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QuickFix: Resume. Dec 2019
The document provides tips for tailoring a resume to meet career goals and best practices in resume writing, highlighting the differences between resumes which are tailored for non-academic jobs, and CVs which are used for academic positions. It emphasizes that resumes should communicate the applicant's value to the potential employer by highlighting skills, qualifications, and experiences that are relevant to the job. The document also provides guidance on analyzing job postings to identify required and preferred hard and soft skills to include in a tailored resume.
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QuickFix: Resume. Dec 2019
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- 2. Learning objectives • Tailor your Resume to meet your goals • Learn best practices of Resume writing •Convert your CV to a Resume in 5 easy steps
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- 10. Navigating through job posting • Elements of job advertisement • Technical expertise (hard skills) •Behavioral attributes (soft skills) • Communication (written and verbal) • Organizational skills (project and time management) • Teamwork • Leadership • Understanding of culturies and diversity
- 11. Atomic Physicist‐ Honeywell Quantum Solutions You Must Have • PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field with background in AMO and relevant experience (PhD inclusive) involving optics, vacuum systems, electronics, and/or lasers •Due to US export control laws, must be a US citizen We Value • Formal background in AMO physics with a proven track record of applying physical principles in the construction of complex systems • Experience with laser cooling and trapping of ions (preferred) or neutral atoms (acceptable) • Experience with quantum gates, quantum algorithms and quantum simulations • Experience with laser systems, including diode lasers and optical cavities • Working knowledge of control systems and signal processing • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with published results within their field of research. • As a top candidate, you will have strong organizational and leadership skills, and be good at working and negotiating with customers and partner • Works well independently and as a member of a team
- 12. Atomic Physicist‐ Honeywell Quantum Solutions You Must Have • PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field with background in AMO and relevant experience (PhD inclusive) involving optics, vacuum systems, electronics, and/or lasers •Due to US export control laws, must be a US citizen We Value • Formal background in AMO physics with a proven track record of applying physical principles in the construction of complex systems • Experience with laser cooling and trapping of ions (preferred) or neutral atoms (acceptable) • Experience with quantum gates, quantum algorithms and quantum simulations • Experience with laser systems, including diode lasers and optical cavities • Working knowledge of control systems and signal processing • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with published results within their field of research. • As a top candidate, you will have strong organizational and leadership skills, and be good at working and negotiating with customers and partner • Works well independently and as a member of a team
- 13. Atomic Physicist‐ Honeywell Quantum Solutions You Must Have • PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field with background in AMO and relevant experience (PhD inclusive) involving optics, vacuum systems, electronics, and/or lasers •Due to US export control laws, must be a US citizen We Value • Formal background in AMO physics with a proven track record of applying physical principles in the construction of complex systems • Experience with laser cooling and trapping of ions (preferred) or neutral atoms (acceptable) • Experience with quantum gates, quantum algorithms and quantum simulations • Experience with laser systems, including diode lasers and optical cavities • Working knowledge of control systems and signal processing • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with published results within their field of research. • As a top candidate, you will have strong organizational and leadership skills, and be good at working and negotiating with customers and partner • Works well independently and as a member of a team
- 14. Atomic Physicist‐ Honeywell Quantum Solutions You Must Have • PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field with background in AMO and relevant experience (PhD inclusive) involving optics, vacuum systems, electronics, and/or lasers •Due to US export control laws, must be a US citizen We Value • Formal background in AMO physics with a proven track record of applying physical principles in the construction of complex systems • Experience with laser cooling and trapping of ions (preferred) or neutral atoms (acceptable) • Experience with quantum gates, quantum algorithms and quantum simulations • Experience with laser systems, including diode lasers and optical cavities • Working knowledge of control systems and signal processing • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with published results within their field of research. • As a top candidate, you will have strong organizational and leadership skills, and be good at working and negotiating with customers and partner • Works well independently and as a member of a team
- 15. Activity – Who would you hire? •Read the job advertisement • Identify functional attributes (hard skills) • Behavioral attributes (soft skills)
- 16. You Profile: • Successful track record of implementing and integrating transportation‐based systems involving Kyber crystal •Demonstrating competence for self‐motivated and independent work as part of intergalactic teams and functions • The ability to interact productively with scientists, droids, high level storm troopers and the experts both internally and externally • Excellent written, verbal and force‐based communication skills and experienced public speaker • Fluency in English and Astromech. • Knowledge of moon size space stations and ideally familiarity with Death Star construction life‐cycle • Advanced degree in Engineering, Kyber Crystalography, Force manipulation or extensive experience with lasers • Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and MS Project
- 17. You Profile: • Successful track record of implementing and integrating transportation‐based systems involving Kyber crystal •Demonstrating competence for self‐motivated and independent work as part of intergalactic teams and functions • The ability to interact productively with scientists, droids, high level storm troopers and the experts both internally and externally • Excellent written, verbal and force‐based communication skills and experienced public speaker • Fluency in English and Astromech • Knowledge of moon size space stations and ideally familiarity with Death Star construction life‐cycle • Advanced degree in Engineering, Kyber Crystalography, Force manipulation or extensive experience with lasers • Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and MS Project
- 18. Activity – Who would you hire? •You have 4 applicant and only 4 minutes to decide who to hire • Individual activity • Pick 1 resume and read it for 1 min • After the timer goes on, move to the next • Pick your most favorite candidate • Pick your least favorite candidate Ready? Set… Go!
- 19. Activity – Who would you hire? Work in pairs •Are your choices the same? • Why did /did not you pick this candidate? • What made the candidate stand out?
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- 24. Activity ‐ What types of Resume would you choose? •A Graduate Student is applying for a job as a data scientist • A postdoc with extensive leadership and science communication experience is applying for an editor job at Nature • A postdoc is applying for a job in R&D after completing 2 3‐year postdocs • A graduate Student is applying for a postdoc position in industry
- 25. Step 2: Refine your Summary statement • Not the same as Objectives • AKA as Executive summary/Relevant Skills/Qualification Summary/Competencies •Purpose – Your value proposition • 4‐6 bullet points to cover your key skills and experiences
- 26. Step 2: Before Summary statement • Think about company: • What the company is looking for? •What would be the perfect candidate? • What would I look for if I were a hiring manager? • Think about yourself? • What skills and qualification can you bring to the team? • How can you help organization to solve their problems? • Why would you like to work for this company?
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- 29. Step 3: Provide evidence for your skills Use PAR to demonstrate results Conducted experiments, collaborated with others, helped to re‐new PI grant Problem ‐Why? Action‐How? Results ‐So what? Helped PI realize over $1,000,000 in grant funding by setting up strategic collaborations with a team of scientists to complete XYZ projects on time, resulting in grant renewal every year. Example of the bullet point: https://jobs.newscientist.com/en‐au/article/5‐things‐intelligent‐scientists‐should‐leave‐off‐their‐industry‐cvs/
- 30. Step 3: Provide evidence for your skills Use PAR to demonstrate results Conducted experiments, analyzed data, published a paper Problem ‐Why? Action‐How? Results ‐So what? Investigated potential therapeutics for autism via animal and cell culture models resulting in high impact papers and presentations at the international conferences Try to create a bullet point for your research experience
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- 33. Translating academic skills • Problem solving ‐ figure out what needs to be done in a certain situation •Non‐academic world: • Adapt old process to a new time sensitive situation • Find a unique and innovative solution that fits company goals • Academic world: • Doing research: identify a problem, gather information, find a solution BUT…
- 34. Translating academic skills • Communication – to be understood •Non‐academic world: • Explain ideas to team members with different skill levels and backgrounds • Convey information to customers across the world • Academic world: • Research collaboration that spans a variety of disciplines • Presentation to non‐native speakers at international conferences
- 35. Translating academic skills • Dynamic environment – ability to adapt quickly •Non‐academic world: • Start‐up frequently changing product design after customers’ feedback • Flexible hours and a variety quickly changing tasks (wearing 5 hats) • Academic world: • Changing research topics after the experiments don’t work • Switching research field / countries to pursue new skills
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- 38. 80% of the time spend on the following: • Name • Current title/company •Previous title/company • Position start and end dates • Education
- 39. Tips to improve visibility • Avoid wide margin • San‐serif (Arial, Calibri) font greater than 10 •Serif for heading as an option • Uniform spacing • Bullet points • NO pictures, color or other distractions • NO tables
- 40. Take Home message • Know your goal and audience • Understand job requirements •Use only relevant to the job experiences • Less is more
- 41. Activity – Improving Candidate’s 3 chances •Form a pair with a different person • Read Candidate Three’s resume and the job ad again • Discuss what would you change to improve candidate’s chances
- 42. NEXT PD Events • January 23‐24 – Dr. Inger Newburn •January 30 – Faculty chats with Dr. Izumi Fukunaga • February 20 – The presence zone with Voice coaches • February 26 – “Discovering your Strengths”. Part 1. Any suggestions? Irina.Filonova@oist.jp