Resume Workshop

On September 14, I went to a resume workshop hosted by AKPsi. They had a panel of speakers that talked about the do’s and don’ts of a resume. They also talked about their own experiences with resumes and interviews, giving us tips on what they did and what employers are looking for. As they were talking, it started making me self-conscious about my own resume. I did a lot of the things that they said not to do such as following a google doc template of a resume. I also had a lot of blank spaces on my resume. The things that they said were very helpful and I would keep in mind when fixing up my resume. After the all the people on the panel spoke, it was time to break off into groups and let the members of the fraternity review your resume and help you make it better. I was very scared of showing it to them, fearing that they will judge how bad my resume was. I was going to say that I forgot or I didn’t know that we had to bring one and just take notes. We got into groups with a few other students with the same major and a member of the fraternity with the same major that was going to help us. After seeing that the other people in the group were in the same position as me, I became more comfortable and confident. They were all freshmen, accounting majors, and didn’t have much experience. I am happy that I did showed the member my resume because she really helped me a lot. She told me that her resume wasn’t that great at first either. She taught us how to format our resumes for accounting, how to organize the information, and how to make certain things stand out. After reviewing my resume personally, she told me which items that I should make more prominent such as extracurriculars because I was only a freshman and didn’t have much experience. She also told me what things that I can include to fill in the blank spaces such other language that I spoke and software skills. I am really thankful for her for helping me out. My resume really went from zero to hundred. Maybe not a hundred, but like 85%. I’m just trying to say that it improved tremendously. This resume workshop was a huge step in starting my career path.