Career Service Workshop-Resume Writing

Today I attended a career service workshop that focused on resume writing. Scott was our instructor today and he emphasized the importance of content. We went over how to professionally discuss our accomplishments in our resumes and received great handouts that provided examples of action verbs we could use to describe the various responsibilities we've had in our careers and academics. For me, this is the area I've struggled with the most-how do I professionally explain the jobs I've had and the skills I've utilized in those positions? The handout gives me a starting off point for constructing my resume and I look forward to talking about my strengths and skills in a professional manner. Although these workshops are provided all year round I feel that they should be integrated into the university curriculum in every department. Resume's are something that we all have to write at some point in our lives and getting a head start or at least start thinking about how to view our life and work experiences in a manner that will be helpful once we need a resume would be more beneficial earlier on.