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Resume Writing Guide: Maximize Your Potential with a Powerful Resume

Learn the importance of writing a resume for job, college, and scholarship applications. Discover tips and guidelines to separate yourself from others and showcase your achievements effectively.

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Resume Writing Guide: Maximize Your Potential with a Powerful Resume

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  1. Why write a resume? • Job application (small job or career) • College application • Scholarship application • Start one now and add to it as you move through your education • Separate yourself from all others (time to brag about yourself)

  2. Objective • The first part of the resume (after name and contact info) • This describes the purpose of the resume • Goal, mission, what you hope to accomplish • Be straight to the point • Supposed to be an incomplete sentence • Ex.: To obtain an entry level position in the architecture field where I can contribute to the success of the company and gain experience for my future as an architect. • Write 3 objectives (job, college, scholarship) • DECA: just write 1 for the job you are applying for

  3. Education • Where did you go? High School Name – School City, State Dates of attendance • What have you learned? • Can include classes; especially AP, honors, PSEO etc. • Will add as you go; only high school right now • Can include GPA • Rule of thumb; only if higher than 3.2 Education North Dakota State University Fargo, ND B.A. Business Administration and Entrepreneurship2010 GPA: 3.8

  4. Work Experience • Where have you worked? • Have you done babysitting? • Volunteering? • Mowed lawns? • Use action words (verbs) Ex. Organized, managed, calculated Company Name/Employer Name Address of company Dates of Employment (month/year) Job Title, description, responsibilities Work Experience LSS Data Systems Minnetonka, MN June 2008 – August 2008 Applications Specialist-Implementation - Implemented electronic medical record software at various medical clinics throughout the nation

  5. Awards • What honors have you received since 9th grade? • Attendance, sports, boy scout/girl scout, award specific to a class? Name of award, where it was received and the date (month/year) Perfect Attendance Award, Tartan High School June 2011

  6. Activities • What do you do to keep yourself busy? • What are you involved in outside of class? • Clubs, sports, hobbies, organizations, volunteering

  7. Skills • What personal skills do you have? • Other languages, computer skills, musical skills, mechanical skills etc.

  8. Tips and guidelines • K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple stupid) • 1 page maximum resume • Begin descriptions (work and volunteer experience) with action words (verbs) • NO ERRORS • Separate yourself from all others (it’s time to brag about yourself!)

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