University of Regina Cooperative Education

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CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION
Resume Workshop
September 2009
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SESSION OUTLINE

• Your Co-op Portfolio
• Preparing Your Cover Pages
• Preparing Your Resume
• Highlighting Relevant Skills
• Employer Feedback

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YOUR PORTFOLIO

• Your Default Co-op Portfolio must include
• Co-op Cover Page OR Engineering Internship Cover
  Page
• Resume including References
• Transcripts

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COVER PAGE

• You must use Co-op/Engineering Internship
  formats available online
• Co-op Office Copy
• Cover Page
• Customize for EACH JOB you apply for
• Some feedback from Co-op employers
• Do give specific examples of how you meet the
  job requirements
• Dont put in a generic statement and use that
  version for all applications
• Dont leave the text box blank

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RESUMÉ

• Main categories include
• EDUCATION
• TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
• WORK EXPERIENCE
• VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
• ACTIVITIES INTERESTS
• REFERENCES
• Reverse Chronological Order
• NEVER start a section on one page and let it run
  
  
  onto the next page
• SPELL CHECK!

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CO-OP WORK EXPERIENCE ON RESUMÉ

• Clearly identify Co-op work experience on your
  resume once your first work term has been
  completed
• Add a section to your resume called Co-op Work
  Experience
• Rename the non-Co-op work experience section as
  Other Work Experience and have it follow Co-op
  Work Experience in your resume
• Note To make your resume fit 2 pages, you may
  need to eliminate some of your less recent other
  work experiences

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REFERENCES

• Can include work and academic, or, as a last
  resort, a personal reference be sure to confirm
  with them beforehand
• Identify references (i.e. Supervisor, Professor,
  Family Friend, etc.)
• Always indicate whether phone number provided is
  business or residence (work or home)
• Two minimum, three preferable, four maximum -
  work related are best

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TRANSCRIPTS

• To obtain your transcripts, login to UR Self
  Service and access your unofficial transcript
• Upload transcripts into your PlacePro account
  (see next page for details)
• Request an official transcript to take to Co-op
  interviews
• Double check to eliminate formatting errors

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How to upload Transcripts

• How to save unofficial transcripts so you can
  upload them into PlacePro
• Open up your Internet browser
• Go to www.uregina.ca
• Click on Quicklinks
• Click on Log into YoUR Self-Service
• Enter your Student ID and WISURD password
• Click on Student Services
• Click on Student Records
• Click on Current Registration and List of
  Courses (Unofficial Transcript)
• Go to File and click on Save As
• Save your transcripts as a htm or html file
• Find the saved file on your computer, right click
  on the file and click on Open withgt
• Open the file with MS-WORD
• Save the file as an rtf file
• Use Cutepdf to convert the rtf file into a
  pdf file.

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EMPLOYERS VIEWS ON RESUMES

• 60 prefer 2 pages maximum
• 96 prefer reverse chronological order
• 75 favour including hobbies / interests
• Easy to read in 30 seconds
• - Neat, clear, concise
• - Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation
• Customized cover letter important

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WERE HERE TO HELP

• You MUST hand in your newly edited resume for
  your coordinator to review before you can apply
  for jobs
• Call, e-mail, or stop in if you have any
  questions
• Get to know your Coordinator
• Career Counseling
• Industry Information
• Job Search Assistance
• Have your resume critiqued for each work term

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ITS UP TO YOU...

• We create the opportunities.
• You get the job.
• - Peter V. Young

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FINAL REMINDERS

• Sign up for Interview, PlacePro, Visa and
  Engineering Double Work Term workshops
• First Application Deadline (Resume
  Day)Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 930 PM
• Please ensure that we have your correct e-mail
  address _at_uregina.ca
• You need to have a valid uregina.ca address on
  file in order to receive e-mails from Placepro.
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