“It says in the email that they won’t let you in if you’re too late,” my friend texted me. That’s all I needed to hear to sprint like a high school freshman from the train station to the conference room where the meeting was held. After grabbing the closest chair, I stayed in that position for thirty minutes listening to very lit music blasting very loudly by a nearby club/association until the instructor finally came.
Although I had created a resume over the past summer, mine was based off of what I Googled and I did not really have too much knowledge on making one. This workshop was the perfect opportunity for me to find out more since resumes are a crucial part for opportunities such as internships and jobs. Immediately after the instructor started the power point, I was interested in the abundance of information being presented to me. Even though learning about resumes may sound dull to some, she was very thorough with what she was presenting, and walked us through each step. After each step, there was a short quiz that tested whether we understood the what we had just learned.
I learned about which fonts were acceptable (ex. Times New Roman, Arial), acceptable lengths (one page), acceptable action verbs (ex. assisted, evaluated), and how to list experiences and interests. Although the meeting only lasted an hour or so, I learned so much useful information about resumes that I will definitely implement into my future ones, as well as go to the STARR center for assistance and review there after I completely revise my old one from the past summer. Despite the fact that I walked (in my case, sprinted) into this meeting knowing I would be learning and gaining knowledge, I was still taken aback by how I expanded my skills.
^ ft. friend who texted me 🙂 and ft. stranger
 