ENGINEERING CO-OP PROGRAM

UBC ENGINEERING CO-OP STUDENT HANDBOOK 37
Resumé Naming Tips
Since you will create many resumés in ECO throughout
your co-op career, it is helpful to accurately label your
files so you and your Co-op Coordinator can easily select
the most current and most appropriate resumé for each
job application. Your resumé labels are only visible to you
and your Coordinator (not to employers). Here are some
helpful tips for standardizing your resumé names.
DO
Create a resumé for each industry or type of position you
apply for, and label the file in ECO with an appropriate
description, such as:
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Software
Telecommunications
Mining
Mineral Processing
Structural
Alternative Energy
After the description, include the date you created the
resumé so you and your Coordinator know which is the
most current version, for example:
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Software 31-Jan-10
Each time you revise a resumé, make a copy of it in ECO,
save it as a new version, then update the date label, for
example:
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Software 31-Jan-10
Software 02-Feb-10
DON’T
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Don’t use labels like “draft”, “resumé”, your name,
etc., since these descriptions won’t help you choose
the most appropriate resumé from ECO next time you
apply for a job.
Don’t create a new resumé for every company (or job
posting), unless advised by your Coordinator; your
time can be used more effectively by creating a small
number of resumés geared toward specific job types,
while your cover letters will specifically address each
individual job posting.
Viewing your Resumé
To view a saved resumé, click on the appropriate file name on the
resumé home page of ECO.
To view resumés in PDF format, click on ‘Download PDF’ under
the resumé name; this allows you view your resumé as a PDF file,
as employers will see it.
Note: Carefully review your PDF resumé each time you complete
edits to your resumé, as this is the format employers will receive.
Deleting a Resumé
You will rarely delete a resumé from ECO. Any resumé you have
used to apply to a job through ECO in the past cannot be deleted
from the system. Instead, you can use the copy then edit functions
to change resumés. If a resumé has been used, the ‘read only’
label appears under the resumé name.
To delete a resumé you have not yet used to apply for a job in
ECO, click on the ‘Delete’ option below the resumé name on the
resumé home page. If the resumé is the one you wish to delete,
simply click the ‘Yes’ button and the resumé will be deleted. If
the resumé is not the one you wish to delete, click the ‘No’ button
to cancel. You will be directed back to the resumé home page.
Editing a Resumé
To edit a resumé, click on the ‘Edit’ option below the desired
resumé name. Please note that the Resumé Resources in ECO
provide useful information for the following:
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General Resumé Information
Link to Student Handbook
Dictionary Link
Thesaurus Link
Helpful Action Verbs
To exit the Resumé Resources, simply click on the Resumé
Resources link again.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON SAVING CHANGES: Each item
you add within a section needs to be saved with its respective
‘Save’ button. To avoid losing data, edit and save only one item
at a time.
The Technical Skills section is automatically opened first. If you
wish to edit or upload content for a different section, please select
that area. To edit the Technical Skills section:
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Add a title for each technical skills box you add in the
‘Technical Skills Title’ field.