Write your Own Resume
In this lab you are going to create a Resume for yourself. If you already have a resume you will still create a new version for this assignment.
  • The Resume: A Resume is a short (1 to 2 page) synopsis of your professional history. If you do not have much experience you will use your training experience to create your resume.
    This Resume will have at least 4 entries so if you cannot come up with 4 prior jobs we will create some additional entries.
    Your Resume will have the following Elements:
  • Title Block:
    • Your Name, in Bold, Larger Font.
    • Your Mailing Address
    • Your Phone Number(s)
    • Your e-mail address
    • If you have one - your Web presence - Website, LinkedIn
  • Objective:
    • Title of the Position you are looking for
    • A short phrase that describes your contribution, italicize it
    • Separate this section with a horizontal line above and below it. The line should be the same width as the text in the resume.
  • Experience or Contribution Summary:
    • This should be 1 - 2 paragraphs that summarize what it is that you can do -- what you are good at. It is where you can sell yourself to the person reading the resume and motivate them to read further.
  • Sequence of Experience:
    • This section should list your last 4 work or training experiences. You can be a bit creative.
    • Each entry has 3 parts
      • Title Line - Position (in Bold), Name of the Company or Organization where experience was acquired, period when experience occurred (right justified)
      • Context Description - A description of the industry, what the organization does, and your position with the organization.
      • Your Contributions - One to two line descriptions of key contributions you made while at this organization.
  • Education & Certifications:
    • List each Degree on a single line; Name of the degree, Name of the college or trade school where education obtained, Year degree or certification was obtained.
If I Google your assignment and find it on the internet in all or in part you will get a zero on the assignment. I may also require you to insert a specific element of content in a specific location to verify you are the author of your work.
Email your Resume to me as an attachment to your email
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