PP3_ Lecture 9_Lecture Notes on Resume Writing and Portfolio Creation

Flashcards of key vocabulary and concepts from a lecture on creating resumes, CVs, and portfolios, with a focus on architecture and leveraging social media and AI.

Resume

A summary of your qualifications, skills, and achievements.

Skills

Indicate your potential.

Benefits

Demonstrate your actual accomplishments.

Resume Summary

A short description of your qualifications that explain why you're a good fit for the role.

Resume Objective

A brief statement that communicates your career goals.

Other Reasons for Resume

Prepares you for the interview, organizes you, gives you a sense of security, and can be used as a calling card.

Most Common Resume Mistakes

Typos and grammatical errors, lies, unprofessional emails, without quantifiable results, long paragraphs or texts, generic resumes, exceeding 2 pages.

250

Average number of resumes submitted for a corporate job opening.

4-6

Candidates who will be called for interview.

1

Will get job offer.

Most Efficient Resume Approaches

Start sentences with action verbs, send resumes between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m., send resumes within 1-4 days of job posting, include key skills section, don't use personal pronouns, include strong, leadership-oriented words, avoid "team player" phrases, demonstrate results with numbers, use keywords and industry jargon.

40% of Hiring Managers

Spend less than a minute reviewing a resume.

Keep it Simple

Avoid fancy layouts and colored paper, Stick with traditional font, Go easy on formatting, Make your objective specific, Tailor your objective directly to your employer's needs.

Potential Keywords

Types of computer software, job specific duties/titles, skills, certificates, etc…

Avoid One Size Fits All Resumes

Tailor each resume to each employer's requirements and needs.

Typos and Grammatical Errors

Looks bush-league.

Good Accounting Example

Managed Accounts Receivable.

Social Media Platforms Recruiters Often Use

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr.

54% of Companies

Report having talent shortages in 2019.

Top Skills To Put on Your Resume

Time management, Computer skills, Teamwork, Leadership, Communication.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

A document used when applying for jobs that summarizes your education, skills and experience.

Curriculum Vitae Characteristics

Emphasizes academic accomplishments, positions in academia, fellowships and grants, length depends upon experience and includes a complete list of publications, posters, and presentations.

Resume Characteristics

Emphasize skills, used when applying for a position in industry, non-profit, and public sector, no longer than 2 pages, with an additional page for publications and/or poster presentations if highly relevant to the job.

Social Media Platform Audiences

Gen Z on TikTok, influencers and small businesses focus on Instagram and Facebook, and for working professionals, LinkedIn.

Benefits of Social Media

Direct Contact With Target Audience (Visibility), Content Driven (Informational), Diverse traffic as followers, wider reach (Networking), Self curation in profile & content making (Marketing).

Popular Social Media (For Architecture)

LinkedIn – Professional Network, Instagram – Visual Content Creation, Facebook – older generation reach, YouTube – video content generation, Pinterest – inspiration boards, conceptual imagery.

LinkedIn

A professional networking site, designed to help people make business connections, share their experiences and resumes, and find jobs.

Architecture Portfolio

A document that conveys the story of your professional experience through imagery, text, composition, and format.

Portfolio Importance

Resumes, most employers require a portfolio to show the personality and design thinking of the applicant.

Tips For Making an Outstanding Architecture Portfolio

Just Say "No" to Stand Alone Resumes, Portfolio's Presentation is Just as Important as Its Content, Include Lots of Personal Information, A Long Portfolio Isn't Better Than a Short One, Choose Projects that Work with the Office's Profile, Attach a PDF With a Maximum of 15 Mb.

AI Advantage

Efficiency in automating tasks, improving format, and matching results to job posts.

AI Pitfalls

Creating the prompts and in editing

AI

New and experimental apps, generate resumes in the current field of architecture

Links to CV Generators & Hybrids

www.resume.io, www.rezi.ai, www.zety.com

Pause for thought

What would be the most suited approach & strategy for your personality in finding a job after graduation? How will you be able to convince future employers of your value or worth to their company?

Resume Meaning

The term resume comes from the French and means a "summary."

Resume Goal

Communicate in a concise manner the benefits you will bring to the job if hired.