TELLING YOUR STORY IN WRITING: RESUME DEVELOPMENT - Master of Business Analytics, Class of 2021 Career Core Class 1 - MIT
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TELLING YOUR STORY IN WRITING: RESUME DEVELOPMENT Master of Business Analytics, Class of 2021 Career Core Class 1 Tracy Wishon Associate Director, MBAn Career Education October 7, 2020
What we will cover today
1. What to do before writing your resume
2. Building an MIT Sloan MBAn Resume by Section
- The Dreaded bullets
3. Resume process timeline and Fall CalendarWhat is a Resume???
It is a Marketing Document
It is not a list of everything
you have ever done!
3Help Make the Recruiter's Job Easy
Resume format, length and overall 60% of employers form an opinion based
appearance matters on appearance of the resume alone
Highlight relevant skills with
keywords from job descriptions Recruiters spend how long on an initial
and industry research screen: LESS THAN 20 SECONDS!
Communicate accomplishments Most Common issue:
clearly and concisely TYPOS!
4Research and Reflection
• Research industries, companies, and roles
• Read job descriptions to identify critical competencies
• Past experiences to showcase your marketable and transferable skills
5Industry Specific Competencies
What is the number one competency?
COMMUNICATION
Operations/Supply Chain Consulting Start-Ups
Problem solving/analytical/quantitative Strong analytical/quantitative skills Comfort with ambiguity
skills
Project management/ organizational Teamwork/Management abilities Knowledge of/passion for
skills (in a complex, global environment) industry/product
Organizational skills and ability to work Intellectual curiosity Willingness to do whatever it takes to
cross-functionally get the job done
Negotiation and persuasive Client relationship skills Ability to “wear many hats” and comfort
communication skills with constant change
Understanding of core business Ability to influence change Ability to thrive in resource-constrained
functions environmentResume Feedback: An Iterative Process
CDO Small Group Review Resume Drop-
VMock
Sessions in Review
Peers Club Resume Reviews Classmates
Experienced
Alumni/Industry Reps Network Contacts Other
Professionals
7MIT Sloan MBAn Resume Template
Contact Information
Education
Technical Skills
Experience
• One page
• Uniform appearance
• Enough White Space
• Results-oriented
• Transferable relevant skills
8 Additional InformationEducation
Leadership and activities, relevant to the industry
• Member of MIT Sandbox 2020 and MIT Sloan Healthcare Club
• Corporate Relationship Manager for 2020 MIT Analytics Career Night
Relevant coursework, labs and projects
• Machine Learning; Optimization Methods; Applied Probability; Analytics Lab;
Data Wrangling in R
Honors, scholarships and awards
• Awarded Stanford University Campus Impact Award (top 4 out of 600)EDUCATION - Example MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Cambridge, MA Candidate for Master of Business Analytics, Operations Research Center, August 2021 2020 - Present • Director of the Analytics Career Fair, an event inviting 60 companies and over 200 students: created timeline, assembled supporting marketing and recruitment teams, and maintained event website • Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Optimization Methods, Analytics of Operations Management, Applied Probability • Projects: classified closed and open restaurants using logistic regression and classification trees in R using Yelp data
TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS • Proficient in SPSS, Julia, SQL, R, Python, and Matlab
EXPERIENCE Employer City, State, or City, Country (if outside of US) Title of Position 2019 – 2020 You can add one sentence under your title for company description • Lead with most impressive / relevant bullet points first • 2 or 4 bullets to describe your role and accomplishments in total • Avoid first person or use pronouns (I, me, we) • Be quantitative in nature (%, $ and #) as much as possible • Add in technology when you use it and how you use it • Use action verbs and adjectives to highlight accomplishments • Avoid using little 2 and 3 letter filler words (a, the, of, an, etc.) • Strong Accomplishment Statements 1-2 lines at most add in results • Avoid sentences- periods?
Accomplishment Statements Use these three elements to create strong, concise bullets: 1. Challenge: What problem did you solve? 2. Action: How? 3. Result: What did you do/achieve? (For whom?) You can use either form: RAC or CAR Tip: Numbers and Technology stand out
Accomplishment Statement - Examples
Before: Worked in Sales Department using data to support marketing efforts and decision making
Improved customer reach and product placement by developing predictive models in
collaboration with marketing managers
Before: Responsible for updating inventory database
Optimized inventory management by redesigning database, which reduced excess stock
by 15%
OR
Optimized inventory management by redesigning database, 15% reduction of excess stockExercise: Write a Strong Bullet 1. Find a bullet from an internship, position or project from your previous resume. 2. In a breakout room with 1 classmate, discuss it and try to strengthen it using CAR (challenge, action, result) or RAC. Keep in mind: How can it be more clear, concise, numbers orientated?
What Goes into Additional Information Consider including (some not all): • Language Skills • Professional organizations and certifications • Journal contributions or other publications • Work authorizations • Interests and/or community service organizations Sharing something personal/memorable will prompt the reader to ask you
Additional Information - Example ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Languages: Spanish (fluent), German (basic) • Volunteer: Mentored high school math students for NASA Education Outreach • US Permanent Resident • Organized and completed a trip to the summit of Kilimanjaro for 12 friends
Interests - Example Interests: Cooking, Exercise, Golf Interests: Amateur Baker, Avid Hiker, Struggling Golfer Interests: Hiking and Running Interests: Exploring national parks, long-distant runner, completed 2018 NYC Marathon
Resume Pitfalls • Too wordy and hard to read because if you do this a recruiter will stop reading your resume because they don’t have time to read a diary of all of your thoughts. Then they will not learn who you are and your resume will end up in the special bin. • Spellin or grammer errors. • Using the same words over and over and over and over and over and over • Being too general
Tips to Remember • CONTENT: Must be relevant to the reader • ACCURACY: Dates, titles, spelling (error free!) • PRESENTATION: Consistent formatting is key • RESULTS/IMPACT: Quantify/qualify your results or business impact as much as possible - ($ saved or $ generated, %, #’s) • TECHNOLOGY: Talk tech to me, they really want to know when you used the tools • ACTION VERBS: Use a variety of action verbs to begin each bullet
Your CDO MBAn page:
Next Steps- Homework MBAn Resume Template,
Resume Guidelines and
1. Create your resume with MIT Sloan MBAn Resume Template Sample Resumes, Action Verb
List, Skills Functional Area,
Accomplishment Examples,
2. Run draft resume through Vmock then update resume – must
have a 70 or higher
VMock
3. Ask for feedback from the Specialty Masters Career Advisor
through Vmock by Friday, Oct 23rd.
4. Attend a Small Group Resume Review (11/2-11/12)
Sign-up via Career Central
5. Resume 10 minute Drop-ins: Last Resume Review with me,
Giada and Michelle (11/30, 12/1, 12/3 from 12:30pm-2pm)
.
6. Submit your resume through Career Central for
Capstone Resume Book by 12/7 at 9amMBAn Career Calendar
Email Signatures First Last Name Corporate Relations Manager for the Analytics Career Night 2021 Candidate for Master of Business Analytics, Class of 2021 MIT Sloan School of Management / Operations Research Center Tel: +1 (617) XXX-XXXX | Email: name@mit.edu First Last Name Candidate for Master of Business Analytics | Class 2021 MIT Sloan, Operations Research Center Tel: +1 (617) XXX-XXXX | Email: Name@mit.edu | LinkedIn
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