[ATTW-L] Teaching the resume

Wed Nov 7 15:29:07 UTC 2018

Hey Mark –

We’re in the latter stages of finishing up a data driven piece about the service course (where this assignment is taught more frequently) across the US. The resume remains one of the most common assignments. So what I can tell you is this. 

The resume assignment is often approached based on workplace and trade research about how people read and interact with resumes and what they expect. So things like the following can be helpful
F pattern reading research (https://www.nngroup.com/articles/f-shaped-pattern-reading-web-content/)
Time spent looking at resumes (http://business.time.com/2012/04/13/how-to-make-your-resume-last-longer-than-6-seconds/)
We also look at a series of trade and workplace “best practices” (e.g. https://theinterviewguys.com/best-resume-format-guide/ or https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/rockstar-resume-tips/ or https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-resume-writing-tips-2018-hernandez-executive-resume-writer/ ) and talk about how these practices relate to tech comm and what students want to accomplish with crafting their job persona
Finally we look at a series of things about what employers look for (e.g., https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/4-employers-resumes/ or https://www.naceweb.org/talent-acquisition/candidate-selection/what-employers-seek-on-a-resume/ ) many of these type of things have workplace just enough research in them, which helps students see the big idea that resumes are indeed rhetorical and they have to think through these issues when crafting who they want to be within this genre
While a little dated, this Can't String a Sentence Together’? UK Employers' Views of Graduates' Writing Skills by Kotzee and Johnston still holds true for US contexts as well.

Good luck,

Lisa

Lisa Melonçon, PhD

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Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 9:41 AM
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Subject: [ATTW-L] Teaching the resume

Hi,

I was wondering if you teach resume creation (and by extension, branding one's self and tools like LinkedIn) in your introductory courses, and if so, if you have any suggestions for doing this in a way that is supported by existing research.  My own sense is that resumes, although important, seem to be less important than they once were.

We'll be collecting research about resume writing and the semantics of electronic resume filtering processes in class today, but I thought I would "drink above the horses" as it were and ask the experts as well.

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