2008 Woodie Awards
SIFE workshop offers resumé building skills
Liz Hood
Issue date: 2/15/08 Section: News
In order to help students prepare for careers or internships after college, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) organized a résumé building workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
Seniors Lance Dykes and Megan Faulkner planned the event as a project for SIFE.
They worked together to promote the workshop around the Southwest Baptist University campus and also in the Bolivar community.
Students who filled Woody Auditorium received instruction and assistance with their own personal resumés.
"I graduate in May and I have to get a job," said senior Lindsay Jones.
Dr. Susan DeBauche, chair department of Business Administration, provided information on how to piece together a proper resumé.
"It [a resumé] is the most important instrument that you will have," said DeBauche.
A resumé is the first picture an employer receives before an interview.
DeBauche referred to the resumé as a marketing tool that tells everything about a person.
Resumés are used for employment, credibility, professional documentation, professional organizations, scholarships and loans.
The purpose of a resumé is to secure an interview, not to get a job.
"Employers will look for things to screen you out," said DeBauche.
DeBauche gave tips for perfecting or creating a resumé.
It needs to be condensed on one or two pages with the person's name and page number on the second page.
It should not be printed on the front and back of a piece of paper and without a staple connecting the pages.
"A staple is not professional," said DeBauche.
A person's skills and capabilities should be highlighted, which can be done by using bold, italicized or different sized fonts.
Another tip is to center and balance the information on the page.
A resumé should be designed for the position, which means it should only include information relative to the job.
When stressing accomplishments, short phrases with action verbs are acceptable.
Seniors Lance Dykes and Megan Faulkner planned the event as a project for SIFE.
They worked together to promote the workshop around the Southwest Baptist University campus and also in the Bolivar community.
Students who filled Woody Auditorium received instruction and assistance with their own personal resumés.
"I graduate in May and I have to get a job," said senior Lindsay Jones.
Dr. Susan DeBauche, chair department of Business Administration, provided information on how to piece together a proper resumé.
"It [a resumé] is the most important instrument that you will have," said DeBauche.
A resumé is the first picture an employer receives before an interview.
DeBauche referred to the resumé as a marketing tool that tells everything about a person.
Resumés are used for employment, credibility, professional documentation, professional organizations, scholarships and loans.
The purpose of a resumé is to secure an interview, not to get a job.
"Employers will look for things to screen you out," said DeBauche.
DeBauche gave tips for perfecting or creating a resumé.
It needs to be condensed on one or two pages with the person's name and page number on the second page.
It should not be printed on the front and back of a piece of paper and without a staple connecting the pages.
"A staple is not professional," said DeBauche.
A person's skills and capabilities should be highlighted, which can be done by using bold, italicized or different sized fonts.
Another tip is to center and balance the information on the page.
A resumé should be designed for the position, which means it should only include information relative to the job.
When stressing accomplishments, short phrases with action verbs are acceptable.
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