Your resume is a marketing tool that summarizes your accomplishments
and skills. It should be engaging, and not just a boring list of previous jobs.
Before you begin writing, take some time to brainstorm on what to include, such as the skills that you acquired
in previous jobs, how these benefited the company, and your personal advancement.
When outlining your experience, you can use some of these descriptive buzz words to highlight your skills:
Achieved Adapted Advised Analyzed Assisted Built Completed Controlled Convinced Coordinated
Created Delivered Designed Developed Devised Directed Employed Equipped Established Evaluated
Expanded Expedited Generated Guided Improved Initiated Integrated Investigated Led Leveraged
Maintained Managed Operated Organized Performed Persuaded Planned Processed Produced Reduced
Restructured Researched Saved Set Up Sold Supervised Targeted Taught Trained Wrote
Using the above information, you can start drafting your resume. You can use
the outline below to help you get started. Remember that it should be printed on one 8.5 x 11” sheet of paper.
Your Name
Address Line 1
City, State Zip Code
Home Phone (xxx) xxx-xxxx
OBJECTIVE
Using brief phrases, describe yourself to your potential employer.
State what position you are seeking and in what capacity (full-charge, entry-level, full-time,
etc.) with the company’s name.
EDUCATION
Date last degree obtained, Degree obtained, school name
Date first degree obtained, Degree obtained, school name
EXPERIENCE
If you don’t have a job history, you can list experience with civic, volunteer,
or charitable organizations on your resume that will make you
marketable. For actual work history, start with you most recent employer
and go in chronological order. Add more work experience lines as
necessary. 19xx-20xx
Position, Name of Company
Using action words from the list to maximize the impact, describe your job
responsibilities. Be concise; remove all unnecessary words & phrases.
Include the specific results of your actions or decisions to demonstrate
your contribution. 19xx-20xx
Position, Name of Company
In the same manner as above, describe your preceding job 19xx-19xx
Position, Name of Company
In the same manner as above, describe your preceding job 19xx-19xx
Position, Name of Company
In the same manner as above, describe your preceding job
MILITARY SERVICE
Only list this section if you have served in the armed services.
Dates of service, highest rank, branch of service, Security clearance, special assignments,
decorations, and technical training
LANGUAGES
List any languages that you are fluent in, or delete this section
from your resume if it doesn’t apply.
REFERENCES
Never put references on your resume. Direct the reader to the reference
sheet with: See attached sheet
You can attach a
separate sheet containing up to three references. Choose people, usually past employers or co-workers, that
recognize your strengths, and will have something positive to say about you. Contact these
people, asking them if you can include them as a reference. Be sure to get their
correct position, address, and phone number, because potential employers can get aggravated
if they can’t
reach the references listed. After someone agrees to give you a reference, it is good procedure to send
them a thank-you letter.
Once you have everything together, check for typos, even enlisting a friend to check it over. Nothing will turn
a potential employer off faster than seeing misspelled words.
After everything is perfect, print it out on quality paper.
Remember that along with a sizzling resume, you also need a good cover letter to present
yourself to potential employers.....
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