Sensitivity: General
IT TRAINING MODULES
WRITING A SUCCESSFUL RESUME AND COVER LETTER
Can you: competency: education, experience, skills, extracurricular
Will you: attitude, interest, motivation
Fit: culture, values, personal attributes
Recruiter typically spends 7-20 seconds looking at the first page of your resume!
Research: employer, their criteria, background, values, UVP, clients, projects, people
Sources:
▪ Website
▪ Social media pages
▪ LinkedIn
▪ Media articles
▪ Professional association resources
▪ Social/professional networks
▪ UNSW careers events
Criteria of the ideal candidate:
▪ Qualifications
▪ Experience
▪ Technical skills
▪ Transferable/soft skills
▪ Personal attributes
▪ Motivation/values
Differentiation
▪
,Sensitivity: General
▪
Checklist to success
☐ Career profile / intro: Address the selection criteria of the job; Relevant key words
, Sensitivity: General
▪
☐ Education
▪
☐ Relevant projects: highlight achievements
☐ Achievement statements
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▪
☐ Use bullet points – address criteria
☐ Use active language
☐ Chronological order
IT TRAINING MODULES
WRITING A SUCCESSFUL RESUME AND COVER LETTER
Can you: competency: education, experience, skills, extracurricular
Will you: attitude, interest, motivation
Fit: culture, values, personal attributes
Recruiter typically spends 7-20 seconds looking at the first page of your resume!
Research: employer, their criteria, background, values, UVP, clients, projects, people
Sources:
▪ Website
▪ Social media pages
▪ Media articles
▪ Professional association resources
▪ Social/professional networks
▪ UNSW careers events
Criteria of the ideal candidate:
▪ Qualifications
▪ Experience
▪ Technical skills
▪ Transferable/soft skills
▪ Personal attributes
▪ Motivation/values
Differentiation
▪
,Sensitivity: General
▪
Checklist to success
☐ Career profile / intro: Address the selection criteria of the job; Relevant key words
, Sensitivity: General
▪
☐ Education
▪
☐ Relevant projects: highlight achievements
☐ Achievement statements
▪
▪
☐ Use bullet points – address criteria
☐ Use active language
☐ Chronological order
