much
opportunity to elaborate and still be
brief.
The good resume spells out an ob­
jective without being overly specific.
It points up the highlights o f an
educational career. It specifically
clarifies responsibilities and quan­
tifies them, gross sales, supervised
three employees, and so on. Sum­
mer jobs are described, reflecting
increasing responsibilities and inter­
personal aspect from working with
customers in sales as well as demon­
stration work.
T o do the most effective job in
preparing your resume and also as a
supplement to the self-analysis
process, you may well find it time
well spent to first write out in some
detail all the inform ation you can
about
yourself
and
your
qualifications:
1. Personal data: vital statistics,
health,
outside
activities
(organizations
and
member­
ships— professional social or cam-
pus-related).
2. Educational background: De­
grees awarded or pending, awards
received, continuing education ac­
tivity, assistantships; scholarships.
3. Unique qualifications: lan ­
guage fluency, specific com m un­
ications ab ility (w ritten or o ral),
m ilitary experience, foreign tra
vel.
4. Duties, responsibilities and ac­
complishments: List these for all
jobs, regardless of importance. Em­
phasize responsibilities (people,
money, property); reports written;
project assignments; and other
significant tasks.
First try to cover everything, and
worry about refining it to the
recommended one or two pages
later. The idea is to recall everything
and then sort out the essential
elements to include on the final
resume. Every jo b you have ever
had is im portant, particularly if it
was in a business environment and
involved other people.
Some further insights into the
problems people have in preparing
resumes are provided by a recent
survey o f members o f the E m ­
ployment Management Association
(a national association o f p ro ­
fessional employment executives),
which pointed out that some
o f the m ajor complaints about
resumes are:
1. Sloppy appearance; typ o ­
graphical mistakes and gener­
ally little eye appeal.
2. Grammatically unclear style.
3. N ot enough emphasis on ac­
complishments, abilities, and skills.
4. Too much information of little
or no interest.
3. Lack of dates, titles, and
names of employers.
6. Listing irrelevant extracur­
ricular activities.
7. Failure to specify interests or
objectives.
Regardless o f the fo rm a l, a
resume must reflect what one can
and wants to do. Your resume is
you. and an acid test is for you to
try to be very objective and ask,
"Would I invite myself for an inter­
view based on what this resume in­
dicates?” If your answer is " N o ,"
or "M aybe," you should rework it.
Finally, your resume should
always be an honest and straight­
forward presentation outlining your
skills and capabilities in a factual
way. A cardinal rule of job hunting
is to always tell the truth.
Your resume is you. It represents
what has been accomplished to this
point in your career. It is an inven­
tory o f your skills and abilities.
When preparing your resume,
remember that it is your education
and accomplishments that are of in­
terest to a potential employer. You
must convey that you have the
ability to help an organization attain
its goals.
Labor laws reinforced
The U.S. Department of Labor's
Em ployment
Standards
Ad­
ministration (ESA) recently reminded
agricultural employers o f their
responsibilities under federal child
labor regulations.
Joe C . G arcia, regional ad­
ministrator for ESA in Seattle, said
the Fair Labor Standards Act
(ELSA) gives the department broad
powers to regulate the employment
of minors under the age of eighteen
years.
Employers who violate these
protective restrictions may be sub­
ject to civil money penalties of up to
$ 1,000 for each child im properly
employed, he noted.
The basic m inim um age for
agricultural employment subject to
the Fl.SA is fourteen years, Garcia
said, except that twelve and thirteen
year olds may be employed with
w ritten parental consent. Youths
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under sixteen years of age may not
work in any agricultural occupation
declared by the Secretary of Labor
to be hazardous.
In addition, no minor under six­
teen years may be employed during
school hours for the district in
which he resides while working.
However, minors of any age may
be employed in any occupation and
during school hours by their parents
on a farm which the parents own or
operate.
Garcia noted (hat some excep­
tions may apply in specific circum­
stances. and urged persons needing
more detailed inform ation to con­
tact the nearest office o f E S A ’s
Wage and Hour Division.
The Portland area o ffice is
located in the Federal Building at
1220 S.W . T hird Ave. and can be
reached by phone at 221-3057.
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