Get some resume tips for employment experts.

1. RESUME TIPS
FOR
AN EFFECTIVE RESUME WRITING

2. WHAT WILL A RESUME DO FOR ME?
 Enable you to assess your strengths, skills, abilities
and experience - thereby preparing you for the
interview process
 Act as a reminder of you to the employer/interviewer
after you're done interviewing
 Be a basis for the interviewer to justify your hiring
 The ultimate goal of a resume tips is to gain you an
interview!

3. TYPES OF RESUMES
 A Paper/PDF Resume
 A printed resume for use at job fairs, conferences, …
 Should be clean, concise, professional, and pleasing to the eye
 Use bullets, bolding, and indentation
 Take this resume with you on job interviews, career breakfasts, …
 An Electronic Resume
 A plain text resume for on-line submission
 Typically must conform to employer specifications
 Use left-justified and space indented formatting
 If desired, use “+”, “*”, and “0” to represent bullets
 An HTML Resume
 Typically includes links to homepage, images, …
 Avoid this type of resume
 Most people don’t want an employer walking around in their homepage

4. RESUME CONTENTS (Essential)
PERSONAL DATA
 Name
 College and Permanent Address
 Telephone #
 E-mail Address and URL (if available)
We advise that you not include personal information regarding:
age
physical characteristics
family or dependent information
photograph
SS #

5. RESUME CONTENTS (Essential)
EDUCATION
 Degree and Major
 Name Of College, City, State
 Minor, Concentration
 Special Educational Experiences:
 International Programs
 Certifications
 High School not generally included

6. RESUME CONTENTS (Essential)
EXAMPLES OF EXPERIENCES OFTEN INCLUDED:
 Employment: Full time, Summer and or Part time
 Activities: College, Volunteer, Leadership or Community
 Internships/Co-ops
 Field Experience/Practicum/Student Teaching
 Research
 Group Projects
 Athletics
 International Study

7. RESUME CONTENTS (Optional)
REFERENCES
1. Resume References Available Upon Request
2. List References on Separate Page
3. Omit From Resume. Use Space for Other Information
HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
GPA, Academic Honors, President’s or Dean’s List,
Honorary Organizations
SPECIAL SKILLS
 second language
 computer systems/languages/software proficiencies
 first aid, CPR
 technical specialties and equipment knowledge

8. RESUME SAMPLES
Clearly Defined
Sections

9. RESUME SAMPLES
Skill Labels

10. For More Information On Resume Tips
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