{"id":2446,"date":"2012-02-09T17:09:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T00:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ups.edu\/cesblogs\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2014-03-17T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T22:17:30","slug":"shiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/2012\/02\/09\/shiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiny! (Polish your resume to a high shine.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you drafting or updating your resume for the next Career Fair<\/a>? Maybe you\u2019re hoping to land a summer job, an internship, or full-time work after graduation\u2026<\/p>\n

Before you print your resume on nice paper (or the back of your tee shirt) make sure all the i\u2019s are dotted, the T\u2019s are crossed, and the content gleams with polished descriptions of your relevant experience.<\/p>\n

Peruse these past CESblogs for tips, and use them to buff your draft to a high gloss:<\/p>\n

Writing a resume for the first time? <\/strong>\"\"<\/a>
\nPut yourself in the proper mindset.<\/a><\/p>\n

Does your resume show the employer that
\nyou have the skills they want? <\/strong>
\nStart by eliminating passive phrases.<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you highlighting your liberal arts education?
\n<\/strong>Employers seek the skills you’re developing.<\/a><\/p>\n

Think your part-time job doesn’t count? Think again!
\n<\/strong>Translate your part-time skills into marketable experience.<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

You only have a few seconds to make an impression on an employer. <\/strong>
\nTarget your resume.<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the deal with objective statements? <\/strong>
\nMake sure yours is providing clarity and focus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, schedule a resume review with CES. We\u2019ll help you add the final shine so you can impress employers with your brilliance!<\/p>\n

Photo: SOCIALisBETTER
\n\u00a9 2012 Career and Employment Services, University of Puget Sound<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you drafting or updating your resume for the next Career Fair? Maybe you\u2019re hoping to land a summer job, an internship, or full-time work after graduation\u2026 Before you print your resume on nice paper (or the back of your tee shirt) make sure all the i\u2019s are dotted, the T\u2019s are crossed, and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":246,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-2446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-resumes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3573,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446\/revisions\/3573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/cesblogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}