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How to write a Resume and what other points you must keep in mind while drafting a Resume.
Typology: Summaries
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CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME SAMPLE
FUNCTIONAL RESUME SAMPLE
REFERENCE SHEET SAMPLE
SAMPLES OF ACTION VERBS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR FUNCTIONAL SKILLS Abstracted Achieved Acquired Acted Adapted Addressed Advertised Advised Advocated Aided Answered Anticipated Applied Approved Arranged Ascertained Assembled Assessed Assisted Attained Audited Augmented Authored Bolstered Briefed Brought Budgeted Built Calculated Cared Charged Chartered Checked Clarified Classified Coached Collaborated Collected Comforted Communicated Compared Completed Complied Composed Computed Conceived Conducted Conserved Consulted Contributed Contracted Converted Coordinated Copied Correlated Counseled Created Critiqued Cultivated Dealt Debated Defined Delivered Designed Detected Determined Developed Devised Diagnosed Directed Discovered Discriminated Dispatched Displayed Dissected Documented Drafted Drove Edited Eliminated Empathized Enabled Enforced Enlightened Enlisted Ensured Established Estimated Evaluated Examined Exceeded Excelled Expanded Expedited Experimented Explained Explored Expressed Extracted Facilitated Fashioned Financed Fixed Followed Formulated Fostered Founded Gained Gathered Gave Generated Governed Guided Handled Headed Helped Identified Illustrated Imagined Implemented Improved Improvised Inaugurated Increased Indexed Indicated Influenced Initiated Inspected Instituted Integrated Interpreted Interviewed Introduced Invented Inventoried Investigated Judged Kept Launched Learned Lectured Led Lifted Listened Located Logged Made Maintained Managed Mapped Maximized Mediated Memorized Mentored Met Minimized Modeled Modified Monitored Narrated Observed Obtained Offered Operated Ordered Organized Originated Overcame Oversaw Participated Perceived Perfected Performed Persuaded Planned Practiced Prepared Presented Prioritized Produced Programmed Projected Promoted Proposed Protected Proved Provided Publicized Published Queried Questioned Raised Ran Ranked Rationalized Read Reasoned Recorded Received Reduced Referred Related Relied Reported Researched Responded Resorted Revamped Reviewed Scanned Scheduled Schemed Screened Set Goals Shaped Skilled Solicited Solved Specialized Spoke Stimulated Strategized Streamlined Strengthened Stressed Studied Substantiated Succeeded Summarized Synthesized Supervised Supported Surveyed Sustained Symbolized Tabulated Talked Taught Theorized Trained Translated Upgraded Utilized Validated Verified Visualized Won Wrote EXAMPLES OF ADAPTIVE SKILL WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL TRAITS Active Adaptable Adept Aggressive Analytical Assertive Broad‐Minded Committed Competent Conscientious Cooperative Creative Dedicated Dependable Determined Diligent Diplomatic Disciplined Discreet Effective Efficient Energetic Enterprising Enthusiastic Exceptional Experienced Fair Familiar Firm Forceful Honest Independent Innovative Instrumental Keen Logical Loyal Mature Methodical Objective Open Minded Outgoing Personable Pleasant Poised Positive Practical Productive Receptive Reliable Resilient Resourceful Self‐Confident Self‐Motivated Self‐Reliant Sensitive Sharp Sincere Strong Successful Tactful Tenacious Well‐Organized
TOP TEN PITFALLS IN RESUME WRITING
1. TOO LONG: most new graduated should restrict resumes to one page. If you have trouble condensing, get help from the Career, Transfer & Job Placement Center (CTJPC). 2. TYPOGRAPHICAL, GRAMMATICAL OR SPELLING ERRORS: These errors suggest carelessness. Have at least two others proofread your resume before submitting. Do not rely on spell or grammar checkers on your computer alone. 3. HARD TO READ: A poorly typed or copied resume looks unprofessional. Use a plain font (Times Roman, Helvetica, etc.), and a point size no smaller that a 10 (11 in the body of your resume). Asterisks, bullets, underlining, bold and italics should only be used to make the document easier to read. 4. TOO VERBOSE: Using too many words to say too little. Do not use complete sentences or paragraphs. Say as much as possible with few words as possible (this is where the action words come in handy!). Be careful in your use of jargon and avoid slang. 5. TOO SPARSE: Give more than the bare essentials, especially when describing related work experience, skills, accomplishments, activities and club memberships that will give employers desired information. 6. IRRELEVANT INFORMATION; Customize each resume to each position you see (when possible). Of course, include all education and work experience, but emphasize only relevant experience, skills and accomplishments. Do not include: marital status, age, sex, children, height, church memberships, etc. 7. OBVIOUSLY GENERIC: Too many resumes scream “I need a job‐any job!” The employer needs to feel that you are interested in that position with that company. 8. TOO SNAZZY: Of course, use good quality paper, but avoid colored or pre decorated paper. Become familiar with converting your resume from word to pdf files, as companies are requesting resumes via email. 9. BORING: Make your resume as dynamic as possible. Begin every statement with an action verb. Use active verbs, describing what you accomplished on the job. Don’t write what someone else told you to do; write what you did. Take advantage of your rich vocabulary and avoid repeating words, especially the first word in a section. 10. TOO MODEST: The resume showcases your qualifications in competition with the other applications. Put your best foot forward without misrepresentation, falsification or arrogance. ONE MORE THING ; Your resume should never travel alone! When providing your information to a potential employer, you should be providing them with: Cover Letter, Resume and Reference Sheet. (In that order, paper clipped together)