If you’re a college student approaching graduation, the prospect of looking for your first job in the “real world” can be kind of intimidating, especially in today’s tough market. Sure, you’ve spent years amassing fine academic credentials, internships and campus activities. But how do you package up all that experience and make it speak for you in a way that perks up the ears of potential employers? Well, you start with a killer resume.
The experiences you highlight, the format and layout you use, your word choices, and attention to spelling and grammar speak volumes about you and the value that you can bring to a company. So you’ve got to make sure your resume is saying all the right things.
To help you do just that, we’ve created an Office Live Workspace page on Facebook just for college students. We’ve loaded it up with tips, advice, resume templates, videos and more from great resources like Monster.com, the Microsoft Office Online Career Center, the hiring experts at Microsoft Recruiting, and top industry experts – and we’re adding more every week.
In addition, today we’re launching the My Resume Talks Sweepstakes. Just enter your name and email address for your chance to win* a consultation from a Certified and Professional Resume Specialist. There will be 500 total winners so your odds are pretty good. You can enter once per day until May 4th.
Lastly, if you’re a fan of Kevin Connolly, who plays Eric on the hit show Entourage, make sure you watch this hilarious video telling students how to create a resume that gets a recruiter’s attention!
Good Luck!
David Alexander