Resume Review

I’ve had a resume made since I was in high school with the help of my older sister. She gave me the template and her resume to give me an idea of how I could make my own resume. Since I was only in high school, I didn’t really have much I could put on my resume. Now looking at my resume from about 2-3 years ago, I honestly think it looks really unprofessional. So I decided to go to a Starr Career Development Center Resume Review session. I met with Shaima and she was extremely helpful with editing my resume. She began by telling me what I did correctly and then proceeded to telling me what I could fix and add or take off from my resume. She told me different ways I could phrase things. She told me tips on how I should word my bullet points. When she was helping me with my bullet points for my work experience, she asked me to explain what my position was at the job and what I did at the job. This helped her get a sense of what my bullet points could be. It wasn’t a session where she was the one doing all the talking and critiquing my resume. It was more conversational and required my input as well to help come up with the points. After the session ended, she gave me a booklet called “Resume & Cover Letter Writing Guide.” This booklet contains everything that is needed to help write a resume and even provides examples of resumes. Looking at my resume after the session I had with Shaima, there is a lot of good and helpful feedback and comments not only on the side of the page but literally all over the page. I plan to edit my resume based on what I got from the session and will plan my next visit for a follow-up of my revised resume. I really recommend attending a resume session because it is really helpful if you are looking to create a professional resume. You can make a appointment on their website and they also have walk-in hours on Monday to Thursday from 3-6pm.