Expressing Your Skill Sets on a Resume – Step #2 Developing Key Language
Now that you have an exhaustive list of your job responsibilities and have prioritized them by the value added to an organization, you have the task of crafting bullet points that stand out to your next employer. This is usually…
Expressing Your Skill Sets on a Resume – Step #1 Inventory
As you go through your work (or internship) day, it can be hard to think about what it is that you actually do. As a result, many students have difficulty effectively capturing their skills, duties, and the value that he…
How to Make the Most of a Resume Review
There are many opportunities to have your resume reviewed on campus-whether during walk-in hours, a counseling appointment, by a mentor or colleague. However, you want to make sure that you get everything you can from the opportunity. The following guidelines…
Ready for Spring Semester? Freshman to Senior Year Job Search Planning
A lot of students face their career issues in between semesters (i.e., during the winter intercession or summer break), but in order to effectively be prepared for your graduation, you need to be doing things all year long. The key…
Going from a Member to eBoard Member: Rounding Out Your Resume with Leadership Activities
One of the ways to demonstrate skills that may be missing from your jobs or internships is through leadership activities. A great many students are involved in clubs, but a small minority are taking up leadership activities in those clubs….
Expanding Your Vocab: Keys to Displaying a Rich Range
In your job applications, you need to demonstrate your command of language and writing skill. This can be hard to do when you are trying to get out a large number of applications out each week and you are tailoring…
Project Sections: Now’s the Time to Consider Them
Often when we see students that don’t have relevant work or internship experience in their field, they have the skills needed, but they have been demonstrated in the classroom. So, if this your case, you should consider adding a “Projects”…
Using Vault to Be in the Know
I’m sure you have heard ‘ALWAYS do your research before going to an interview’. Many job seekers wonder what this means beyond checking out the company’s website. Well, there are various components to the research process, but one tool that…
5 Tips on Using ‘Optimal Resume’ to Take Your Resume to the Next Level
Did you know that as a Baruch student or alum that you have access to a powerful internship and job search tool that you can access at home? While at the SCDC we have walk-in hours during the semester, 4-5pm…
Valuing Your Ticket In – Your Resume
Most people don’t look at their resume unless their looking for a job. It can be really difficult to look at a resume after a long period left untouched and try to update it. Incorporating all your relevant past experiences,…
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