Have you heard of the 15 second rule?… No, not the one where you accidently drop food on the floor and have to eat it within 15 seconds … or was it 10? Anyway, THIS 15 second rule simply states that employers will spend about 15 seconds MAX looking at each resume to maximize efficiency. You’re probably thinking: That’s an awfully short amount of time for all that hard work! So what makes a resume stand out from all the rest you may ask? For those of you who are too lazy to read through hand-outs or books on resume writing, here are a few tips that may get your resume noticed…
February 25, 2008
February 16, 2008
With graduation looming in the distance, the burden of student loans and having parentson your back always kindly remind you not to waste another summer lying on the couch, I decided to go to the Arts & Sciences Career Week in hopes of getting more information about summer job opportunities or even long term job possibilities. With a variety of companies, such as Sun Life, Xerox, Pegasus Recruiting and World Trade Group, present during the week, it was interesting talking with representatives and gathering information about their companies, however, it was during the panel discussions with the company representatives where I was really able to see the perspectives companies could have regarding hiring.
Let’s face it…companies, but especially larger companies, will often have a HUGE amount of candidates apply for a small number of openings in their companies. How can I stand out as a candidate? What skills would put me at a greater advantage in the candidate pool?
February 5, 2008
Hey Queen’s!Check out the Arts & Science Career Fair Feb 4-8! Get information, network & meet employers and fellow students, and find out how you can make the best of your ArtSci degree. All welcome!
Monday, February 4
2:00-7:00 pm – Participating Employer Career booths: Department of National Defence, Sun Life Financial
4:30-5:30 pm – Resumes and Online Applications workshop
5:30-6:30 pm – Career Paths panel discussion with participating employers
6:30-7:00 pm – Pizza and pop networking opportunity with participating employers
Tuesday, February 5
2:00-7:00 pm – Participating Employer Career booths: Ontario Public Service, World Trade Group, Pegasus Recruiting, Xerox
4:30-5:30 pm – Focus – What to do with a degree in…? workshop
5:30-6:30 pm – Career Paths panel discussion with employers
6:30-7:00 pm – Pizza and pop networking opportunity with participating employers
Wednesday, February 6
2:00-7:00 pm – Participating Employer Career booths: Non-Profit Organizations including Kingston Symphony, United Way and more!4:30-5:30 pm – Market Your Skills - Peer Career Educator Team Workshop
5:30-6:30 pm – Industry Discussion with participating employers – “Networking and other successful strategies to get where you want to be”
6:30-7:00 pm – Pizza and pop networking opportunity with participating employers
Thursday, February 7
2:00-7:00 pm – Participating Employer Career booths: Kingston Police, RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
4:30-5:30 pm – Your Competitive Job Search Advantage: From Art/Sci to the World of Work – workshop
5:30-6:30 pm - ”Successful Interviews” discussion with participating employers
6:30-7:00 pm – Pizza and pop networking opportunity with participating employers
Friday, February 8
8:30 am – 4:30 pm – Career Services Open House – Find out how Career Services can help you with your work search
11:30-3:30 pm – Drop in Resume Checks with Peer Career Educators
