Resume Basics
This document summarizes your skills, education, and experience for employers.
Resume
Should your resume be fancy and pretty designs, or boring and in a plain format.
Boring and plain format
This section includes your name, email, phone number, and location.
Header
You should avoid using these words when writing a resume.
First-person pronouns like “I” or “me”?
The main purpose of a resume is to do this for an employer.
To get noticed or earn an interview?
According to best practices, a resume should usually be this many pages.
1 or 1.5
This section lists your degree, school, and graduation year.
Education
What should a Professional Summary focus on?
Brief summary of your skills, expertise and career objective.
This resume section briefly explains your skills, experience, and career goals.
Professional Summary or Objective
If you have a Linkedin account, what section should you put the link to your accout?
Header
This section describes your previous jobs and responsibilities.
Professional Experience
In addition to a resume, you can also submit a....
Cover letter and/or References
Resumes should be written to highlight your ________, not tell your life story.
Relevant Skills and Experiences
How do you make your formatting consistent?
Using the same font, spacing, and layout throughout a resume.
What should you include underneath your previous job and job title?
What you did at your job, job responsibilites.
When you complete your resume, the next thing you should do is...
Proofread it
Employers often read resumes quickly, so resumes should be easy to do this.
Scan or Skim
Consistent formatting helps make a resume easier to do this.
Scan, Skim or read quickly
This section is used to highlight your abilities rather than your job history.
Skills Section
After you proofread your resume, what should you do next before submitting it to an employer?
Have someone else read/proofread it.