Discussing initial resumes

Before section this week, you uploaded an initial resume as one of your assignments.  You should bring a printed version of that resume to discussion this week (and it is a good idea to keep bringing it every week, especially as you revise your resume over time).

Here are some activities related to your initial resume that your TA may organize in section:

• Take out a piece of paper.  Swap resumes with the student sitting next to you.   Read through your fellow student's resume and, on your paper, write down three things about this student's resume that differ from your own -- and which you'd like to incorporate into your own resume.  (This might be formatting/style choices, decisions about how to organize the resume and choose what comes first, ways of creatively and specifically describing certain activities, choices about including or not including certain types of activities -- anything.)  Your TA will go around the room and ask you to pick one of these things to explain to the class as a model resume practice. 

Here are some questions about your initial resume your TA may ask you to consider during section:

• What is the hardest part about putting together a resume?
• Who have you consulted for help in the past when putting together your resume?
• What kind of job do you think your initial resume qualifies you for?
• What do you think is the biggest shortcoming or silence in your resume so far?
• Are there any important qualities that you would bring to a job that are not represented on this resume?
• What would you like your resume to include by the time you graduate from university?