Portland Observer. May 29, 1985, Section II, Page 7 an effective, practical guide can sell yo u rse lf, salary w o n 't be a problem. 4 D o n ’ t state re lig io n , n a tio n a l o rig in , or p o litic a l a ffilia tio n . The re cip ie n t o f your resume may well have contrary beliefs or views. 5. D o n 't tr y to sell y o u rs e lf by em phasizing vita l statistics such as age and appearance. Sell what you have a cco m p lish e d so you w ill create the right impression. 6. I f you have had previous em ­ ployment (other than summer jobs), d o n 't try to explain the reasons fo r leaving. It is alm ost an im possible task to make them sound credible. Save the exp la na tio n s fo r your in ­ terviewer’ s questions. 7. D o n 't be cute or use gimmicks in your resume fo rm at. Present your in fo rm a tio n in a lo g ic a l, s tra ig h t­ fo rw a rd w ay, using a businesslike approach. Type the in fo rm a tio n neatly, on white 8'/> by 11-inch bond. You can reproduce your resume w ith a Xerox o r sim ila r copying machine as long as it produces clean and le g ib le copies, a lth o u g h o ffs e t copies are p re fe ra b le and m ay be o b ta in e d fr o m m ost co p y centers at a re la tiv e ly low cost in q u a n titie s o f fifty or more. There are several types o f resumes that you m ight want to consider in p re se n tin g y o u r d a ta . Each may have u n iq u e c a p a b ilitie s fo r y o u , depending on the circumstances o f a given jo b situation. The three most lo g ic a l types o f resumes are: ( I ) b io g ra p h ic a l; (2) re su lts-o rie n te d ; and (3) the letter resume. The biographical The standard biographical resume p ro v id e s in fo r m a tio n in a very lo g ic a l sequence and is p ro b a b ly best su ite d to the average new g ra d u a te w h o has had n e ith e r a great deal o f w o rk experience n o r w o rk d ire c tly re la te d to the discipline studied or degree granted. The functional The functional or results-oriented resume includes a ll the data o f the biographical resume but provides an o p p o r tu n ity to sp e ll o u t s p e c ific achievem ents in p a rtic u la r jo b s o r organizational functions. This is the least effective form at fo r those w ith little professional w ork experience. The letter resume The letter resume lifts certain key item s fro m one o f the resume f o r ­ mats and presents th e m in a n a rra tiv e fo r m . T h is m ay be the weakest o f the fo rm a ts fo r a new g ra d u a te , because w ith lit t le e x ­ perience to sell there is n 't to o much o p p o rtu n ity to elaborate and still be brief. The good resume spells out an o b ­ jective w ithout being overly specific. It p o in ts up the h ig h lig h ts o f an e d u c a tio n a l career. It s p e c ific a lly c la rifie s responsibilities and q u a n ­ tifie s them , gross sales, supervised three employees, and so on. S um ­ mer jo b s are d e scrib e d , re fle c tin g increasing responsibilities and in te r­ personal aspect fro m w o rk in g w ith customers in sales as well as dem on­ stration w ork. T o d o the m ost e ffe c tiv e jo b in preparing your resume and also as a su p p le m e n t to the s e lf-a n a ly s is process, you may w ell fin d it tim e well spent to firs t w rite out in some d e ta il a ll the in fo rm a tio n you can about y o u rs e lf and your qualifications: 1. Personal data: v ita l statistics, h e a lth , o u ts id e a c tiv itie s (o rg a n iz a tio n s and m e m b e r­ ships— p ro fe ssio n a l social o r ca m ­ pus-related). 2. E ducational b a ckground: De­ grees awarded o r pend in g , aw ards received, co n tin u in g education ac­ tiv ity , assistantships; scholarships. 3. U n iq u e q u a lific a tio n s : la n ­ guage flu e n c y , s p e c ific c o m m u n ­ ic a tio n s a b ility ( w r itte n o r o ra l), m ilita r y e xp e rie n ce , fo re ig n t r a ­ vel. 4. Duties, responsibilities and ac­ c o m p lis h m e n ts : L is t these fo r a ll jobs, regardless o f im portance. E m ­ phasize re s p o n s ib ilitie s (p e o p le , m oney, p ro p e rty ); reports w ritte n ; p ro je c t assig n m e n ts; and o th e r significant tasks. First try to cover everything, and w o rry a b o u t r e fin in g it to the re co m m e n d e d one o r tw o pages later. The idea is to recall everything and then s o rt o u t th e essential elem ents to in c lu d e on the fin a l resum e. E ve ry jo b yo u have ever had is im p o rta n t, p a rtic u la rly i f it was in a business environm ent and involved other people. Some fu r th e r in s ig h ts in to the problem s people have in preparing resumes are p ro v id e d by a recent survey o f m em bers o f the E m ­ ploym ent Management A ssociation (a n a tio n a l a s s o c ia tio n o f p r o ­ fessional e m p lo ym e n t executives), w h ic h p o in te d o u t th a t some o f the m a jo r c o m p la in ts a b o u t resumes are: 1. S lo p p y app e a ra n ce ; ty p o ­ g ra p h ic a l m istakes and g e n e r­ ally little eye appeal 2. G ram m atically unclear style. 3. N o t en o u g h em phasis on a c ­ complishments, abilities, and skills. 4. T oo much in fo rm a tio n o f little or no interest. 5. L a ck o f d ates, title s , and names o f employers 6. L is tin g irre le v a n t e x tr a c u r­ ricular activities. 7. F a ilu re to specify interests o r objectives. R egardless o f the fo r m a t, a resume m ust re fle c t w h a t one can and w ants to d o . Y o u r resum e is yo u , and an acid test is fo r you to tr y to be ve ry o b je c tiv e and ask, “ W ould I invite myself fo r an in te r­ view based on what this resume in ­ dica te s? " I f your answer is " N o , " or "M a y b e ," you should rework it. F in a lly , y o u r resum e sh o u ld always be an honest and s tr a ig h t­ forw ard presentation o u tlin in g your s k ills and c a p a b ilitie s in a fa c tu a l way. A cardinal rule o f jo b hunting is to a lw a ys te ll the tr u th . Your resume is you. It represents what has been accomplished to this point in your career. It is an inven­ to r y o f y o u r s k ills and a b ilitie s . W hen p re p a rin g y o u r resum e, remember that it is your education and accomplishments that are o f in ­ terest to a p o te n tia l em ployer. You m ust convey th a t yo u have the a b ility to help an organization attain its goals. Labor laws reinforced The U S. Departm ent o f L a b o r’ s E m p lo y m e n t S ta n d a rd s Ad­ ministration (ESA) recently reminded a g ric u ltu ra l e m p lo y e rs o f th e ir responsibilities under federal ch ild labor regulations. Joe C . G a rc ia , re g io n a l a d ­ m in istra to r fo r ESA in Seattle, said the F a ir L a b o r S ta n d a rd s A ct (E L S A ) gives the department broad powers to regulate the em ploym ent o f m inors under the age o f eighteen years. E m p lo y e rs w h o v io la te these protective re strictio n s may be sub­ ject to civil money penalties o f up to $1,000 fo r each c h ild im p ro p e rly employed, he noted The basic m in im u m age fo r a g ricu ltu ra l em ployment subject to the E LSA is fourteen years, G arcia said, except that twelve and thirteen year o ld s may be e m p lo ye d w ith w ritte n p a re n ta l c o n se n t. Y o u th s Congratulations, Graduates of ’85! under sixteen years o f age may not work in any agricultural occupation declared by the Secretary o f L a bor to be hazardous. In a d d itio n , no m in o r under six­ teen years may be employed during school h o u rs fo r the d is tr ic t in which he resides while w orking. However, m inors o f any age may be employed in any occupation and during schixil hours by their parents on a farm which the parents own or operate. G a rc ia noted th a t some excep­ tions may apply in specific c irc u m ­ stances. and urged persons needing m ore de ta iled in fo rm a tio n to co n ­ tact the nearest o ffic e o f E S A ’ s W age and H o u r D ivision. The P o rtla n d area o ffic e is located in the Federal B u ild in g at I 220 S .W . T h ir d A ve and can be reached by phone at 221-3057. Guard opportunities nam experience, and a p e rc e p tio n o f the m ilita r y as d is c rim in a to ry . W hile such concerns may have been v a lid in the past, Jo rd a n says he's seen change. " I ' v e been in the G u a rd fo r 10 years n o w . T h e management aspect has changed to where people are treated a ccording to their abilities, not ra ce ." he said. Jordan believes that as m in o rite s in the Guard become more visible to the c o m m u n ity , c o m m u n ity a t ­ titu d e s w ill change. He stressed, how ever, that i t ’ s best not to w a it to o lo n g b e fo re a s k in g a b o u t a G u a rd career “ M a n y people have come to me asking i f they could jo in the G uard as I have, but they ca n 't q u a lify because o f a g e ." In m ost cases, you must be under age 35 to q u a lify. H o w does Jordan manage a f u l l ­ time career in the public schools and an A ir G uard p o sitio n? " I like my w o r k , ” he says, " I lik e w o rk in g w ith people. Both these careers give me a great deal o f personal satisfac­ tio n ." Does the O re g o n A ir N a tio n a l G uard o ffe r career possibilities fo r m inorities in our com m unity? M ike J o rd a n believes it does. J o rd a n , Principal o f Sabin Early Childhcxxl E ducation Center, is a M a jo r in the Oregon A ir N ational G uard. As the M a in te n a n c e S ta ff O ffic e r o f the 142nd C onsolidated A irc ra ft M a in ­ tenance Squadron, and an educator, Jordan has a perspective on the op- p o rtu itie s the N a tio n a l G u a rd can p ro v id e yo u n g people seeking a career. " S a y y o u 're a yo u n g m an o r wom an com ing out o f high school, and you d o n ’ t have the money to go right to college," he said, ' consider the A ir G u a rd . In the G u a rd , you can build w ork experience. You can receive college c re d it fo r m uch o f the te c h n ic a l tr a in in g y o u 'll receive." J o rd a n a d m itte d th a t m any m inorities do not th in k they’ ll get a fa ir shake in the N a tio n a l G u a rd . 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