By ABIGAIL SHEARER
Tiger Media Network
On Thursday, Interim Director of Career Development Lisa Karlin gave the senate tips on how to improve a resume.
Karlin started with the eight career readiness competencies: career & self-development, communication, critical thinking, equity & inclusion, leadership, professionalism, teamwork, and technology.
She then discussed the attributes that employers value most.
“The top answer, over 88% said problem-solving skills, over 81% said ability to work in a team, and 77% stated communication skills specifically written,” Karlin said.
Karlin also said that 64% of employers use skill-based hiring and many also use applicant tracking systems.
“[Employers are] using that to screen [resumes], so your resume might get submitted, and it might not even be seen by a person,” she said.
Some resume essentials Karlin discussed included using clean formatting, excluding headers, graphics, and tables, writing the resume in chronological order from present to past, including skills and accomplishments, using action verbs and saving as a .docx or .pdf.
Karlin also discussed Big Interview and Big Resume, a new website that offers interactive interview practice and an AI resume tool for students to utilize.
To create an account, visit https://fhsu.biginterview.com/.
The senate installed two new members, Paul-Nathann Phouphouet Gougoua formally pledged his responsibilities as a senator for the International Students, and Nina Malliton pledged her responsibilities as a senator at large.
In New Business, four new bills were up for first reading.
Bill No.25.F.123 discussed a Shooting Sports Line Item Change
Bill No.25.F.124 discussed a Sigma Alpha Epsilon Line Item Change
Bill No.25.F.125 discussed a Rotaract Club Line Item Change
Bill No.25.F.126 discussed an Agronomy Business Club Line Item Change
These bills will be up for a vote next week.
In Old Business, SGA voted on Resolution No. 25.F.102 which states “SGA promotes safety, wellness, inclusion, and equity on the campus of Fort Hays State University and beyond through various strategic initiatives, partnerships, and public support, by supporting the work of local and campus organizations like Jana’s Campaign, Options Domestic & Sexual Violence Service, and the Center for Empowering Victims of Gender-based Violence.”
This resolution passed unanimously.
Announcements
- Local election day is November 4
SGA will reconvene at 7 p.m. next Thursday.