Resumé Writing Scenario #1

 You learn that EdwardJones Inc., a leading firm offering investment advice, is hiring for its Charlotte office. The positions are entry-level positions that may eventually lead to jobs as brokers. Right now, however, the positions require a lot of legwork—researching investment possibilities, recruiting clients, handling meetings and record-keeping, etc. And they require a minimum of a year’s experience in finance. You feel that your background prepares you for such a position, but you know that aside from your internship, you have little formal experience in such matters. How do you set up your resume?

Click here for resume #1: Following the advice in the books, the advice given by Career Services, and using a template from Microsoft Word.

 If you were the recruiter for EdwardJones, would you be interested in interviewing Mr. Lynch? Why or why not?

 Click here for resume #2: Using the WYAL list, doing an audience analysis, and customizing the resume to the employer’s advertised needs

 If you were the recruiter for EdwardJones, would you be interested in interviewing Mr. Lynch? Why or why not?

Resumé Writing Scenario # 2

You are Cindy Crawford, about to graduate from Winthrop with a B.S. in business and a concentration in marketing. You’ve done an internship but never had a paying job, since you have spent most of your summers and vacations working in your parents’ store. You want to prepare a general resume to take to a career fair. You decide to use key terms instead of an objective since you want the resume to go to a number of employers with very different kinds of openings.

 Look at option #1. As an employer, what do you see as Cindy’s strengths and weaknesses?

 Look at option #2. As an employer, what do you see as Cindy’s strengths and weaknesses?

 Look at option #3. This is a version of option #2 that was designed to be scanned or faxed. What did Cindy do differently to this resume?  

Resumé Writing Scenario # 3

 You are Wolfgang Van Halen, graduating with a degree in music and wanting to work for a church—but needing to earn enough money so that Ramen noodles are on the menu only three days a week. You create your WYAL list and start to organize a resume. You decide to send it to two local churches who are looking for music directors.  

Church #1 is the Covenant Baptist Church of Irmo, SC. It is a medium-sized church in a fairly conservative town. The letter the church has sent to the Winthrop Music Department announcing the job opening stresses that it wants candidates with formal training in music. Church #2 is St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Charlotte. The church’s letter stresses that the church wants candidates with experience for the position.  

Click here to see Wolfie’s credentials for these positions. Organize a resume suited for applying for each of these positions.

 When you are done, click to see Wolfie's first and second resume. (Click here to compare the two side-by-side.)