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Show ''""M"'""'."211 - EIXIESLINNEWS.COM EON' 1M ulld a better resume with DSU's resources BY RYANN AvereeRHeinlen No matter the experience, resumes can make or break a student's chance at a new job. For this reason, Dixie State University offers multiple resources for students to take advantage of at no cost. Experts at the Career Center and academic advisers are available on campus to help students craft the perfect, e outline of their education, employment and experience history. Career coach Rochelle Blatter is one of the staff members available to help students in the Career Center. After scheduling an appointment, or dropping in when someone is available, career coaches first pull out sheets with format ideas and action verbs to help narrow the scope of what needs to be one-pag- clone. "The biggest thing for students to know is the Paragraphs, often times, are harder to read when compared to bullet points, Blatter said, and therefore better for resumes. "I always tell students to prioritize," Blatter said. "Kind of think that employers spend 30 seconds on a resume, so whatever you want them to see first should be closer to the top." Deborah Decker, assistant director of advisement, said advisers are available for students to help them decide what is important and sometimes uncover students' hidden strengths. "Advisers can help students to translate their experiences and classes into skills and strengths," Decker said. "Sometimes it can be tricky to articulate what you have gained and put it down in black and white." Blatter said it's important for students to remember they don't have to put everything on their JONN HOLLAND trippyjedi mild-manner- ,, , 1 1 Self-pamperi- Finding the perfect outfit, or even the right pair of jeans, can go a long way toward helping with a pere son's or just feeling ready to face the world. Clothes can be expensive in most stores, and a single shirt can cost anywhere from $15 to $50. At Runway Fashion Exchange and Coyote Exchange, I found clothes I can find at Buckle, American Eagle Outfitters and Gap for a fraction of what they would cost at full price. Kyleigha Gibson, Runway Fashion Exchange manager, said: "Short sleeve shirts range from $6.50 to $9.50. Our long sleeves range from $8.75 to $12.50." Gibson said prices depend on what is brought in to them because they get designer denim and those normally cost $150 new, but at her store designer jeans will only cost $75. Both stores pay customers for clothes they bring in and sell them for at least twenty to fifty percent off, but the clothes can't be in just any condition. "The stuff we're looking for needs to be current and needs to be clean," said Coyote owner ge owner to "Advisers can also be a discerning eye that you feedback of how your resume looks to a third party," Decker said - ed Clothes shopping at a discount a continued from page? , College life can make even the most of us into great big balls of stress and dealing with that stress is an important part of staying sane. for colstudents with limited lege spending money can be difficult because most clothing stores, hair salons and spas have prices an average student can't afford. I looked around St. George to see if there are businesses with prices less harmful to a students wallet and these are the places I found. should be included Oa CV's," Demke said "DSU has classes that offer research experiena and class credit, so stn. dents should definitely include those." Demke said the largest mistake students make with CV's is including all classes on their CV's and often forgetting a C, is usually followed by transcript. For more heli Demke said students should reach out to him for help with CV and if he is unable to help he can point students in the right directions. No matter the focus or major, Blatter said a good resume or CV will take many revisions and proofreaders. Blatter said students should ask their friends and roommates look over their resumes to find typos, grammatical errors or just to lend a new perspective. MACE budgel without going broke If BY "Some really large companies, like Goldman Sachs, a human actually never sees your resume, instead it's scanned through a computer," Blatter said. "So when you do a lot of bold and boxes and lines sometimes that's going to catch it and it won't be able to read it." To avoid being thrown out of the candidate pool by a computer, students should tailor their resumes to the job they are applying for, Blatter said, because most jobs are looking for particular skills. Social science students, particularly those in the psychology and sociology fields, who want to apply for graduate schools have a much more intensive resume called a curriculum vitae, or CV. Academic Adviser Craig Demke helps students in psychology and applied sociology create roadmaps to graduation, find research experience and help students utilize resources accessible to them. "Of course internships resumes, and although bullet points are more helpful it's best not to put more than 10. Action verbs also help students look more appealing to employers, Blatter said. Starting points with created or managed is better than simply stating "good communication," Blatter said. She also said talking about results with quantitative adjectives can give students the leg up on potential competition; using phrases like "supervised employees" can be improved by using a number, such as "supervised 10 employees." "Even if it was 'wait on tables,' students can put how many customers they would see," Blatter said. "Anything they can do that way helps as well." Blatter said, at the end of the day, making resumes clear and concise is best from each candidate as most employers will never see the resume until after a computer looks over it to detect certain necessities. as the times are changing these aspects are optional. resume needs to be one page, and it needs to be really clear with simple format, so you don't need to worry about the boxes and the fancy things if that's not something you can do," Blatter said. Blatter said another aspect of resumes students often overlook are typos and small grammatical mistakes that can reflect poorly on them in the eyes of a prospective employer. "A resume is about the content, the format and being able to show your skills and strengths in the best way you can," Blatter said. Blatter said,there are many different types of resumes depending on what each student wants to highlight. No matter what is being highlighted, most of the resume should consist of a student's education and experience, Blatter said. In the past, students have put objectives, a personal branding statement, or a profile or personality summary, but Blatter said HEINLEN , F , tr,,,t,', ' z: co ' ' .0' ;''' 0 1 , , , J , 0z, 4 - , if ' , c, z, '; , hit t .' Slq , , r , t Stress can '''a ,, :,, 4 , students hard at the end of the semester. Finding affordable ways to pamper yourself through the stress can be a good coping technique. , self-imag- April Godspeed. "It needs to be ready to wear." A new do for much less Our hair is part of us, it goes with us everywhere and some will spend hundreds of dollars on acquiring the perfect hairdo, whether it be the newest style or dyeing it lavender. Spending most of your paycheck at the salon isn't not when there necessary are places like Hairitage Hair School, where a haircut costs as little as $6 and a full, one color hair tinting will cost $20. Other treatments and styles cost more, though prices are still much cheaper than that of a regular salon or even a shop like Great Clips. "You can get highlights here starts at $45; anywhere else, it could be anywhere from.$150 to $200," said student Brooklynn Bundy from St. George. Getting the kinks out Stress affects the body as much as it does emotions or our state of mind and going to a massage parlor for a full body massage might do the trick, but it will also put quite a dent in the bank account. At Zion Massage College, they offer four different from types of massage Gua-Sh- a to a Deep Tissue and massages Massage can be scheduled with either a student or licensed therapist. Massages with a student are available for $32 and $49 with a licensed therapist. Sessions with a therapist at a similar establishment or spa, would be much more expensive. Rocio Varner, a sophomore general studies major from Palm Springs, said as a student at Dixie and working at Zion Massage College, it is hard for her to find time to get a massage because she has to balance between school, work and having time to study, but the college does have a way for students like her to take advantage of the services offered. "We have appointments in the evening we just start ed doing that his week so from five to seven students can get massages," Varner said. "And on Saturdays, which students usually leave for homework, they can just take a chunk out of their time at the beginning or at the end and just kind of treat themselves." Glowing skin at a fair price It may not seem like something that would affect how we feel, but Debbie Leavitt, director of education at the Skin Institute, said taking care of your skin while you are young is important so you aren't trying to repair damage that was done when you are older. "The cost is half about of what you would pay at a regular spa or salon," Leavitt said. "The students that come to our school are really passionate about what they are doing." The Skin Institute's most popular treatment, the signature luxury facial costs $55 and consists of two cleanses, exfoliation, two masks; hand and arm massage, foot and calf massage and finishing treatments moisturizer, sunscreen and eye cream. The same treatments at a spa would cost about $100 to $120. Is it worth it? Being college students who don't always have the funds to buy clothes, get a massage, a facial or an impressive hairdo, there is value in saving money because money issues add stress to an individual's life. The hair school, skin institute and massage college all have a clean, calming atmosphere to soothe away stress. Each of the clothing exchanges were well organized and had clothes in outstanding quality. When visiting any of these, customers will be greeted with friendliness and an eagerness to help. Businesses like these provide a way to pamper ourselves so we can look toward the future with pride in our appearance and a body free of tension. before she passed away. She said she wasn't the when Mace died becausc she was taking another student to TRIO. "I told her what I was doing, and that I had to get back to the college so I could take this student to get signed for TRIO," Walter said. "She kind of groaned a little bit, and then she t released my hand, and I went because I could tell that's what she wanted me to do." Walter said the best aspect about Mace was her unabashed love for other people, unwaveriN positivity, and her sense of humor, most evident in the pranks she pulled. Matthew said his most memorable prank was played on his sister and her friend the night they came home from watching the Grunge. Matthew and his mom placed objects in the shower and his sister's room to make it look like a person was standing in both locations when the light was off, he said. "They both freaked out at the same time, and apparently neither one knew of the other thing,'' Matthew said. "That was a really fun one that we got to do together." Beside pranks and helping those around her Mace loved to decorate her space, Matthew said Mace also had a fondne for family and "weenie dogs," Matthew said, despite his mother neve having a "weenie dog" she "just liked the idea of them." "She was just a weirdo, which is why she was one of my favorite people in the whole world," Matthew said. "There's nothing sadder than being ordinary, and my mom was anything but ordinary." |
