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Resume Building Senior Seminar

Purpose A resume is: A marketing tool An advertisement of education, experience, skills and potential Should make the reader want to interview you

Chronological Resume Emphasizes work experience Education and work experience are listed with most recent first 75% of employers immediately remove an applicant for a typo and/or a grammatical error on a resume On average, an employer will spend less than two minutes looking at your resume No more than 1 page

Recommended Essentials Contact Information Objective Educational Background Work Experience Skills Memberships Honors and Activities References Available

Proper Heading Ian Thomas 5039 Deland Road Flushing, MI 48433 (810) 591-3733 Ian.thomas@flushing.k12.mi.us Ian Thomas 5039 Deland Road ∙ Flushing, MI 48433 ∙ (810) 591-37323∙ ian.thomas@flushing.k12.mi.us Use an easy to read font such as Times New Roman or Arial (no script font) Use a 12 point font throughout your entire resume, but enlarge your name to at least an 18 point font

Objective States your purpose of the resume. Objective To obtain a secondary teaching position with Flushing Schools that will allow me to utilize my educational background along with my professional work experience. Objective To acquire an entry-level position with a company that will be rewarding and challenging. States your purpose of the resume. Choose an objective that strengthens your resume but does not limit your opportunities With the exception of your objective, never use complete sentences in your resume. Your resume should be an outline.

Education Education Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education December 2002 Majors: Earth Science/Physical Education G.P.A. 3.78/4.0 Education Flushing High School Flushing, Michigan G.P.A. 3.0/4.0 2007-Present List education and work experience in reverse chronological order Be consistent in formatting List your GPA only if it is above a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Work Experience Experience McIntosh Orchards Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Orchard Worker June 2001-August 2001 Performed seasonal maintenance of orchard Maintained landscaping of orchard Responded to customers questions and inquiries Worked independently with minimal supervision Always use an “action verb” as the first word in a description of work experience. Never use personal pronouns such as, “I” or “me” in your resume.

Work Experience Use parallel phrasing– include dates of employment Experience McIntosh Orchards Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Orchard Worker June 2001-August 2001 Performed seasonal maintenance of orchard Maintained landscaping of orchard Responded to customers questions and inquiries Worked independently with minimal supervision Use parallel phrasing– include dates of employment Use past tense for previous jobs and present tense for current jobs. Example: “Performed seasonal maintenance” “Perform seasonal maintenance”

Skills/Honors/Activities Computer Skills Windows Vista, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Leadership Skills ∙Team and Goal Oriented ∙ Self-disciplined ∙ Time Management ∙ Communication Skills Honors/Activities ∙ Central Michigan University Football Team 1998-2002 ∙ Dean’s List 1998-2002 List the skills, activities, organization memberships , and leadership roles that would impress a future employer.

References Available Upon Request Avoid using family members References Available Upon Request

Finished Product Mr. Brieger’s Resume

Top Resume Mistakes Too long (1-2 pages) Disorganized making it hard to read Poorly typed. Proofread for mistakes that Word did not catch! Misspellings, typographical errors, poor grammar Overwritten with paragraphs and sentences

Sum It Up Never use complete sentences except for your objective. Begin job descriptions with an action verb (pg. 313 in your book). Use past tense and present tense depending on past and current jobs. Proofread, Proofread, Proofread!! A resume is a living document!