Lydia Sedlak
Minneapolis,MN
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Member
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Naperville, IL
08.2024 - 05.2026
- Processed 50–100 customer transactions per shift through point-of-sale system, ensuring accurate payments and efficient completion of purchases.
- Supported store operations independently during 5-hour shifts through customer service, product prep, restocking, and display organization.
- Completed opening and closing duties, including cash counts and store readiness for daily operations.
- Balanced 20 hours of work per week with academic responsibilities, consistently delivering reliable performance.
Babysitter
Private Family
Naperville, IL
06.2023 - 08.2025
- Provided personalized care to enhance comfort and engagement for child with special needs during 3-hour shifts through tailored activities and routines.
- Established daily structure to create a safe, supportive environment for children, ensuring consistent meals and routines throughout shift.
- Supervised children in private family household during daily routines and playtime.
- Prepared meals and snacks according to family instructions and dietary needs.
- Assisted with bathing, dressing, and bedtime routines for young children.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business, Finance
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN05-2030
Skills
- Microsoft Excel (novice) and Canva
Technical proficiency - Microsoft Excel
- Accounting basics
- Financial analysis
ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
- Business Economics (ECON 1165), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, Fall 2026 – Present, Calculated supply and demand values using Microsoft Excel to apply economic concepts and strengthen quantitative analysis skills, Interpreted numerical data to evaluate changes in supply and demand and develop data-driven solutions to economics problem
- Impact Lab Problem Solving (BA 2062), University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, Fall 2026 – Present, Collaborate with classmates each week to analyze real-world problems and develop solutions through team-based problem-solving, Analyze safety concerns in Dinkytown with team members to develop recommendations for improving community safety
POSITION INFORMATION
- Position Title: Financial Analyst Intern - Minneapolis, MN (Starting Summer, 2027)
- Company: Target
- Location: Minneapolis, MN, US
- Position Type: Internship
- Starting Hourly Rate: $28.00 per hour
APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Current student working toward an undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting
- Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, communication, and decision-making skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong planning and organizational skills
- Curious, adaptable, and committed to ongoing learning and growth
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including intermediate-level Excel
GENERATIVE AI OUTPUT
- Prompt: Help me strengthen a few resume bullets for a finance internship using strong action verbs, measurable details I provide, and the Carlson WHAT + HOW + WHY structure. I am applying for a Financial Analyst Internship with Target, so help me emphasize transferable skills such as analytical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, organization, responsibility, and Microsoft Excel. Do not invent any experiences, numbers, or skills that I did not provide.
- OUTPUT
- Suggested revisions included:
- Processed approximately 50–100 customer transactions per shift using a point-of-sale system to handle payments and complete purchases accurately.
- Managed store responsibilities independently during 5-hour shifts, including customer service, product preparation, restocking, and organizing displays.
- Completed opening and closing procedures, including counting money and preparing the store for daily operations.
- Balanced approximately 20 hours of work per week with academic responsibilities while maintaining dependable performance.
- Provided independent care for one child with special needs during approximately 3-hour shifts by adapting activities and routines to individual needs.
- Collaborated with classmates each week to analyze real-world problems and develop solutions through team-based problem-solving.
- Analyzed safety concerns in Dinkytown with team members to develop recommendations for improving community safety.
- Calculated supply and demand values using Microsoft Excel to apply economic concepts and analyze numerical information.
- Interpreted numerical data to evaluate changes in supply and demand and solve economics problems.
- Contributed approximately 2 hours per week to community service projects, including Feed My Starving Children and school events, to support community needs.
- Why these revisions were suggested:
- Begin each bullet with a clear action verb.
- Include measurable details, such as hours worked, transactions completed, or time spent volunteering, when those details were provided.
- Follow the WHAT + HOW + WHY structure when possible by explaining what I did, how I completed the work, and the purpose or result.
- Emphasize skills that connect my previous experiences to a finance internship, including analytical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, organization, responsibility, and communication.
- Highlight my experience using Microsoft Excel in Business Economics because Excel is relevant to the internship.
- Keep the wording concise and appropriate for a professional resume.
- Avoid adding accomplishments, statistics, or experiences that I did not personally provide.
- How I used the AI feedback:
- I used generative AI as a revision tool to help improve the wording and structure of selected resume bullets. I provided my own experiences, responsibilities, course information, and numerical details. The AI helped reorganize those details into stronger resume statements and suggested ways to emphasize skills that are relevant to the internship. I reviewed the suggestions and selected wording that accurately represented my experiences.
- Additional formatting and editing assistance provided by AI:
- Reorganized the resume into a clean one-page format with consistent section headings, spacing, alignment, and typography.
- Kept the Excel and economics experience near the top of the resume because it was the strongest finance-related experience provided.
- Kept measurable details such as 50–100 transactions per shift, 5-hour shifts, approximately 20 work hours per week, and approximately 2 volunteer hours per week to show the scope of responsibilities.
- Changed “organized displays” to “organizing displays” so the wording in the list was grammatically parallel.
- Changed “building on seven years of volleyball experience” to “drawing on seven years of volleyball experience” for smoother wording.
- Did not add finance experience, accomplishments, skills, or results that were not provided by the student.
- Note:
- The experiences, job responsibilities, courses, dates, hours, transaction estimates, and other factual information in my resume are my own. Generative AI was used to help revise wording, strengthen action verbs, apply the WHAT + HOW + WHY format, identify transferable skills, and format the resume. It was not used to create experiences or accomplishments that I did not have.
Timeline
Team Member
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
08.2024 - 05.2026
Babysitter
Private Family
06.2023 - 08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Business, Finance
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities