[nabs-l] resume

Sun Jul 29 02:43:00 UTC 2012

Good idea, I just wanted to make sure.  :)
On Jul 28, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Deb Mendelsohn <deb.mendelsohn at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is but I am NOT going to post it online here.
> Deb
> 
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> To add to what HOpe said, make sure complete contact information is at the
>> top of your resume.  I know you are limited for space on a resume, but you
>> should put more than just your cell phone number.  I would include an email
>> address and a mailing address.  They probably aren't going to mail you
>> anything but its a pretty standard convention and the fact it is missing
>> stands out.
>> 
>> I would also put your education first, particularly because you are
>> applying to school.  I have never seen anyone include their GPAs on their
>> resume before, but again, you might be able to get away with this because
>> you are submitting it to schools.  I would remove those when you apply for
>> jobs.  I don't think employers generally care what your GPA was.
>> 
>> Make sure your capitalization and grammar are consistent throughout.  Take
>> a closer look at your current internship entry.  I would change "design,
>> implement" to "design and implement" or "designed and implemented."
>> 
>> Also, make sure every line that you put to describe your experiences is
>> descriptive and meaningful.  Space is limited and you don't want your
>> resume reader to get bogged down in non descriptive text, especially if
>> that text doesn't demonstrate any particular skill you are wanting to make
>> sure they know you have.  For example, under your entry for your time with
>> the American Medical Association, you have 15 bullet points.  This seems
>> like a lot of space for a resume that should be as close to one page as you
>> can make it.  I would consider combining several of these items to make a
>> shorter, more concise list.  I would also consider eliminating items that
>> do not provide much meaningful information, e.g. Project assistant.  I'm
>> sure being a project assistant was valuable experience, but as it is now,
>> we have no idea what that responsibility was and why it is worth
>> mentioning.  I would combine these into 3 to 5 major points that summarize
>> your experiences.  You could perhaps have one point briefly describing the
>> cataloging and information management you did while there, one point
>> summarizing the ways you assisted in research, one point describing your
>> clerical and budgeting responsibilities etc.  Also, I would avoid the term
>> "routine office work" because for some reason it sounds less professional
>> to me.  Use something like clerical responsibilities or tasks etc.  Also, I
>> would elaborate on what kind of budgeting you did, how large the budget was
>> etc. if you are going to mention it.  That is certainly valuable experience
>> to have and details could strengthen that point.
>> 
>> You have a strong resume.  It really looks like your employment history
>> and education have well prepared you for grad school in this area.  The
>> weakest point is the length.  Your resume will be far stronger if you can
>> cut it down to one page.  Be brief, describing the highlights of each
>> position and how it added to your skill set etc.
>> 
>> I realize this is for school and so some of these things might not sound
>> as important because it isn't an employer who is looking at it, but the
>> ability to express yourself with brevity is an important skill for graduate
>> school.  Your professors will be far more impressed with a concise and
>> powerful resume.
>> 
>> Best of luck applying to grad school.  I hope this feedback was helpful.
>> I would be glad to go through your resume with you in more detail if you
>> would like.
>> 
>> -Greg
>> On Jul 28, 2012, at 1:31 PM, "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi there. Your resume does make sense but if I can suggest a couple of
>>> things. It would be good if you had your education first, then your
>> skills,
>>> then your job experience and references. If you talk to 10 different
>> people
>>> about resumes, you'll get 10 different answers. <smile> So this is just a
>>> suggestion.
>>> Also, make sure the bulleted points are the same for each job. For the
>>> library job you put periods (.) instead of dashes (-), which you used for
>>> all other job duties.
>>> HTH and I wish you all the best in your grad school endeavors.
>>> Hope Paulos
>>> 
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>>> Of Deb Mendelsohn
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:25 PM
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>>> Subject: [nabs-l] resume
>>> 
>>> *Hi all,
>>> I'm applying to grad school.  Does my updated resume make any sense?
>>> TIA
>>> Deb
>>> Debra Mendelsohn*
>>> 
>>> Deb.Mendelsohn at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> ________________________________________________________________________
>>> 
>>> * *
>>> 
>>> * *
>>> 
>>> *Experience:*
>>> 
>>> *Cataloging
>>> Intern
>>> *4/12 - Present**
>>> 
>>> Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (SAAVI)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tucson, AZ
>>> 
>>>  - Catalog 5000 Audio Book collection
>>>  - Design Implement catalog in braille, large print and electronic
>> format
>>>  - Design, Implement Catalog in Access Database
>>>  - Design, implement labels for material in Braille, large print,
>>> 
>>> * *
>>> 
>>> *Employment History:*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *Research Associate*
>>> 
>>> *Police Consultants
>>> Inc.
>>>   *7/00-
>>> 12/10**
>>> 
>>> Westmont IL
>>> 
>>>  - Management of Psychology Information Center.
>>>  - Route journals to psychologists.
>>>  - Assist psychologists with research projects.
>>>  - Fill information requests in a timely manner.
>>> 
>>> * *
>>> 
>>> *Research Assistant*
>>> 
>>> *American Medical Association
>>> (AMA)                                                        *9/95 - 9/00
>>> 
>>> Chicago IL
>>> 
>>>  - Management of OGC Information Center
>>>  - Budget Managing
>>>  - Select and acquire new library materials
>>>  - Catalog and Process New Materials
>>>  - Route Journals to AMA staff
>>>  - Provide AMA staff with daily email informational updates
>>>  - Online Research HLAW and Corporate Law topics
>>>  - Monitor RSS Feeds for appropriate information
>>>  - Assist AMA staff with research
>>>  - Assist AMA Member Physicians with research requests.
>>>  - Assist Health Policy Librarian
>>>  - Project Assistant
>>>  - Design, Implement Maintain File Bank
>>>  - Archive AMA HLAW Documentation
>>>  - Routine office work including answering phones, sort mail
>>> 
>>> *Desk Attendant*
>>> 
>>> 5/95-8/95
>>> 
>>> *Itasca Community Library*
>>>                                           Itasca IL
>>> 
>>> .        Part time summer position as clerk at circulation desk,
>>> 
>>> .         Assisted patrons in person and on the phone
>>> 
>>> .        Collect fines
>>> 
>>> .        Material check-in, checkout and renewal.
>>> 
>>> .        searched for and prepared materials for inter-library loan
>>> 
>>> .        Registered patrons for library cards.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *Library Assistant*
>>> 
>>> *Northeastern Illinois University*
>>>                                               5/94 - 5/95
>>> 
>>> Chicago IL
>>> 
>>>  - Part time work-study position
>>>  - Circulation Desk
>>>  - Assist patrons in person and on the phone.
>>>  - Assisted patrons in person and on the phone
>>>  - Collect fines
>>>  - Material check-in, checkout and renewal.
>>>  - Assist Reserve Librarian
>>>  - searched for and prepared materials for inter-library loan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ________________________________________________________________________
>>> 
>>> *Education:      *
>>> 
>>> *                        *
>>> 
>>> *Northeastern Illinois University*
>>> 
>>> *Chicago, IL*
>>> 
>>> B.A. Liberal Arts          GPA 3.46                                1995
>>> 
>>> *Wright College*
>>> 
>>> Chicago IL
>>> 
>>> A.A. Humanities           GPA 3.75                                1993**
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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