MBAn-Career-Core-Resume-Workshop-2021-Final-YourCDO.pdf

It is a guide for building a perfect resume

1. Tracy Wishon
Associate Director, MBAn Career Education
October 7, 2020
TELLING YOUR STORY IN WRITING:
RESUME DEVELOPMENT
Master of Business Analytics, Class of 2021
Career Core Class 1

2. 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 Calendar

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What is a Resume???
It is a Marketing Document
It is not a list of everything
you have ever done!

4. Help Make the Recruiter's Job Easy
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Recruiters spend how long on an initial
screen: LESS THAN 20 SECONDS!
Most Common issue:
TYPOS!
Resume format, length and overall
appearance matters
Highlight relevant skills with
keywords from job descriptions
and industry research
Communicate accomplishments
clearly and concisely
60% of employers form an opinion based
on appearance of the resume alone

5. Research and Reflection
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•Researchindustries, companies, and roles
•Read job descriptions to identify critical competencies
•Past experiences to showcase your marketable and transferable skills

6. Industry Specific Competencies
Operations/Supply Chain Consulting Start-Ups
Problem solving/analytical/quantitative
skills
Strong analytical/quantitative skillsComfort with ambiguity
Project management/ organizational
skills (in a complex, global environment)
Teamwork/Management abilities Knowledge of/passion for
industry/product
Organizational skills and ability to work
cross-functionally
Intellectual curiosity Willingness to do whatever it takes to
get the job done
Negotiation and persuasive
communication skills
Client relationship skills Ability to “wear many hats” and comfort
with constant change
Understanding of core business
functions
Ability to influence change Ability to thrive in resource- constrained
environment
What is the number one competency?
COMMUNICATION

7. Resume Feedback: An Iterative Process
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Experienced
Professionals
Peers
CDO
Alumni/Industry Reps OtherNetwork Contacts
Club Resume Reviews Classmates
Resume Drop-
in Review
VMock
Small Group Review
Sessions

8. MIT Sloan MBAn Resume Template
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Contact Information
Education
Experience
Additional Information
•One page
•Uniform appearance
•Enough White Space
•Results-oriented
•Transferable relevant skills
Technical Skills

9. Education
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)

10. 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

11. TECHNICAL SKILLS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
•Proficient in SPSS, Julia, SQL, R, Python, and Matlab

12. 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?

13. 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

14. 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 stock

15. Exercise: 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?

16. What Goes into Additional Information
Consider including (some not all):
•Language Skills
•Professional organizations and certifications
•Journal contributions or other publications
•Work authorizations
•Interestsand/or community service organizations
Sharing something personal/memorable will prompt the reader to ask you

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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)
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TECHNOLOGY: Talk tech to me, they really want to know whenyou used the tools
•ACTION VERBS: Use a varietyof action verbs to begin each bullet

21. Next Steps-Homework
1. Create your resume with MIT Sloan MBAn Resume Template
2. Run draft resume through Vmock then update resume –must
have a 70 or higher
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)
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6. Submit your resume through Career Central for
Capstone Resume Book by 12/7 at 9am
Your CDO MBAn page:
MBAn Resume Template,
Resume Guidelines and
Sample Resumes, Action Verb
List, Skills Functional Area,
Accomplishment Examples,
VMock
3. Ask for feedback from the Specialty Masters Career Advisor
through Vmock by Friday, Oct 23
rd
.

22. MBAn Career Calendar

23. 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: [email protected]
First Last Name
Candidate for Master of Business Analytics | Class 2021
MIT Sloan, Operations Research Center
Tel: +1 (617) XXX-XXXX | Email: [email protected] | LinkedIn

24. Questions?