Industry-Ready Resumes: Landing Your First Role or Next Move

Industry-Ready Resumes: Landing Your First Role or Your Next Move
Your resume has seconds to make an impression. Is it doing its job?
This practical session is designed for graduate students and early-career professionals who want to transition into industry or prepare for their next career move. Learn how recruiters actually read resumes and how to position academic and industry experience for impact, growth, and mobility.
You’ll learn how to:
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Write an industry-focused resume (not a CV)
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Turn research, projects, and technical work into impact-driven bullet points
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Move beyond job duties and signal readiness for the next level
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Avoid common resume mistakes
Speaker(s): Dr. Don Back,
Agenda:
Session flow:
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5–7 min: Strategic framing – clarity → positioning → resume as a tool
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35–38 min: Practical walkthroughs, examples, and best practices
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10 min: Live Q & A
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/538694