Being involved in an innovation sprint challenge/competition is great opportunity to show future employers your career readiness competencies like teamwork, critical thinking and professionalism. Make sure to add it to your resume and LinkedIn profiles like Handshake and LinkedIn.
You can include it in your Experience section and/or your Project section.
WORDING YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS
- Always begin with an effective action verb
- Explain the purpose of the accomplishment
- Add details and results whenever possible
- Think about the impact of your work and how you did it
- Do not speak for the group – speak to your contributions
STATNG THE PROJECT ON YOUR RESUME
Below is an example of how to format the project and your participation. The bulleted list is meant to provide examples of how accomplishment statements could be constructed.
VAX WNY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
UB Blackstone Launchpad Innovation Sprint, Spring 2021
Second Dose Hesitancy Analysis Team
- Assessed project challenge effectively by…
- Created research topics aligned with…
- Evaluated responses and formulated…
- Analyzed data and presented recommendations…
- Met deadlines to produce…
STATING YOUR PROJECT ON YOUR ONLINE PROFILES LIKE LINKEDIN AND HANDSHAKE
- Put a keyword related to the project in your LinkedIn Headline
- Mention it in your About section and
- Add it to your Featured section as a document, post or website
- Add it to your Experience Section
- Add it to your Project Section
- Put a keyword related to the project in your LinkedIn Headline
- Add a keyword as a Skill on your profile
- Write an Article on LinkedIn about your project
- Write a Post on LinkedIn about your project and experience in the challenge (include a photo of your team)
For more information about resumes and more go to the UB Career Design Center website.
Carrie Gardner, Director, Internships and Experiential Learning, UB School of Management Career Resource Center contributed the content for this article about resumes.
Ed Brodka, UB Career Design Consultant contributed the content about online profiles.
