Job applications can include education, skill, experience, and objective summaries {resume} {resumé}|.
types
Resumes have heading, objective, summary, work history with responsibilities and bulleted accomplishments, education, training, skills, memberships, languages, licenses/credentials, military, and publications.
Chronological resumé lists work history from recent to former and is for same type job, in traditional companies. Functional resumé emphasizes qualifications and is for career changes or returns to career.
purposes
Resumes show that you have education and experience in industry, company type, and/or job.
length
Use one or two pages.
look
Make it typewritten. Use 12-point font. Use 65 characters per line. End lines with returns. Do not use tabs. Use asterisks for bullets. Separate sections with dashes. Do not use bold or underline, only uppercase. Check for spelling and grammar.
Email resume to yourself and check it.
style
Do not use "I", only verbs. Use short paragraphs. Do not abbreviate.
parts: heading
At top, write your name, address, email address, and telephone number.
parts: objective
Write short description, including company type and industry, of job for which you are applying.
parts: qualifications summary
Summarize your qualifications and career highlights.
parts: skills
List your skills for this job, such as training, with number of years, and languages.
parts: education
List school name, degree, field, year, and honors. List credentials you have that job requires.
parts: experience
List employers, addresses, dates, job titles, and job descriptions, including responsibilities, activities, achievements, honors, and promotions. For jobs, state problem/project/responsibility, your solution, and quantified results.
Show continuous work history, with no gaps. You do not need to use months, only years.
parts: organizations
List professional societies, clubs, honors, community work, hobbies, and sports. Give military record only if required.
parts: references
State that references will be sent on request, or, if required, list three references, including name, address, and phone, using one teacher, one employer, and one character witness.
parts: publications
List publications.
leave out
Do not use photographs, age, marital status, children, or other personal information.
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