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COMPONENTS OF A RESUME:
To organize the personal information you have assembled.
most resume writers use the following components.
Contact information:
This includes your name;
phone number; and e-mail address, if you have one. Place
your name at the top of your resume and your contact
information underneath it.
Objective statement:
Placed immediately below
your contact information, the objective statement tells
the reviewer what kind of position you want.
Qualification summary:
The qualifications summary,
which evolved from the objective, is an overview
designed to quickly answer the employer’s question “Why
should I hire you?
Education:
List all relevant training
,certifications, and education on your resume. Start
with the most recent and work backward. For each school
you have attended, list the name of the school and
location; diploma, certificate or degree earned along
with the year of completion .If you have not yet
completed one of your degrees, use the word expected
before your graduation date.
Experience (If any):
Resumes can include your
job history: The name and location of the organizations
you have worked for, years you worked there, title of
your job, a few of the duties you performed, and results
you achieved.
Use Specific
Accomplishments to give your experience impact. Note any
improvements you made, any time or money you saved, and
any problem you solved.
Activities And Associations:
Activities can be an
excellent source of additional experience, list your
involvement in school or extracurricular activities –
employers look for those kinds of things because they
show initiative.
Special skills:
If you have specific
computer skills , foreign language, typing, or other
technical skills, consider highlighting them by giving
them their own category – even if they don’t relate
directly to the occupation you’re pursuing.
Other Personal Information:
Your resume may include any
other information that is important to your occupation,
such as a completed portfolio or a willingness to
travel.
WHAT NOT
TO PUT ON A RESUME:
Fluffy rambling "objective"
statements
Salary information
Full addresses of former employers
Reasons for leaving jobs
Names of supervisors
When
creating a resume or completing an application form, you
need two different kinds of information:
Facts about yourself
Facts about the job you want.
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