- A RESUME IS A FORMAL
WRITTEN PROFILE

THAT PRESENTS A PERSON'S
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS.

A WELL WRITTEN RESUME MAKES
IT EASY FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS

TO QUICKLY AND EASILY IDENTIFY
YOUR SKILLS AND WORK EXPERIENCE.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
WALKS YOU THROUGH FIVE STEPS

IN BUILDING A WINNING RESUME.

STEP 1 IS
TO WRITE A CAREER OBJECTIVE

OR PERSONAL PROFILE.

BOTH THE CAREER OBJECTIVE
AND PERSONAL PROFILE

ARE STATEMENTS THAT PRESENT
YOUR KEY SKILLS BRIEFLY.

INDIVIDUALS WITH LITTLE
OR NO WORK EXPERIENCE

SHOULD USE A CAREER OBJECTIVE

WHILE THOSE WITH MORE
EXTENSIVE CAREER EXPERIENCE

SHOULD USE A PERSONAL PROFILE.

EACH SHOULD BE WRITTEN
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TARGET JOB.

STEP 2 INVOLVES COLLECTING
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FOR YOUR DRAFT ELECTRONIC
DOCUMENT.

THIS INCLUDES YOUR EDUCATION,
SKILLS,

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY,
FOREIGN LANGUAGES SPOKEN,

HONORS AND AWARDS
AND OTHER INFORMATION

YOU WANT A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

STEP 3 INVOLVES ARRANGING
YOUR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT

INTO THE PROPER RESUME LAYOUT.

IF YOU'RE AT THE START
OF YOUR CAREER

AND DO NOT HAVE EXTENSIVE
WORK EXPERIENCE,

USE THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME
LAYOUT.

THIS LAYOUT EMPHASIZES
RELEVANT SKILLS

WHEN YOU LACK RELATED
WORK EXPERIENCE.

A FUNCTIONAL RESUME FOCUSES
ON SKILLS AND EDUCATION.

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AND EDUCATION
IN REVERSE TIME ORDER,

MEANING YOUR MOST RECENT
JOB FIRST.

BOLD YOUR JOB TITLE,
NOT THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.

IF YOU HAVE EXTENSIVE CAREER
EXPERIENCE,

USE A CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
LAYOUT.

IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
LAYOUT

THE CAREER OBJECTIVE IS REPLACED
WITH A PERSONAL PROFILE.

GENERAL SKILLS EMPHASIZED
IN YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE

ARE YOUR SKILL SETS.

THESE SKILL SETS ARE USED
AS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SUB-HEADINGS ON YOUR RESUME.

STEP 4 INVOLVES DETAILING
THE INFORMATION

LISTED IN YOUR SKILLS,
WORK EXPERIENCE

AND PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

INCLUDE BOTH JOB-SPECIFIC
AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS.

JOB-SPECIFIC ARE THOSE SKILLS
DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE JOB

WHERE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

ARE THOSE THAT CAN BE USED
FOR ANY TYPE OF JOB.

USE POWER WORDS TO QUANTIFY
YOUR SKILLS, RESPONSIBILITIES,

AND PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

THE KEY IS TO EMPHASIZE
THE INFORMATION MOST IMPORTANT

FOR THE TARGET JOB.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE
AND NEEDED EXPERIENCE

MENTIONED IN THE JOB
ANNOUNCEMENT

SHOULD BE SHOWN ON THE RESUME.

HOWEVER, BE TRUTHFUL
ON YOUR RESUME.

DO NOT LIST A SKILL
OR EXPERIENCE

IF YOU DO NOT POSSESS IT.

DO NOT USE COMPLETE SENTENCES

AND DO NOT INCLUDE THE WORDS
"I" AND "MY".

THE FINAL STEP IN CREATING
A WINNING RESUME

IS ENSURING THAT ALL INFORMATION
IS COMPLETE, ACCURATE

AND SELLS YOUR SKILLS
AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

DO NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL
INFORMATION SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS,

YOUR BIRTHDAY,
HOBBIES OR ANY REFERENCES.

ADD AN INFORMATION HEADING.

THIS IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION
LISTED AT THE TOP OF YOUR RESUME

THAT INCLUDES YOUR NAME,
MAILING ADDRESS,

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE,

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
AND EMAIL ADDRESS.

ONLY INCLUDE ONE CONTACT
PHONE NUMBER.

KEEP YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
PROFESSIONAL.

COMPLETE THE RESUME
BY PROOFREADING FOR PERFECTION.

USE BOTH,
SPELL AND GRAMMAR CHECK.

THEN HAVE SOMEONE YOU TRUST

PROOFREAD YOUR RESUME
FOR ERRORS.

CHECK FOR CONSISTENCY.

PRINT YOUR RESUME IN BLACK INK
ON 8 1/2 X 11 INCH RESUME PAPER.

USE AN EASY-TO-READ FONT

AND DO NOT OVERUSE UNDERLINES,
BOLD, ITALICS AND BULLETS.

A RESUME IS INCOMPLETE

UNLESS IT'S ACCOMPANIED
BY A COVER LETTER.

A COVER LETTER SERVES AS
AN INTRODUCTION TO YOUR RESUME.

WHEN WRITING A COVER LETTER,

USE PROPER BUSINESS LETTER
FORMAT.

EACH WORD AND PARAGRAPH
MUST HAVE A PURPOSE.

YOUR GOAL IS TO COMMUNICATE
HOW YOUR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,

ABILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FILL A TARGETED COMPANY'S NEEDS

AND MAKE THE READER WANT
TO REVIEW YOUR RESUME.

ADDRESS THE LETTER
TO A SPECIFIC PERSON.

TAILOR YOUR COVER LETTER
FOR THE TARGET JOB.

INCLUDE HOW YOU FOUND OUT
ABOUT THE POSITION,

WHAT BENEFITS YOU CAN BRING
TO THE COMPANY

AND YOUR INTEREST
IN THE POSITION.

DO NOT JUST REWRITE YOUR RESUME.

INSTEAD INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION

YOU WANT THE EMPLOYER TO KNOW.

HOWEVER, DON'T MAKE IT PERSONAL.

MAINTAIN A PROFESSIONAL TONE.

INJECT INFORMATION
YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE COMPANY

THROUGH YOUR RESEARCH.

KEEP IN MIND, A COVER LETTER
IS WRITTEN WITH PROPER GRAMMAR,

CONTAINS COMPLETE SENTENCES

AND MUST BE SPELLCHECKED
AND PROOFREAD.

AVOID THE OVERUSE
OF THE PRONOUNS "I" AND "ME".

WHEN SENDING YOUR COVER
LETTER,

REMEMBER TO SIGN THE LETTER.

PRINT YOUR LETTER
ON THE SAME TYPE OF PAPER

USED FOR YOUR RESUME.

USE THE SAME INFORMATION

HEADING YOU CREATED
FOR YOUR RESUME

OR PROPER PERSONAL BUSINESS
LETTER SETUP.

THIS CREATES A CONSISTENT

AND PROFESSIONAL VISUAL APPEAL
FOR YOUR RESUME PACKAGE.