Your resume is one of the most important documents in a job search. Your resume describes your qualifications and what makes you unique. To stand out among other applicants. Employers use resumes to get a deeper understanding of candidate skills, strengths and experience. Your resume should reflect achievements, awards, education, experience and any other outstanding accomplishments.
What to include:
- Identification– Name, email address, street address, and telephone number.
- Resume summary– goes right after your contact information, this is a few sentences describing your qualifications and accomplishments throughout your career.
- Education history– you want to include the name of school, the address, when you graduated, and any relevant achievements or awards granted during your time at this school.
- Job experience– Here, you should list all of your most relevant work experiences, beginning with your most recent job. You should focus on your experiences from the last 10 to 15 years. Include the name of the company, the position, and dates of employment. List a few tasks that you executed while at this job.
- Skills-List any other skills you have that relate to the job but are not included elsewhere in your resume. You can include any tools you’ve mastered or certifications you’ve obtained as well. Make sure you think about what’s relevant for the job though; don’t just list a bunch of skills that won’t help you in their job.
- Community involvement/volunteer services– this shows off your leadership and involvement in your community. Only include those that are relevant or that may help create a better picture of who you are as an individual as related to the position you’re applying for. Want to include the dates you volunteered and the organization name.
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