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In recent news from the Center for Career Exploration, sophomore Joe Swenson received crucial guidance from fellow sophomore Hannah Morrison.
“After talking to Hannah, I feel super confident about my trajectory,” Swenson gushed, eagerly inserting a bullet-pointed description of his unpaid summer camp job into the Career Center’s downloadable resume template. “I told her I have basically no work experience and don’t even know what I want to do with my life, and she was like, ‘Ugh, real.’”
“Hannah told me I could make a LinkedIn but only if I really wanted to,” Swenson continued, squinting at a lengthy list of verbs that conveyed action, agency, and specificity. “She showed me hers as an example, and there wasn’t anything except her high school activities and one club. Plus, her profile picture was still a letter. I told her I got rejected from all the consulting clubs, and she was like, ‘Waittt, same!’ Looks like I’m right on track.”
“I brought in a cover letter draft, and Hannah couldn’t think of anything to say, like, literally nothing,” Swenson added, double-spacing his resume and increasing the font size until it filled the page. “That means it’s perfect and ready to send. Wow. I feel really good right now.”
At press time, the Career Center was suggesting dressing up real nice and delivering your printed resume straight to the CEO.
