| College students and new graduates often feel | | | | engineering plan? Were these published or put |
| they have nothing or very little to include | | | | into use in the "real world"? Use as much of |
| on a new post-graduate resume. College | | | | your educational experience to your |
| students paid employment, volunteer | | | | advantage. You can also include a summary of |
| experience or academic reserach is often | | | | coursework, which often demonstrates |
| seemingly unrelated to their career goals, | | | | transferable skills that are used in the |
| and aside from that, the only information | | | | educational setting and in the world of |
| left to include is education. If this is your | | | | business. |
| way of thinking - think again! | | | | |
| | | | Employment History |
| Transferable Skills | | | | |
| | | | Many college students have a work history |
| One method of approaching a college student | | | | unrelated to their targeted field. If this is |
| or new graduate resume is to focus on | | | | true for you, take heart. You can include |
| transferable skills. These skills are | | | | many transferable skills on your college or |
| applicable to different situations. The | | | | new graduate resume. At the most basic, you |
| ability to communicate well, for example, is | | | | likely gained professional skills such as |
| a skill that is useful in any industry or | | | | dependability, working with others, |
| position. Other transferable skills may | | | | collaborating on projects, communicating with |
| include the ability to work well with | | | | clients or customers, and much more. Your |
| numbers, sales skills, or an ability to solve | | | | work history may not be as unrelated as it |
| problems by looking at the big picture. These | | | | seems at first glance. |
| are only a few examples. | | | | |
| | | | Additional Information |
| How do you list transferable skills? There | | | | |
| are a number of ways to include transferable | | | | Any volunteer work or memberships can also |
| skills in your resume, job application, and | | | | translate well into meaningful transferable |
| cover letter. The following are some tips for | | | | skills. Just as your employment history helps |
| various sections of the resume. | | | | you learn transferable skills, so too does |
| | | | volunteer work. It also demonstrates a |
| The Summary or Profile | | | | commitment to helping others. If you've |
| | | | fulfilled any roles in a professional |
| Objective statements are out and professional | | | | organization, this too can show transferable |
| profiles are in. Open with a brief | | | | (and sometimes directly related) skills. |
| introductory paragraph describing your most | | | | |
| worthy and transferable skills and assets. | | | | When you take the time to thoroughly review |
| Briefly list transferable skills here, or | | | | your experience, education, and other related |
| present them in a keyword summary list. This | | | | activities, you will discover a number of |
| is exactly as it sounds: a list of keywords. | | | | transferable skills. Use these to your |
| Use those that show your transferable skills. | | | | advantage! |
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| Education | | | | Your resume, college application, job |
| | | | application, or cover letter will be much |
| Depending on your college major, you likely | | | | stronger for it. Who knows - a little thought |
| had to write papers, complete projects, or | | | | and diligence in preparing a well prepared |
| conduct exhaustive research. What were the | | | | resume may just end up landing you that dream |
| outcomes of these? Did you conduct a | | | | job. |
| comprehensive study on a subject? Design an | | | | |