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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:
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Title Block:
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Your Name, in Bold, Larger Font.
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Your Mailing Address
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Your Phone Number(s)
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Your e-mail address
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If you have one - your Web presence - Website, LinkedIn
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Objective:
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Title of the Position you are looking for
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A short phrase that describes your contribution, italicize it
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Separate this section with a horizontal line above and below it.
The line should be the same width as the text in the resume.
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Experience or Contribution Summary:
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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.
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Sequence of Experience:
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This section should list your last 4 work or training experiences.
You can be a bit creative.
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Each entry has 3 parts
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Title Line - Position (in Bold), Name of the Company or Organization
where experience was acquired, period when experience occurred
(right justified)
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Context Description - A description of the industry, what the
organization does, and your position with the organization.
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Your Contributions - One to two line descriptions of key
contributions you made while at this organization.
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Education & Certifications:
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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.
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