Heading: At the top of the page, your name should be centered, in bold typeface, and in all capital letters. Follow the next lines with your address, phone number, and Web site. Be sure not to get carried away with too many numbers (home, work, cell), or a fax number or a variety of e-mail addresses. Not only will it take up a large portion of the page, it will have you looking a bit egocentric.
Example:
JANE PRYOR
176 Angler Street
Darlin, Florida 32256
Phone: (859) 345-0987
E-mail: Jane@DarlinFl.com
Employment objective: This is a statement of both your immediate and long-term career objectives. Your objective should be specific and should include one or more of the following:
a specific job title;
the industry/environment in which you want to work;
the skills and/or experience you want to utilize in the position.
Here are some examples:
Position as a research assistant, leading to a management position in corporate advertising.
A position allowing me to incorporate my experience in promotion and customer relations.
Systems engineering position in a manufacturing industry.
Work experience: If using the chronological format, list all your full-time jobs, starting with the earliest. You only need to go as far back as is necessary. If you have had part-time or temporary jobs in between, only list them if you have little full-time work experience or if the work was highly relevant to the job position you are applying for. For each job, list your job title, dates of employment, and the city and state of your employer. Remember, you are selling yourself. Give a concise and compelling description of your duties and highlight any impressive results you achieved, awards won, or promotions earned. Do not, however, list your salary. Your new salary should be based on your experience and your potential value to an employer.
If you are using the functional format, you will instead list your jobs by the functions you performed, such as sales, management, project development, etc. Under each section, give the descriptions as mentioned above. This format allows you to put your work experience in order of importance, rather than chronologically.
Your job description also can be written in a variety of ways:
Example 1:
2000-2002 Denteck Services, Inc. (Antron, MI)
Production Coordinator: Managed all studio projects from inception to completion. Created project bid and managed budgets. Negotiated job estimates, contracts, and major purchases. Coordinated all set design and construction.
Example 2:
January 2000 - March 2002 Denteck Services, Inc. (Antron, MI)
Production Coordinator
Managed all studio projects from inception to completion.
Created project bid and managed budgets.
Negotiated job contracts, contracts, and major purchases.
Coordinated all set design and construction.
Education: List the college or colleges you attended, the dates you attended, any degrees you received, your major and minor fields of study, and any academic honors you received. If you took special courses or training that relate to the job position you are applying for, that should be listed as well. List degrees in chronological order, starting with the most recent.
If you are new to the workplace, then your education should be listed before employment experience on your resume; otherwise, it should be listed after. For applicants without a college degree, you should list the name of your high school, its city and state, and the dates you attended.
Example 1:
University of Oklahoma (June 19--)
"Advanced Executive Curriculum": A fast-track program for students who are sponsored by their employer.
Boston University (June 19--)
Degree: B.S.B.A.
Major: Business
Minor: Marketing
Dean's List
Delta Sigma Honor Society
Example 2:
The Art Institute (Boston, MA) June 20--
Graphic Design for Corporate America, 12-week course
Johnson High School (Syracuse, NY) June 19--
Senior Class President
Honors Stud