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Creating T he E ffective R esume

What i s a R esume? A r esume i s a o ne p age s ummary o f y our s kills, e ducation, a nd e xperience. T he r esume

is y our a dvertisement! Y ou m ust s pend e nough t ime c reating, p roofreading, a nd e diting y our r esume – y ou

want i t t o b e p erfect! Y our r esume i s o ne o f t he m ost i mportant p ieces o f w riting y ou w ill e ver c reate – i t i s

what s eparates y ou f rom t he r est o f t he p ack. E mployers o nly l ook a t r esumes f or a bout 3 0 s econds… s tand

out!

What s hould b e i ncluded i n a r esume? N ot a ll r esumes a re t he s ame, b ut t here a re s ome c ommon

elements t hat t hey a ll s hould i nclude. T he n ecessary e lements a re:

Heading -‐ Y our h eading s hould i nclude t he e ssential p ersonal i nformation: F ormal n ame, a ddress,

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and p hone n umber. I f y ou u se e mail, i nclude y our e mail a ddress. Y ou w ant a ll y our c ontact

information t o b e a s c lear a s p ossible.

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Objective -‐ ( Also c alled “ Career O bjective”) E mployers o ften s ay t his i s t he m ost i mportant p art o f a

resume. I t i s g enerally a o ne s entence e xplanation o f t he t ype o f j ob y ou a re s eeking. Y our o bjective

should b e f airly s pecific. I f y ou a re a pplying f or d ifferent t ypes o f j obs, c hange y our o bjective t o

match e ach t ype o f j ob.

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Education -‐ A s s tudents, t his s hould b e y our n ext s ection o f i nformation. H igh s chool s tudents

should n ot i nclude i nformation f rom j unior h igh/middle s chool. Y ou s hould s pecify t he d ates o f

attendance o r g raduation ( or e xpected g raduation). I f y ou’re i n c ollege, i nclude y our m ajor a nd t he

degree y ou e xpect t o r eceive. S ome p eople i nclude e ducation-‐related h onors i n t his s ection. M ake

a n ote i f y our e ducation i s p articularly r elevant t o t he j ob.

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Experience -‐ ( Also c alled “ Work E xperience” o r “ Employment E xperience”) I n t his s ection, y ou

should i nclude p revious e mployers, t heir l ocations, y our d ates o f e mployment, a nd y our j ob t itle.

You m ay h ave t o c reate a j ob t itle i f y ou d id n ot h ave o ne. Y ou s hould i nclude a t l east t wo o ne-‐line

descriptions o f w hat y our j ob d uties a nd r esponsibilities w ere. Y ou c annot a ssume t hat t he j ob t itle

explains w hat y ou d id t o a ll r eaders. U se a ction v erbs t o s tart e ach o f t hese d escriptions. D o n ot u se

“I” i n d escriptions.

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Activities -‐ E mployers l ike t o s ee p eople w ho h ave b een i nvolved i n s chool o r c ommunity a ctivities.

In t his s ection, l ist s pecial a ctivities y ou p articipated i n ( prom c ommittee) a nd o rganizations y ou

joined ( drama c lub, b aseball t eam, e tc.). I nclude t he y ears i n w hich y ou p articipated. B e a ware,

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