{"id":387,"date":"2018-04-19T20:58:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T20:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrldvc.org\/news\/?p=387"},"modified":"2018-04-25T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T12:04:12","slug":"resume-tips-courtesy-of-march-resume-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acrldvc.org\/news\/2018\/04\/19\/resume-tips-courtesy-of-march-resume-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume Tips Courtesy of March Resume Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the active participation of many of our members, our chapter held a student resume review during the month of March. \u00a0Our reviewers were insightful, detail-oriented, and thoughtful, and generated a lot of good advice for individuals hoping to get jobs in libraries. \u00a0The primary piece of advice that came out of their review was that students should include a variety of information and not overlook the specifics of their identity, opportunities, and activities, as all of these may set them apart from other candidates. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Resume Tips<\/h4>\n

Our reviewers recommended including an Objective or Qualifications Statement at the beginning of a resume. \u00a0An Objective Statement ties career goals to qualifications and prior experience while a Qualifications Statement allows job seekers to feature soft skills and discuss passion and philosophy. \u00a0In addition to including your passions or philosophies on service or teaching, include language that directly relates to the job description. <\/span><\/p>\n

Resumes are often bulleted statements that outline activities. \u00a0However, it\u2019s alright to elaborate on portions of your experience that correlate with the position for which you are applying. \u00a0Our reviewers frequently wanted more information about the candidate. Cover letters give you a one-page opportunity, but your resume can continue emphasizing the statements of your cover letter. \u00a0One reviewer suggested, \u201cIf you’re applying to a business librarian position, pull apart what \u2018business information literacy\u2019 means in practice. If you’re applying to an instruction-heavy position, emphasize the teaching and learning activities you’ve been a part of — for example, what kinds of instructional sessions have you led?\u201d \u00a0Your resume is your first opportunity to share your skills and inspire your future team!<\/span><\/p>\n

One other common suggestion was to include experiences that may seem non-traditional, not passing over descriptions of service, communication strengths, academic studies, and professional development activities. \u00a0One reviewer stated, \u201cAcademic librarianship has become so multifaceted\u2026;\u201d you can take advantage of the variety in library work. Including even brief work in scholarly communication, data analysis and management, faculty-oriented programming, instructional technology, active learning, software development, etc. might set you apart and demonstrates your awareness of the field into which you hope to enter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Continued Support<\/h4>\n

Thank you to each individual who participated in the March resume review! \u00a0We think that resume review is such a useful service to our community that we would like to extend it to librarians who would like peer review and responses. \u00a0So feel free to email your resume to <\/span>dvcmentoring@gmail.com<\/span><\/a>, it will be distributed to two librarians and returned to you in a timely manner. \u00a0Together we can support each other\u2019s career progress and be a professional organization that challenges, encourages, and emboldens one another to be unique and passionate librarians.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the active participation of many of our members, our chapter held a student resume review during the month of March. \u00a0Our reviewers were insightful, detail-oriented, and thoughtful, and generated a lot of good advice for individuals hoping to get jobs in libraries. \u00a0The primary piece of advice that came out of their review … <\/p>\n

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