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TX the Resume Experience essential to catch employer's eye rr** - * - "" ?' ** r> h/Aiii J ; _1_ mis is ine second in a it net un nurv iu jirui, jod apply for and obtain a job after graduation. The series will continue the next three Mondays. the By SUSAN GOODWIN ^ Staff Writer USC ? Resumes and applications are a lot p like the Arnold atte Schwarzenegger clones in "Terminator" movies. WflfliaHl Bel Capable of good or evil, spei depending on how they're "" . the used. f- E "It's that first impres- cut sion thing," said Carolyn jjcT^c Walter, news director at \ life. WMHK-FM in Columbia. had "Are you going to make a ^HjjH Thi good first impression, or . E are you going to get your ?jp?|| En? resume tossed in the can?" i at ( Such is the question on " the minds of many. Knowing that each document Cul is important and knowing the procedure associated imp with each are often two different things. of i For Bobbie Bell, recruiter for S.C. National p Bank, protocol is important. list, "We look at the resume first," he said. "If we " say, 4Hey, this person stands out a lot,' then at < we'll call them in and chat with them. Then, Sait they'll fill out an application." so In short, it all begins with the resume. out "The resume is your first line of battle in the I ^0U 10 Resume 'Must-Haves' le? Name fa Address 'ol 3. Telephone number do 4. Statement describing the position being aPI sought 5. Education history ltlNJ 6. Work experience 7. Extracurricular activities ^ 8. Honors and awards sai( 9. If mailing resume, a letter describing y?l why the inb is being sought tet 10. Other relevant skills 1 Source: Mike Hlx/Gareer Carter *a^ I' U1 ii' < ?'l A, if' > : < ' < ,#' I: 1A V 1 1 ^1 lm f 1 ' m l! H 'I'm ' ' 1 ' < i m ' H1 'I' <A A < I' A> B' A' j; A> A mm aiMBHa IMPS i 1 H || ...and other barnyarl FEATURING: DA YA THINK ll 1 | CRACKIN' UP I ? CaSSi ipr ^99 Cat search," Walter said. The appearance can often be as important as r content," said Mike Hix, director of career r ming at the Career Center. "If it doesn't look r fessional, people just aren't going to take the * z to read it." ^ < mother deterrent in getting the employer's i ntion is length. i A resume should only be one page long," |f 1 said. "A lot of people in my field won't rid the time to read a lengthy resume. Get to point." lix agrees that the 200-page resume doesn't it. Remember that the resume is not your entire Hix said. "It's never all the jobs you ve | or all the activities you've been involved in. | nk about it as an outline." Irevity translated into a tighter resume for Nikl< ;lish sophomore Erin Culberston, who works j0b c Carolina First. I focused mine on past work experience," resui Iberston said. "I thought they would be tressed to see that I had worked during most Uon' ny free time and vacations." 10 ^ V16YV lands-on experience is at the top of Walter s ^ When I'm looking at resumes, I generally look experience and educational background," she 1. "I'm coming from a journalistic background, r I want to see some interesting life experience voca side of school. Impress my socks off." ^ .atrina Forrest, a USC graduate in economics, 10 a nd this to be the key in landing her job as a ^tw al assistant at Smith and Gaines Law Offices. ^ 'When you're applying for a job, you have to ^ca lize that there are 20 to 25 people applying ^eir that same vacancy," she said. "You want to beca everything to distinguish you from the other our ] ilicants." Vv fo achieve this singling out effect, not so pos- es tf e information should be left out. "J 'You certainly don't want to put things on Bell re that can be interpreted negatively," Hix mus i "For example, a low GPA. Generally, if In jr GPA is 3.0 or better, put in on there. It is tion< ter to explain a low GPA in an interview." "I rlowever, in doing this sales job to employers, hard >e advertising is a big don't. ; resu 'I'm very skeptical about resumes that seem have w ii >|i n, W' 1' . >1 'I ? W i-- w >1' B 'ul 'Ii T V fl H> 1 'Hrin' > ' 1! , m, i' < ,|i < ' J, B f ^B || '^B1 'I, 'U \ ||| w > Ii < , J, 1, it ill ~ < 'I' i m f !k ' i >lL < J I I 'wk I TM M 'I1 <H J, ii >[i B ' '' ouna! ^? *? |?B? ^Hnfe WV g| in aH|H ' mm Kim Truett/The Gamecock d Brooks and Chris Duncan examine pportunities at the Career Center. ted," Walter said. "I want to look at a ne with real honest-to-goodness informanot something blown out of proportion just it the job. That will come out in the inter1 anyway." jlberston also thinks that honesty is the best :y when it comes to getting a job. fry to impress with your past experience ;r than trying to blow them away with big ibulary words," Culberston said. hile all of these resume suggestions apply pplications, there's a slight difference 'een the two. fhe application is often helpful to employers luse it gives information more specific to job opening," Walter said. "We have one use we are looking for someone to fit into particular slot." rhen riealina with an annliration. Rell stress lat the paper must be filled out completely. Sometimes, people will say 'See Resume,"' said. "No, that won't go over well. You t fully complete the application." i sorting through all these rules and regula>, students must keep one thing in mind, t's important to realize that there aren't any and fast rules to putting together the perfect me or application," Hix said. "You basically : to decide what's best for you." m B a T a... 8*M i % 1 I SI 88888 j I | ammMaa it? ?f 1 k llllil H| SW ^3r ^gg(|hSg^y LJ *2??' mm m mmm Jailed stude] to raise mor By SUSAN GOODWIN Staff Writer USC ? Some students will their greatest dreams come ti Tuesday: Their professors a peers will be in jail. While getting pleasure from si an activity may seem a bit more the campus equivalent, a jail-a-tl sponsored by Kappa Alpha and ( Omega, makes humorous respon to the event socially responsible. "it's reany iunny wnen tney a professors in there," Chi Om< senior Hilary Richards-said. "T1 each get a can and basically 1 people for money. A lot of pec just say, 'Here's my ATM card, get me the money."' Such cheating is allowed beca the event's proceeds go to Muscular Dystrophy Associati the national philanthropy of Ka] Alpha and Chi Omega. "MDA works to help people i timized by over 40, different ki of dystrophies and muscular ments," Kappa Alpha sophom Ben Graves said. "These affec large percent of the population, just think it's a good cause." From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., selec inmates will do time on the stagi the Russell House patio, scrou ing up $10 for the organization their release. "Some people are in jail all <k Richards said. "They get really ( perate." Kesume wor journalism si From Staff Reports USC ? The Society Professional Journalists will pres a resume workshop at 8 p Tuesday in Russell House 305. Area broadcasting and print jc nalism professionals will offer s gestions, advice and an outlook journalism careers. "Mi juniors and seniors are worr lti m nts, professors ley for MDA Just so the campus population doesn't skip classes to avoid capsee ture, exceptions are made for rue unwilling parties. in(j "It's all done in fun, and we appreciate people's cooperation," JCh Graves said. "But we understand if >se, a professional or an individual lon can't do it. If a professor is "hi opposed to going or letting a stuses dent out, we're not going to physically make them go." ras T? keep the situation above ;oa boards, the coordinators of the t^y event sent letters to all USC departing ments, reassuring professors that ,ple "Do Not Disturb" signs would be Go obeyed. Protecting another target of use unwanted jailing, packets were the made available to prominent figon ures to raise money before the redppa lettered day. "These people don't want to be /ic- 'n f?r 311 hour or two hours," nds Graves said. "So, we're trying to ail- make use of the resources in anothore er way. We don't want to waste so t a much of their time with them panWe handling for money." Even with the sale of $3 arrest :ted warrants this past week to connive at ing campus-goers, these exceptions ino. will still bring in some money for and MDA. If the unfortunate happens and jy ? detainees find themselves behind jes_ bars, they can relax. Everyone gets one phone call. kshop to help :udents find jobs about jobs, so this is an opportunity of where they can learn about inside ?ent bPs m the profession and how to get a job," SPJ President Carl Holman said. "It is a perfect oppor)ur. tunity." Ug. A question-and-answer session : in and resume critiques will be availany able. The workshop is free and ied ope" to all journalism majors. fl: _ v I i 1 ft riH ft I M ^H "i<*w - juffr . ;*>.. I-V - ?fcl X?2 L?5rH^MM r cass Jt/sjj?