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SKILL IDENTIFICATION

Activities and traits

Efficiency and proficiency

PURPOSE

An opportunity

An advertisement

Who you are

If prepared properly…

TIDBITS…

Templates

Brief, short bullets

Sentence fragments are fine

YOU NEED TO USE THE RIGHT TOOL!

The “general” resume lacks focus and effort

Types Traditional Electronic

Formats Chronological Functional Combination

CHRONOLOGICAL

Emphasis on experience

Reverse chronological order

Quick and easy

No gaps

FUNCTIONAL

Organized by functions or skills

No dates, names or places

Frequently used to change careers or deal with gaps

Job fairs

COMBINATION

Highlight specific work experience

Highlight marketable skills

Use reverse chronological order

Best of both worlds

Combination & Targeted

Includes both chronological listing and functional description areas

Begin with a strong summary

Focus on the most relevant parts of your background

Tailored to the needs of each employer

Use key words

RESUME

CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS

POSSIBLE HEADINGS

Profile

Summary of QualificationsHighlights of Qualifications

Skills

Education

ExperienceRelevant ExperienceRelated Experience

Work ExperienceWork History

Employment Summary

Teaching SkillsProfessional SkillsComputer Skills

Related SkillsHonors and Awards

Honors and ActivitiesExtra-Curricular ActivitiesProfessional Development

Professional AffiliationsVolunteer ActivitiesCommunity ServicesLeadership Activities

References

SECTIONS

Contact information

Profile

Qualifications/Summary

Employment history

Education

Extras

CONTACT INFO

REQUIRED:

Name

Address

Phone

Email

OPTIONAL:

Website

Social Media

Patricia Mahone

105 South Maple Coralville, IA 52242 (319) 645-0001

PATRICIA L. MAHONE

105 South Maple

Coralville, IA 52241

319.645.0001

pmahone@uiowa.edu

JOB OBJECTIVES

They are all about YOU!

They don’t tell them much

Target this

Mirror to job description

Should be clear and focused

This is your hook!

Statement summarizing your skills and talents

Target-driven sales director, proven to outperform budgets and grow revenues.

Office professional who brings exceptional organizational skills & the ability to

provide customer service that exceeds expectations of clients.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

Easy to read

First 1/3 of the page

Use powerful language

Caution…

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/EXPERIENCE

Jobs

Title of your position

Company name & location

Dates employed (years)

Description/Accomplishments

Remember…

Experience does not have to = Paid

Public Relations Intern, Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas Tribune 2005 – 2007

Wrote and disseminated 5 newsletters, 3 media advisories, and 10 news releases for clients

Planned and facilitated 2 marketing events for new client

Developed a new public relations reporting mechanism used to track and record client data daily

Responsible for cataloging inventory

Accurately recorded and documented inventory easily accessible by all staff and saved hundreds of hours each month

This

Kept inventory

Called prospective customers

Coordinated volunteers

Answer phones

Take orders

Turns into THIS

Kept daily inventory of over 1000 classifications of medical supplies

Built client base from 0 to 70 within two months by effectively using cold calling techniques

Coordinated over 50 volunteers and tabulated donations during fundraisers

Turned 100% of irate customers into happy customers

Entered orders without mistakes

ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS

Averaged $___ in sales per month

Designed entire ____ program, which earned company $____ in additional revenue

Purchased computer upgrade for the office, saving the company $____ in paid hours

Eliminated ____ problem, increasing productivity by ____%

Streamlined filing process, decreasing the hours spent on record searches by ____%

EDUCATION

REQUIRED:

Degree

School Name

Location

OPTIONAL:

Dates ??

Major

**Continuing education**

Honors, awards and recognition

Certifications/Licenses

Continuing education

Internships

Associations, memberships, organizations

Community Involvement

Military

REFERENCES

Separate page

Choose wisely

Professional

Ask – provide them with details – thank them

Name

Title, Company

Address

Phone Office/home

Email

REVIEW

Spell Check

Grammar & Punctuation

Spacing- Formatting - Layout

Readability – Font size

Get critiques – More eyes!

Step away from the resume…

Customize every resume

Neutral paper choice

Contact info on each page

Nice envelope and addressed neatly

Clean (no staples, tape, coffee stains)

DON’T LET YOUR RESUME END UP HERE….

Your resume should stop getting better!!!