Career Services
 

There is no charge for the services provided to you by Career Services. Become familiar with Career Services and the Wright Search at http://career.wright.edu.  Be sure to attend Career Services activities including mock interviews and etiquette lunches. Learn how to dress as a professional [avoid scents, cover tattoos, remove visible piercing, groom nails and hair, cover midriffs, avoid clunky shoes and short skirts (women), wear a t-shirt under the dress shirt (men), ensure shoes are polished and heels are not worn down].

 

Resumes

An orientation is required before your rÃsumà can be referred to employers and to participate in on-campus interviewing and the Career Fair. Review the Orientation to the Wright Search at the Career Services web site. Download the Registration Agreement, and mail it via U.S. Mail or take it to Career Services, E334 Student Union.  The Registration Agreement MUST have your original signature. Office hours for Career Services are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Electronically upload your rÃsumà to The Wright Search.  This will ensure that your rÃsumà is available for employers to review. Upload your rÃsumà every 30 days to ensure that your rÃsumà remains in the active database for employer review.

 

Carefully review rÃsumà preparation techniques at the Career Services web site (http://career.wright.edu) and below.

 

Recruiters for accounting positions want GPAs to be listed on resumes. Recruiters want information about the studentçs intention/eligibility to take the CPA examination. The following is a suggested format for the education section of the resume.

EDUCATION

Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Business, graduation date

Accountancy   [Accountancy and Management Information Systems; Accountancy and Finance]

Minor in Management Information Systems

Master of Accountancy or MBA, graduation date

GPA x.x (no need for three decimal places)

Eligible to take the CPA examination in month, year

 

Interviewing

Review interviewing techniques, particularly behavioral interviewing questions, at http://www.placementmanual.com/interviewing/index.html.

 

The manner in which you handle yourself during the interviewing process reflects not only on you, but also on your peers and Wright State University.  Please

-         Show up for scheduled interviews and accept interviews only with employers and in fields that interest you.

-         Do not schedule an interview for practice.  Missed and practice interviews waste the time of the interviewer and deprive another student of an opportunity to interview. If you wish to practice your interviewing skills, schedule a mock interview with Career Services at 775-2556.

-         R.S.V.P. when invited to recruiting events.

-         Reflect carefully before accepting a permanent position and regard the acceptance of a job offer as definite. Employers are annoyed by students who accept jobs months before they graduate and who, at the last minute, decide to work for another company.  Often the position is subsequently filled with a graduate from another university. 

Sample Resume

 

Student Name

________________________________________________________________________

Street address, City, State, Zip � (ac) telephone number� e-mail address

 

OBJECTIVE

  To obtain a [full time, part time, co-op, internship] position in Accountancy 

 

EDUCATION

Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University               Dayton, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Business                                        graduation date

Accountancy [Accountancy and Management Information Systems; Accountancy and Finance]

Minor in Management Information Systems      

GPA: x.x (no need for three decimal places)

Eligible to take the CPA examination in month, year

 

COURSEWORK

ONLY for those seeking co-op, internship, part time positions before graduation ú list relevant business/major courses

 

COMPUTER SKILLS         

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage)

Other software/skills such as Visual Basic, C++ Programming

 

RELEVENT PROJECTS 

Access Database Project                                   Wright State University

Month, year

�  Created database from scratch using Access and entered information into organized tables 

�  Implemented tables to create professional reports for presentation

�  Maintained working database that could be used in any environment

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer                                               Location

Title                                                        Dates to present

� Audit Ÿ                              |

� PerformŸ                            |  Use present tense, start with active verbs

� DevelopŸ.                          |

 

Employer                                               Location

Title                                                        Dates

� Prepared Ÿ.                        |

� Applied Ÿ.                         |  Use past tense

� Utilized Ÿ.                          |

 

ACTIVITITES

Show leadership, membership; omit personal information such as (reading, hiking, cooking)

 

Do NOT use personal pronouns such as èIî, èyouî, èweî, èusî