The+Resume

We are now going to have a little look at resume writing. The resume that you are about to put together in this lesson would not suffice if you were applying for a big corporate job after you are finished highschool/university/trade school, but it will definitely get you a summer job flipping burgers, or working at the golf course. Your resume covers most of the professional aspects of your life. It is also a professional reflection of you as the potential product: professional resume, professional product; sloppy resume, sloppy product. Take the time to develop your resume as the very best reflection of you. Your resume should absolutely include the following subheadings:
 * **Job Objective** - describe the type of job that you are looking for, and why.
 * **Education** - list all of the places that you have gone to school, and when.
 * **Work Experience** - List any relevant experience that you have.
 * **Contact Information** - Where can they find you?
 * **Skills and Abilities** - Additional skills that might make you valuable to an employer.
 * **Activities and Interests** - What do you do in your spare time. Remember, adults might consider something physical (play volleyball, soccer, ride my bike, build bird houses) as being more important than watching T.V. and talking on the phone.
 * **References** - Who can they call to check up on you? Include one personal, one work related, and one academic reference.

A few tips:  **More on Resume Writing** 
 * no more than three education references. Consider carefully who you are going to include as a reference. Are you sure that they will speak highly of you? Don't ask the teacher whos' class you failed to be a reference, as they might tell the truth when called!
 * no more than five examples of work experience - pick the most important ones: working at Saan for three months is more important than shoveling your grandmothers drive way...
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Your skills and abilities showcase what you can offer to an employer. Make sure to include these, and try to include a broad variety.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Your activities and interests show how well rounded you are. Make sure to include these!
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Contain your resume to one page of information and one page of references. If possible double side these onto one sheet of paper so that perspective employers don't have to worry about losing a page. (Everything is contained to a single sheet of paper.) Having said all of that, fill the single page! A resume that is only half a page long makes you look like half an employee. Remember, you are trying to sell yourself! Don't sell yourself short!
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Your font size and type should be consistent throughout the document. You can bold headings, and maybe make them one size bigger, but anymore than that, and your resume will start to look immature
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**[|Sample Resumes]** * Model these examples. (don't copy, model)
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In this age of technology, it is a good idea to have your resume in several formats in order to satisfy the needs of as many potential employers as possible. An electronic resume retains a great deal of the same information as the traditional resume.