Olga Avram
Career Workshop

On September 8th, I visited a resume revision workshop hosted by the Finance and Economics group. This workshop began with an introduction from the leaders, in which they discussed their interview experiences and gave the people who attended tips. For instance, one tip I received from the introduction was that it is vital to have unique interests on your resume that will make it stand out among others. This can be something that is unrelated to the job, but it makes you a more interesting person; therefore, more likely to be hired. Following the informative introduction, we were able to have the leaders review our sample resumes we brought to the meeting. The resume I brought to the workshop I have used to get two jobs in the past year, so I assumed it did not need a lot of touch ups. However, I was very wrong. When Kevin, one of the leaders, examined my resume, he asked if I am an art major. For a moment I was confused, because I thought that having a creative resume was a positive aspect. My resume had a specific format and had red borders. When I asked why, he explained that in the business field the resumes are supposed to be conservative. Additionally, Kevin explained how to correctly and more effectively explain my experiences, so that it will be relevant for future jobs. Overall, the resume workshop helped me make a better resume. Before the workshop, I was not aware of the awkward phrases on my old resume because I never really looked at other resumes, so seeing more examples and having someone look over mine and give me advice was very helpful. The people there are very bright and informative, which made the whole meeting a good learning opportunity. After the workshop, I modified my resume and now feel more confident about it.