How To Write A Resume That Will Impress That Employer
our resume is the first accepted standards, the content
impression that an employer and format of your resume should
has of you. At the most express your individuality.
basic level, a resume is simply a
description of the skills, The Format:
experience, education, and
professional achievements that The format you select for your
make you qualified for a resume should attract attention
position. A good resume will and create interest, but not
accurately inform an employer detract from your overall
about your background. A great presentation. Use of
resume, however, can do much capitalization, bold lettering,
more. A great resume has the underlining, indentations,
ability to persuade an employer different fonts, and white space
that you have the unique talent can add variety to your resume
and experience desired and that and emphasize important
you deserve a personal interview information. The format should be
for the position. consistent throughout the
individual sections of the
So how do you write a great resume, be visually appealing,
resume? There is no one right way and be easy for the reader to
to write a resume, but common follow.
practice has developed a standard
or resumes that candidates would A resume has several parts, which
do well to observe. Keep in mind are typically included in this
that a resume is a marketing tool order:
- you are marketing yourself to
prospective employers. Therefore, 1 Name and Contact Information
although you do not want to 2 Objective Statement
significantly deviate from 3 Education
4 Professional Experience your goals in regards to your
5 Skills desired position title, industry,
level of responsibility, and
Additional parts may include a desired utilized skills. The
section for Summary of Skills, elements included in your
Awards and Honors, or References. objective should be reinforced
and supported throughout your
resume and your cover letter.
Name and Contact Information
Education, Certifications, and
You should include your name, Career Training
full address, telephone number
with area code, and email address Your highest level of education
(if applicable) at the very top achieved, whether you completed
of your resume. If you are the program or not, should be the
currently residing at a temporary first listed in this section. All
address, such as a student's other schools you attended should
college address, you may include follow.
it in addition to your permanent
address depending on the For each individual school, list
circumstances. the following:
Objective Statement Name of the school
If you choose to include a Dates you attended or graduated
professional objective statement,
it should be a concise and Degrees earned (or degree program
meaningful statement that you were in, if not completed)
describes your career goals in
detail. An objective can include Major and minor subject areas
should position the Education
You may also list any honors, section near the top of your
awards, Dean's list resume before your Professional
commendations, and GPAs if they Experience. If you do not have a
will enhance this section of your degree, the Education section
resume. should follow your Professional
Experience.
Next you should list any career
specific certifications or Professional Experience
completed training courses that
that support your objective This is the most critical section
statement and enhance your of the resume. The professional
resume. Be careful not to overdo experience section should be
this section, though, since too tailored as much as possible to
much information in this section the target position and should
will detract from the most focus on those key areas that
important section of he resume, relate to your desired career
the Professional Experience goals. If the bulk of your
section. experience can be directly
correlated to your desired
You should only include high position, then you can stick to a
school information if you do not single Professional Experience
have a college degree or if you section. If your career path is
achieved high commendation in divided, though, it may be
some area that reinforces your necessary to split your
career objectives. experience between a section
detailing your experience in the
*** NOTE *** desired area (for example,
"Professional Teaching
If you have a college degree, you Experience" or "Professional
Writing Experience") and a related volunteer work, relevant
section for "Other Experience". campus, and internships that best
reflect your skills.
To write an effective
professional experience section, For each position, use detailed
consider the following tips: actions words and adjectives to
describe your responsibilities,
Include your job title, the name new abilities you developed, and
of the employer, the location of any skills you applied.
the position (city, state), and
the dates you were employed. Include any specific
accomplishments you achieved for
If you want the emphasis to be on each position, as well as any
your title, list this first. If accolades you received for your
where is worked is more important work. For example, if you were
than what you did, you should Salesperson of the Year or
list the name of the employer achieved the highest rating on a
first. customer satisfaction survey, be
sure to include it. Remember, you
You can de-emphasize the dates of are trying to market yourself!
employment by omitting the months
if you feel that including them Be details in your descriptions
will detract from your without exaggerating. DO NOT LIE
presentation. ON YOUR RESUME!
This section is not strictly Skills
limited to full-time professional
positions only. Take advantage of The Skills section of your resume
this flexibility and include any should highlight any relevant
full-time or part-time positions, skills that might not otherwise
be disclosed on your resume. This worked
section will be highly
individualized to both the person Other Optional Sections:
and the position they are
seeking. Summary of Skills:
You should list those skills most A quick 3-4 line summary of your
relevant to the position you are relevant qualifications for the
seeking at the top of this position may be included at the
section. top for the resume under your
contact information and objective
Examples of some skills you may statement (if included). The key
want to include are: is to be as specific as possible
and tailor the summary to the
Computer skills: specific position.
computer systems, applications,
and programs Honors and Awards:
Languages: your level of List any career, academic,
proficiency in reading, writing leadership or athletic honors you
and speaking various languages have received. Academic awards
may alternatively be listed under
Various functional skills: any the Education section of the
functional skills not mentioned resume.
elsewhere such as editing skills,
interpersonal relationship References:
skills, negotiating skills, etc.
You may include a statement
Industry experience: any declaring "References Available
industries in which you have upon Request" if you need to fill
space on your resume. Otherwise If there is additional
you should list references in a information that you feel is
separate document. References important to include butt does
should typically only be provided not fit into any of these
when requested or once it is categories, you can create custom
clear that the competition for a categories. Examples of custom
position is narrowing. Do not categories may include
include specific reference names Background, Professional
or contact information on your Activities, Recitals/Art Shows,
resume. Professional Memberships,
Presentations, Publications, and
Other Categories: Special Skills.
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