Resume Layout
Header
- Name, Address, Telephone, Cell phone, email
- If your name is difficult to pronounce, consider a nickname, or a pronunciation guideline
- If your address may change soon, consider a post office box
- If you are generally not at home, give a message-phone number
- If your name is not gender specific like (Kelly, Tracy, Pat..) include a title: Mr. or Ms.
Career Objective
- If you know the job title, use it
- If you don't know the exact title, use a generic one
Education
- List degree level first, then major and minor, school and graduation date
- Abbreviated or spelled out degree levels are acceptable, i.e. Bachelor of Arts or BA
- Include GPA if it is a 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- If you have college courses or degrees, your high school listing is not necessary
Experience
- Include at least your last ten years of work / employment history
- Indicate start and end dates at each position or company, using (month/year)
- List professional training such as licenses, certificates, awards, achievements
Options for ordering Position & Company
- Job title followed by company and location (full address not always necessary)
- Company (especially if they are well known) followed by job title
Achievements
- State specific results achieved, use measurable results
- Indicate team/group participation in major company initiatives
- Mention specific skills acquired from specific accomplishments
Organizations, Affiliations, and Memberships
- Include positions held in each
- Indicate dates of involvement, activities, functions, accomplishments, responsibilities, workshops, seminars, conferences, conventions, etc.
- Significant professional accomplishments or unique contributions you made to an employer and/or improvements made because of your input
- Examples: worked on a task force with student leaders to determine future plans for student community service; reorganized an inventory system resulting in significant savings within six months.
Published Works
- Include title, publisher and date, if relative to the position for which you are applying
Hobbies and Interests
- Make a short list of two or three of your hobbies. Interviewers are interested in a team sport, an individual sport or an intellectual pursuit related to your profession
References
- Indicate professional and personal references are available upon request
- Normally this statement is at the end of a resume