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Building Your Resume from the Ground Up

Writing Your Career Resume 4-H Volunteer Distance Education February 1, 2011 By: Dale Pracht Bill Heltemes. Building Your Resume from the Ground Up. Steps to Building a Resume. Laying the foundation.

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Building Your Resume from the Ground Up

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  1. Writing Your Career Resume4-H Volunteer Distance Education February 1, 2011By:Dale PrachtBill Heltemes Building Your Resume from the Ground Up

  2. Steps to Building a Resume • Laying the foundation. • Building the resume. • Finishing the resume.

  3. Laying the Foundation • Assess Yourself on Paper • What are your Objectives? • Kind of job you are looking for and when you are available • What have you accomplished? • Skills, Abilities, Work Experience, and Extracurricular Activities/Leadership

  4. Laying the Foundation • … Your work and volunteer experience s are important • Allow you to build and demonstrate many skills that employers are seeking (leadership, teamwork, reliability, time management, communication, etc.)

  5. Laying the Foundation • What Resume Format is most appropriate? • Chronological • Organized by date in reverse date order • Most commonly used type and more acceptable by employers • Functional Format • Organized by skills

  6. Building the Resume • Personal Data Section • Objective • Education Section • Work Experience • Activities and Honors • Add references on separate page

  7. Finishing the Resume • Avoiding common mistakes • Spelling and grammatical errors. • Formatting, fonts, length, paper quality. • Translate “4-H Speak” to business English

  8. Finishing the Resume • Use white or off-white paper (checkout resume paper at area copy centers, i.e. Kinkos, Copy Corner, or Graphics Center on campus) • Use 8 ½ x11-inch paper • Use a font size of 10 to 14 points • Use non-decorative typefaces

  9. Finishing the Resume • Choose one typeface and stick to it • Avoid italics, script, and underlined words • Do not use horizontal or vertical lines, graphics, or shading • Do not fold or staple your resume • If you must mail your resume, put it in a large envelope

  10. Finishing the Resume Resume Review & Advice After you have completed your resume and cover letter feel free to ask us to review them. Have others review your resume for typos and formatting suggestions

  11. In Conclusion…. It’s now time to build your own resume… • Lay the foundation • Build your resume • Finish your resume

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