Sample Resume Format
YOUR FULL NAME
Your Street Address
City, Country
Your telephone number
JOB OBJECTIVE
(Optional) What's needed:
-
A short statement (no more than two lines)
in clear, specific language
EDUCATION
What's needed:
-
Name of certificate/degree received and year/month
awarded
-
Name of school (location if not apparent from
name)
-
Major scholarships/awards/honors received
-
Perentage of college expenses earned through
summer or part time jobs
WORK
EXPERIENCE What's
needed:
-
Current job responsibilities in past tense
-
Past job responsibilities in past tense
-
Clauses, not complete sentences
-
Acronyms or abbreviations spelled out
-
Use different action verbs so non appears
more than twice
What's not needed:
Employer phone number; Name of
supervisor; The phrases "responsible for" or "duties included"; The headings
"position", "job title" or "duties"; Capitalizing words unnecessarily;
References to salary; Reasons for leaving pust job
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
What's
needed:
-
Job, time frame, or
context in which each occured
-
Numbers to quantify
-
Specifics
-
Solid analysis of results
-
Examples
ACTIVITIES
(Optional)
What's needed:
-
Name of organization
-
Brief description of
role you played
-
Dates of involvement
-
Accomplishments (with
numbers to quantify)
SKILLS (Optional) What's needed:
-
One- or two-word description
of skill and skill level
-
Correctly spelled names
of software programs, hardware, or other equipment
INTERESTS What's
needed:
Brief description
of specific interests
|
