So I have been hitting the job market for the past 10 weeks or so and it has been filled with (mis)adventures.  While I feel my program actually prepared me pretty well in looking for a job (i.e. we had a couple of classes about writing a resume, what to do at the interview, negotiating job offers, etc.), I definitely have a lot to learn when it comes to putting it into practice.  I am passing on my advice so 1) I can look back five or ten years down the road and laugh about how much I still didn’t know and 2) perhaps save a fellow speech-language pathologist graduate looking for a job some head-against-wall banging.

This first installment focuses on resumes.

  1. Get as many people as possible to read over your resume.  This includes your friends, your family, your professors, and hell, anyone you may happen to know who works in human resources.  Get as much feedback as you can.
  2. Include contact information, objective, educational history, employment history, honors, professional organizations, and honors.
  3. Use an objective specific to the job you are applying for.
  4. Use action words.
  5. In fact, go check out the ASHA website.
  6. When describing responsibilities under your experience section, try to highlight things that make you unique.
  7. Don’t make the resume crowded.  Be as succinct as possible.
  8. Include the titles of the people you are using for professional references.

Questions?

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