Resumes: Basic Content Introduction. What is a Resume? What is the purpose of a Resume? What information is included in a Resume?

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Resumes: Basic Content Introduction

What is a Resume? What is the purpose of a Resume? What information is included in a Resume?

Purpose: The purpose of a resume is to provide a summary of your skills, abilities and accomplishments. It is a quick advertisement of who you are.

Resumes Include: Your name, address, phone number and address Summary-we will explain this more in depth in a few slides Job history and job responsibilities- we will discuss this more tomorrow Education Other information

Example Resume

Rules: No more than one page Try to fill up that page and avoid white space Utilize formatting tools to help organize and emphasize Be consistant with formatting tools Put most relevant skills and jobs as close to the top of the page as you can

What is the goal of a resume? An interview!

Who are you? Name, Address, Phone Number, Body of a Resume f Summary of Qualifications Previous Experience Former Positions Name of Company Job Responsibilities Education Hobbies, Clubs, etc.

Today we will focus on the Employment History Section

Previous Experience: Pick most relevant List at least 3 jobs, if possible Keep short and to the point Use action verbs

What are Job Responsibilities? This will be our focus for the rest of the day, but first, we will review an example resume.