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A well-written
resume is one of your most valuable tools in a
job search. It summarizes your education, work
experience and other qualifications, and often
makes that important first impression about you
with potential employers. As you develop your
resume, be sure to:
- Schedule an
appointment with a counselor/friend to
assist you.
- Review the
sample resume books for your major in the
Library Resource Center.
- Consider
which format (chronological, functional or
combination) best suits you - chronological
format are the easiest to prepare and to
read, and they appear to be the most popular
style of resume in use.
- Keep it
short-limit yourself to one or two pages.
- Write a
clearly stated employment objective and
support it in the body of your resume.
- Provide
your employment history.
- List your
accomplishments and responsibilities.
- Emphasize
your skills.
- Use action
words (such as supervised, managed,
directed) instead of passive phrases like
"responsible for" or "duties
included".
- Organize
the layout-a simple, logical format directs
readers to pertinent facts quickly and
easily.
- Proofread
carefully to produce a perfect
product-correct all misspellings,
typographical errors and poor grammar.
- Reproduce
your resume on quality paper with a high
quality copier, laser printer or printing
service.
- Prepare
some model cover letters to accompany your
resume.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
- Name
- Address
(both permanent and local, if appropriate)
- Telephone
Number
OBJECTIVE
Briefly describe
the type of position you seek. Employers prefer
candidates who are focused and directed. If you
do not include an objective, you must include
the position title or your area of interest in
your cover letter.
EDUCATION
List educational
institutions you have graduated from or expect
to graduate from. Begin with the most recent
school, indicating degree, major, minor and
concentrations; and indicate your date of
graduation. Grade point average is optional.
Academic honors and other recognition may be
included.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Work experience
can be listed chronologically or in order of
relevance to your work objective. Briefly list
your position title, company (city/state), dates
of employment, responsibilities and skills
required.
HONORS/ACTIVITIES
Indicate your
activities, interests, awards, volunteer
experience and memberships-both school and
non-school related. High school activities may
be included, if you are a freshman or sophomore.
REFERENCES
Separately on a
single sheet of paper. Be sure to request the
permission of anyone you list as a reference to
use their names.
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