Former Facebook University and Adobe Talent Partner Marissa Enfantino hosted a Resume-Building Workshop for students of all grades in the Innovation Center during long lunch on Tuesday.

Enfantino began with her best tips to craft both a hardcopy resume for employers as well as to create an effective LinkedIn profile.

“Consistency is key, first of all,” Enfantino said. “Even the basic format of a resume can tell your future employer a lot about you even before taking a look at what’s on it. Periods, for example- one thing that drives me nuts is when periods are at the end of some sentences but not all of them. Just to be safe, don’t put them.”

She then showed the students an example of her resume, emphasizing the clarity, minimalism and professional layout of the copy. Enfantino stressed the importance of capitalization and font usage in resume formatting.

“You can see here how all of the key topics are bolded and underlined, so we can see a clear difference between what I’m listing below and the keyword on top,” she said. “You can do italicized and underlined, or just italicized, or whatever you want, but keep the keywords visible, clear, and separate so that it’s easier for the recruiter to follow.”

After explaining the concrete formatting of an ideal resume, Enfantino discussed the content of a strong report, highlighting the importance of being able to clearly and succinctly elaborate when asked about previous accomplishments and projects.

“Make sure you’re able to know and accurately explain everything you put on your resume,” Enfantino said. “There’s nothing more embarrassing than putting something on there and then getting caught like a deer in headlights when you get asked about it and you can’t explain it. Maybe even change the terminology if needed so that you can understand yourself better.”

Enfantino also placed emphasis on small detailing that may seem trivial, but could immediately could catch a recruiter’s eye if named incorrectly.

“Double-check all your emails, cell numbers and firm names,” she said. “I know it might seem stupid, [but] you’d be surprised at the amount of times I tried to reach out to someone through cell and it just went, ‘Sorry! This number does not exist!’ And if you misspell something, it can give them an impression that you’re careless and that you didn’t spend enough time on your resume to double-check a name, and that leaves a bad impression on them right from the get-go.”

Enfantino cautioned the students to avoid repeating words in their resumes when explaining achievements, mentioning a myriad of words that could replace more commonly-used and broader ones/ She also gave the students some crucial tips when preparing for a face-to-face interview.

“The trick to doing well in an interview is having the answers already prepared in your mind ahead of time, well before you step into the interview,” she said, bringing up a slide of topics that she stated that all companies would talk about. “When I go into an interview, I’m going to have thought about all the topics here, like motivation, leadership, challenges, communication et cetera. Have an example or an anecdote in mind that you know and can present well, and make sure you can mold it well to different topics that they might ask you.”

Enfantino concluded the session by opening up a short Q&A session before inviting students to show her their own resumes and LinkedIn profiles for a personalized critique.