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Writing Your Resume

Writing Your Resume. A resume is a well-organized document which gives factual information about you and lists your strengths, accomplishments, skills, talents, and experiences. Ideally, a resume should be no longer than one page. You need to be concise yet still provide the reader with

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Writing Your Resume

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  1. Writing Your Resume • A resume is a well-organized document which gives • factual information about you and lists your strengths, • accomplishments, skills, talents, and experiences. • Ideally, a resume should be no longer than one page. • You need to be concise yet still provide the reader with • a picture of who you are. You should collect and write • down your information before you create your resume. • Use information from your high school years only.

  2. Heading • Name • Address • City, State, Zip Code • Telephone Number, Email Address

  3. GPA, Test Scores, Graduation • Insert information horizontally for this section.

  4. Academic Honors • List your academic honors here.

  5. Athletics • List your athletic participation, honors, and/or • awards here.

  6. Other Honors • List any other achievements/honors/awards that • you have received in or out of school.

  7. Extra-Curricular Activities • List your activities here.

  8. Community Service • List your activities here.

  9. Work Experience • List your work experience here.

  10. References • List your references here.

  11. Final Points • Carefully proofread your resume for spelling and • grammatical mistakes. Do not rely solely on • spellcheck. You may also want to have someone • else read it for clarity. When you print your good • copy, stay away from bright or unusual colors. Use • a neutral beige or white paper with black ink. Don’t • forget to save your resume on your computer and on • a disk.

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