{"id":65,"date":"2014-09-29T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T15:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2025-03-24T20:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:14:00","slug":"resume-and-references","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.owen.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/tools\/resume-and-references\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume and References"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Your Resume<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your resume&#8217;s purpose is to spark enough interest to get an interview. Be certain that your resume:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlights your knowledge, skills, competencies and strengths <em>that are relevant to the opportunity<\/em> you are pursuing; in other words, your qualifications<\/li>\n<li>Illustrates your VALUE to an organization<\/li>\n<li>Summarizes your accomplishments<\/li>\n<li>Emphasizes your career direction and objectives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your goal should be to make your resume visually appealing, readable, compelling, concise and informative. Your resume needs to be edited to reflect your fit for the position. You can accomplish this by incorporating a summary section.<\/p>\n<p>A guideline and number of samples are available for you to copy and download below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Step-3-Resume-Writing-Guidelines.pdf\">Resume Writing Guidelines <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/08\/Action-Verbs-List.docx\">Action Verbs List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/11\/Alumni-and-Executive-Resume-Checklist-11-7-2019.docx\">Alumni and Executive Resume Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Accomplishments-for-SOAR-stories.pdf\">Accomplishments and SOAR Stories Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Associate-Brand-Manager-Resume-Sample.docx\">Associate Brand Manager resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Marketing-and-Brand-Sr.-Leader-sample.docx\">Brand Sr. Leader resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/EMBA-Sample-Business-Development.docx\">Business Development sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/CFO-Corporate-Strategy-Finance.docx\">CFO, Corporate Strategy &amp; Finance resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Consulting-Healthcare-Technology.docx\">Consulting Healthcare Technology resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/Consulting-to-Finance-and-Strategy.docx\">Consulting Switch to Ops, Finance and Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/Corporate-Finance-Strategy-MA-Healthcare.docx\">Corporate Finance Strategy MA Healthcare resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Healthcare-Consulting-Resume-Sample.docx\">Healthcare Consulting Resume resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Investment-Banking-Sample.docx\">Investment Banking resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/MD-MBA-Resume.docx\">MD MBA resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/MMark-Post-Grad-Resume-Format-7-31-2023.docx\">MMark Post Graduation resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/MsF-Analyst-Valuation-Transaction-Advisory-Resume-Sample.docx\">MsF Analyst Valuation Transaction Advisory resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/MsF-Finance-and-FPA-Resume-Sample.docx\">MsF Finance and FP&amp;A resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/Dir-of-Ops-Manufacturing-Resume.docx\">Operations resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/Product-Mgt-Strategy-Innovation.docx\">Product Management Strategy Innovation resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Product-Management-7-22-2023.docx\">Product Management resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Program-Management-Resume-Sample-2.docx\">Program Management resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Program-Project-Management-Sample.docx\">Program Project Management resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.owen.prd.vanderbilt.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Strategy-Sample.docx\">Strategy resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/t2-main\/blogsowen-prd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/SupplyChainProcessImproveProjMgt.docx\">Supply Chain Process Improvement Project Mgt resume sample<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicant Tracking Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New to Applicant Tracking Systems? Most companies utilize AI to screen resumes. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/resume-tips-job-search-artificial-intelligence-readers-11652475916?mod=djemCJ_h\"><strong>WSJ article<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/beat-the-robots-how-to-get-your-resume-past-the-system-into-human-hands\">The Muse article<\/a><\/strong> have helpful information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>References: A Strategic Approach<\/strong><br \/>\nYour References can spread your message for you. 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