Here’s How: First, take notes on your work experience – both paid and unpaid, full time and part time
Write down your responsibilities, job title and company information
Include everything! Take notes on your education
Include degree or certificates, major or course emphasis, school names and courses relevant to career objectives
Take notes on other accomplishments
Include membership in organizations, military service and any other special accomplishments
From the notes, choose which skills are transferable (skills that are similar) to the job you are applying for – these are the most important points for your resume
0:12 / 1:50 Begin resume by writing your full name, address, telephone number, fax and email at the top of the resume
Write an objective
The objective is a short sentence describing what type of work you hope to obtain
Begin work experience with your most recent job
Include the company specifics and your responsibilities – focus on the skills you have identified as transferable
Continue to list all of your work experience job by job progressing backwards in time
Remember to focus on skills that are transferable
Summarize your education, including important facts (degree type, specific courses studied) that are applicable to the job you are applying for
Include other relevant information such as languages spoken, computer programming knowledge etc
under the heading: Additional Skills Finish with the phrase: REFERENCES Available upon request Your entire resume should ideally not be any longer than one page
If you have had a number of years of experience specific to the job you are applying for, two pages are also acceptable
Spacing: ADDRESS (center of page in bold) OBJECTIVE double space EXPERIENCE double space EDUCATION double space ADDITIONAL SKILLS double space REFERENCES
Left align everything except name/address
Tips: Use dynamic action verbs such as: accomplished, collaborated, encouraged, established, facilitated, founded, managed, etc
Do NOT use the subject ‘I’, use tenses in the past
Except for your present job
Example: Conducted routine inspections of on site equipment
