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however, t hat s ome e mployers m ay e ventually v iew t his i nformation a s i rrelevant. A s h igh s chool

students, t his s hould n ot b e a c oncern.

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Summary o f S kills -‐ S ome p eople u se t his s ection t o i nclude s pecial s kills o r t alents t hat a re n ot

included e lsewhere o n t he r esume, b ut w ould b e r elevant t o t he e mployer.

References – A lthough i t i s c ommon p ractice t o p ut “ References A vailable U pon R equest” a t t he b ottom o f

a r esume, m ost c areer a dvisors s ay i t i s u nnecessary. H owever, t here i s n othing w rong w ith t aking a n icely

printed l ist o f p ersonal r eferences w ith y ou t o a n i nterview. Y ou s hould h ave 2 -‐ 3 p eople w ho h ave

observed y our w ork h abits ( employers, t eachers, c oaches, e tc.) a nd 2 -‐ 3 p eople w ho c an s peak a bout y our

character. M ake s ure y ou h ave a sked t heir p ermission t o i nclude t hem a s r eferences. O nly a sk p eople w ho

will s peak w ell o f y ou. C reate a s eparate l ist o f r eferences i ncluding t heir n ames, a ddresses, e mployers, j ob

titles, a nd p hone n umbers. I t i s b est t o l ist w ork n umbers s ince s ome p eople d on’t a ppreciate c alls a t h ome.

You k now a n e mployer i s i nterested w hen t hey r equest a l ist o f r eferences.

How d o I s et u p a r esume? Y our r esume s hould b e d ivided i nto d istinct s ections. T he i talicized w ords a bove

are t ypical s ection h eadings. D o n ot l abel t he h eading s ection. H eadings s hould s tand o ut a s b oldfaced,

larger t ext. E mployers t end t o h ave c ertain h eadings t hat i nterest t hem m ost. M ake i t e asy f or t hem t o f ind

them. H ere a re s ome s uggested h eaders:

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Major H eaders ( to b e u sed i n a lmost a ll r esumes): O bjective, E ducation, E mployment H istory/Work

Experience, S chool A ctivities.

Minor H eaders ( to b e u sed i f a ppropriate): C omputer E xperience, A ssociations, C ertifications,

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Community A ctivities, H ighlights o f Q ualifications, H onors/Awards, I nterests a nd H obbies, P rojects,

Relevant C ourses, S ummary o f Q ualifications, V olunteer E xperience.

Remember y ou w ant y our r esume t o b e c oherently o rganized. Y ou c an d o t his i n a c hronological f ormat o r

a f unctional f ormat. A c hronological f ormat o rganizes b y t ime, a nd a f unctional f ormat c oncentrates o n

skills a nd r esponsibilities.

How i mportant i s t he f ormat? T he i mportance o f t he f ormat l ies i n i ts c onsistency. R emember t o s tick t o

one f ormat. I t s hows o ff y our o rganizational a bilities. H owever, r emember c ontent i s m ore i mportant t han

format.

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