Washburn University’s Career Engagement Department provided students with the opportunity to have their resumes examined by professionals Sept. 9.
Many students, particularly freshmen, struggle with knowing how to build a resume. This event was a resource for students to help them make their resumes stand out and be constructed the proper way.
“We couldn’t have too much high school stuff, so I struggled with that because I literally graduated three months ago,” said Kacee Doonan, freshman mass media major. There’s not much I can put on my resume that’s happened in those three months.”
Doonan wasn’t the only student who struggled with what should and should not go on a resume after high school. Some students also found it challenging to organize their resume in the correct format.
Noah Ekis, junior undeclared major, came to the Resume Roadshow to have his resume critiqued. He is getting ready to go off into the career field and wanted some opinions on his resume. The individual who examined his resume informed him that he needed to change some of his format.
“I had mine in chronological order and she actually said to have it in reverse,” Ekis said.
Although some students attended this event for a class assignment, many seemed to receive helpful feedback. Ekis and Doonan’s attendance shows that this event was for all students, not just freshmen. It was an opportunity that students at every level could take advantage of.
Students like Kendall Brungardt, freshman mass media major, can oftentimes overthink composing their resumes.
“I was surprised by a lot of the things that they said and I was making the resume more intricate than it needed to be,” Brungardt said.
It can be difficult to know what should or shouldn’t go on a resume and how detailed it should or shouldn’t be. This is exactly why the Resume Roadshow is a helpful resource for students.
The Career Engagement Department encourages all students to attend the rest of the fall events they have planned. Students can visit the Career Engagement Office, now located in the Plass Student Resource Center, to get advice and guidance on their resumes, academic plans, job possibilities and much more.
Edited by Morgan Albrecht, Stuti Khadka and Jeremy Ford
