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 with as the text in the resume.
  • Experience or Contribution Summary:
    • This should be 1 - 2 paragraphs that summerize 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 occured (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 obtined, 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.
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