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Visit the CREW Career Center to use the software program
Winway Resumé® . A Career Counselor will assist you in
using Winway® to create a marketable resumé
1. Before You Begin Writing A Resumé
- Outline your work experience
(ie, position title, employment dates, job title, etc)
- Outline co-curricular activities and any leadership positions
held
- List volunteer experiences
- List relevant coursework
2. Content Of Your Resumé
- Name, address, telephone, e-mail address, and website address
- Avoid using nicknames
- You can list both your temporary and permanent contact information
-- label each clearly and indicate the dates that you should
be reached
at each (ie. Permanent Address: After May 21, 2002 )
- Include your area code with your phone number.
NOTE: Record a professional greeting on your answering machine
- List a professional sounding email address.
- Include a website address only if it reflects your personal
career goals
(ie resume on line, school project, professional homepage,
etc)
- Objective Statement (optional)
- Tailor your objective to each employer you target.
- Be specific about the job you want. Also, if you are interested
in obtaining an internship, indicate this in your objective
statement. For example, To obtain an internship within a financial
institution requiring strong analytical and organizational
skills.
- Education
- List your most recent educational information first
(ie if you transferred to U of L from JCTC, list U of L first
and JCTC second)
- Indicate your degree, major, minor/concentration
- List your grade point average if it is a 3.0 or higher
- Work Experience
- Use action words to describe your job duties (see below).
Use present tense action words when describing skills in a
current position and past tense action words when describing
experiences you are do longer doing.
- List experiences in reverse chronological order (most recent
job first)
- List (1) Title of position (2) Name of organization (3)
Location of work
(4) Dates of employment (5) Description of work responsibilities
-- be specific when describing skills. For example, don't
just you supervised employees. List the number of employees
you supervised.
3. After You Write Your Resumé
- Run a spell check.
- Ask friends and relatives to proofread your resume.
- Ask a career counselor for feedback.
- Photocopy on white or off-white paper--
colored paper is hard to read when faxed or copied.
- Use 8 1/2 X 11-inch paper
- Print on one side of the paper
- Use a font size between 10-14 points
- Use non-decorative font styles
Sample Resumés
http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/
Samples/Four_Sample_Resumes_68_01.htm
http://www.jobweb.com/Resources/Library/
Samples/More_Sample_Resumes_127_01.htm
Sample Cover Letters
Sample
Cover Letter 1: Conservative/ Formal
Sample
Cover Letter 2: Creative/ Informal
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