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Resume. . Your goals. Explore the details of your life for skills and accomplishments, names, dates, and places. Translate your skills and accomplishments into power terms and the language related to what you are seeking.
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Resume .
Your goals Explore the details of your life for skills and accomplishments, names, dates, and places. Translate your skills and accomplishments into power terms and the language related to what you are seeking Present the material in a way that holds the attention of the reader and reveals the very best about you
What should be on a Resume • Sections should include • Personal • Education • Experience • References • Optional sections • Objective • Skills/Strengths • Awards • Interests
Education Section should include Optional things in education • Courses studied • Grade Point • Awards
Experience Section should include Start building your background now – it all counts Remember sell what you have done – Child care, Lawn work, it shows responsibility. Name of business Address of business Dates Title/Duties
Using Action Words administer recommended supervised planned organized Served on performed coordinated implemented operated
References Rules of references: • Ask if you can use someone • Do not use family member • Needs to be adult over 21 • Should not be past employer Information Needed: • Name of person, Title • Place where they are that title at • Address • Phone number • (optional – Capacity and or years known)
Resume Format Name Address Phone Number E-mail (only if professional) OBJECTIVE State what your purpose is (this is optional) EDUCATION School Name (Most recent first) Address Phone Date receive diploma (or dates attended) (GPA –optional) Any specialty schooling or certificates held such as Food Handlers permit/First Aid card WORK EXPERIENCE Name of Business (remember most recent first) Address Phone Dates Employed Duties/Title
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE (optional) SKILLS/ABILITIES (optional) REFERENCES Name of person, Title Place where they are that title Address Phone number (optional – capacity known)
Remember the following guidelines • Make it yours • Keep it very clean and professional looking • Should be easy to follow for any reader • It is an outline of your most important aspects • If the information is not a strong point do not include it such as GPA – if it is a selling feature of yourself include it • Keep in mind reader does not know you and is not always knowledgeable on school terms – do not use abbreviations except for WA and NE. SW etc. • If you give GPA or information based on a scale give the scale example GPA 3.5/4.0 • The following are two Senior student’s resumes and excellent examples.