1.3 Resume Transition
1.2 Handshake
Getting started on Handshake The Career Team has already set up a Handshake account for you. Just go to uwsp .joinhandshake.com and follow the prompts to log in and activate your account. Not sure where to start? Check out this step-by-step article on "How to get started with Handshake"! Your profile is your time to shine, so don’t be shy about listing your accomplishments. The more potential employers know about you, the better the chance they’ll reach out to you. Make sure to list all of your hard work — in and out of the classroom — on your profile. Set your preferences for the types of internships and jobs you’re interested in, so Handshake can find the right opportunities for you. Searching through hundreds of internship and job postings that don’t fit isn’t a good use of your time. Let Handshake do the work for you! Let us help! The UWSP Career Team has the tools to help you take the first step. And then the next step as well! Our Career Preparation Events are found on Handshake as well! Now, let’s get you hired. Join the largest career community for early talent in the US! There are three easy steps to get you one step closer to finding your next opportunity:
It is never too early to start working on your resume. With just a few changes, you can turn a resume you used in high school into a polished, professional document. The following example and information can help you with the transition or aid you in creating a document from scratch!
1.3 a Resume 1.0
Top 5 resume tips Your resume should be a living, changing document. Whenever you gain a new skill or experience, remember to add it to your resume while it is fresh in your mind. By starting with a very thorough resume, it will be easy to adjust each time you need to use it. We call this your life-long resume. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, are resources that can inspire ideas, aid students with disabilities, and/or proofread text for errors. We do not recommend using generative AI solely to craft resumes and cover letters for submission to graduate schools or potential employers; it is likely that graduate schools and employers would be able to tell that the work is AI- generated, and it may harm your candidacy. Life-long resume Create a life-long resume that will include everything you have ever done. You can then cut and paste pieces of this life-long resume to create a tailor- made resume for each job. This also provides a great work history document. You can include additional information, including supervisor name, contact information, salary, employer address, extra work duty details just for your benefit, and knowledge (or for use on a Federal Resume on USAJobs )! Do not use a resume template It is recommended to look at templates to find a style you like but then try to re-create that style using Word. A template can be very restrictive when you try to edit and add to a resume as you gain experience. Focus attention on you Focus through sub-headings, capital letters, bold print, italics, or bullets. If you overuse these items, they lose their effectiveness, so be careful! Quantify/Qualify your experiences Where appropriate – use numbers, specific names of equipment, scientific names, and/or monetary figures to illustrate knowledge and skills. Go beyond duties to identify what was achieved or accomplished in your work and volunteer experiences. Edit, edit, edit Proofread for spelling or grammatical errors, and also make sure your format is uniform – for example, make sure your fonts, margins, and the style of your dates match (e.g. 6/2018 or June 2018) throughout your document.
2.
3.
Introduce yourself
Tell us what you want to do and where you want to be
1.
Log in
Download the app and log in to start building your profile today. Don’t worry, you can update your preferences as often as you want! *Adapted from
8
9
Made with FlippingBook Learn more on our blog