1. J OE M AYNARD M ARTIN C OUNTY CEA 4-H Y OUTH D EVELOPMENT

2.  A RESUME IS A SELLING TOOL THAT OUTLINES YOUR EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND SKILLS.  A DVERTISEMENT : P RODUCT IS YOU !  P URPOSE : G ET AN I NTERVIEW !  E NTICING : R EADER WANTS TO PICK IT UP AN READ IT !

3.  F OCUS ON YOUR FUTURE.  T HIS IS NOT A TELL ALL STORY.  W RITE ABOUT YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.  B E HONEST, YET CREATIVE.  S TAY FOCUSED ON THE PURPOSE.  U SE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS.

4.  N AME  U PPER M IDDLE OR U PPER R IGHT  A DDRESS  S TREET A DDRESS  P HONE N UMBER  C ELL AND H OME  E MAIL A DDRESS  D EMONSTRATES THAT YOU ARE COMPUTER SAVY.  W EB A DDRESS  M YSPACE  F ACEBOOK

5.  A N OBJECTIVE IS AN INTRODUCTION THAT TELLS THE EMPLOYER HOW YOU WILL BE OF VALUE TO THEIR ORGANIZATION.  T ELL WHAT POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR.  S HORT AND POWERFUL.  I S IT NEEDED ?  A SUMMARY TELLS WHY YOU ARE THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB.  H IGHLIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, TALENTS, AND QUALITIES.  T AYLOR THE SUMMARY TO THE EMPLOYERS NEEDS.  I S IT NEEDED ?

6.  A CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME LISTS JOBS TITLES, PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. N AME O BJECTIVE E XPERIENCE E DUCATION S KILLS /C AREER H IGHLIGHTS /S PECIAL R ECOGNITION /C OMMUNITY S ERVICE

7.  A FUNCTIONAL RESUME IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. N AME O BJECTIVE Q UALIFICATIONS /S KILLS A CCOMPLISHMENTS E XPERIENCE E DUCATION S PECIAL R ECOGNITION /C OMMUNITY S ERVICE

8.  S USAN I RELAND R ESUMES  J OB S TAR R ESUME G UIDE  R OCKPORT I NSTITUTE