Out of all of the papers that I wrote for a previous class, I think the résumé was where I needed the most help. A résumé is a summary of your qualifications as well as the best tool for you to find the right job. It is best to put it all on one page, make sure it is well organized, carefully designed, consistently formatted, easy to read, and free of errors.
So first you need to know how to organize your résumé:
Heading: At the top of the résumé, include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.
Job objective: Introduces the material in a résumé and helps the reader understand the goal.
Education: List colleges you have attended with the degrees you have received and the date received.
Employment experience: Organize your employment experience in reverse chronological order (start with the most recent).
Related skills and abilities: List out the skills and abilities that you have. Make sure you list ones that go best with the actual job.
Honors and activities: List any honors or unique activities that you are involved in.
References: List references. Best is to say, “References available upon request.
If you have all of these organized and listed properly you will be able to provide the best résumé there is. Take a look at this short video for additional pointers.
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great post! I am looking to apply to vet school in the next few years so my resume is going to be very important. I'll keep all of this in mind while writing my resume.
ReplyDeleteYou're awesome Jeanna, all your posts have been useful and interesting. Great job with this project!
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post Jeanna! It is very useful information that I will am going to keep in mind and use on future resumes.
ReplyDeleteNo matter how many times I have had to write a resume I always have a hard time! Great post!! Very helpful!!!
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