• Is 100% honest.
• Presents your most important data first.
• Emphasizes your assets and avoids information which might eliminate you from consideration.
• Utilizes white space for a format that is consistent and visually attractive.
• Is brief, concise, and easy to read.
• Avoids the use of personal pronouns.
• Is free of grammatical and spelling errors.
• Is limited to a maximum of two pages.
FORMAT/LAYOUT
• Your resume should be brief, well organized, and neatly printed on 8 1/2" X 11" white or off white resume paper.
• There are two basic resume formats: the chronological and the combination.
• The resume format you choose should highlight your strengths and de-emphasize your weaker areas.
Chronological:
• Is the most common format.
• Is especially good for a person with a strong history of directly relevant work experiences.
Combination:
• Organizes your most relevant experiences into skill areas.
• Provides your employment history in a brief format.
• Works very well for career changers, gaps in employment, or little or no work experience.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• The only required information is your name, address, telephone number(s), and email.
• No other personal information should be included on a resume. (Use a professional greeting on your answering machine, and a conservative email address for job search purposes)
CAREER OBJECTIVE
• Stated either at the top of the resume or in the cover letter.
• Should be brief and concise.
EDUCATION
• Include degree, major, minor, concentration, institution, city, state, and date of graduation.
• You may also include scholarships, honors, awards, special training, relevant courses, internships, and extra-curricular activities, especially those that have added to your skills and experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Describe your most recent job experience first.
• Include both paid and non-paid experience.
• Include your job title, the company name, city, state, and dates of employment.
• Provide more detailed information about your experience that most relates to the work you are seeking.
• Use strong, descriptive action verbs to describe your responsibilities and accomplishments.
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
• Include memberships, offices held in clubs or organizations, community involvement, and anything else that is related to your career objective or reveals something unique about yourself.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Include qualification on equipment, licenses, certificates, language ability, computer skills, travel, publications, awards, and other achievements relevant to the desired position.
REFERENCES
• Do not list your references on the resume.
• List three to five employers and faculty members on a separate sheet of paper. (Be sure you have permission to use them as references.)
• List each reference's name, title, and professional address and telephone number.
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