Apr30 Summary (C15 Creating a Career and Designing Resumes)

Chapter15 Summary

Creating a career means selecting the right field and matching your skills to the job you want and will enjoy, where as resume is a written marketing tool that briefly summarizes yours skills, abilities, education and experience for a potential employer. Start your resume with work, then included community involvement and activities, and finally address your education. That includes the firms you've worked for, the amount of time you spent in each of your jobs, and your accomplishments in each position.

Try structuring your resume in the following order.

(1) Your Name and Address
Write your name and address at the top of the page. It's becoming increasingly common for schools to notify accepted applicants by e-mail, though, so be sure to include an e-mail address and a telephone number at which the firm can reach you.

(2) Your Work History

Start each job history with the name of the company on the left side of the page. Under that company name write your job title, and on the right side of that same line write your dates of employment (just month and year). It might look something like the following.

(3) Your Community Involvement and Activities

You might list it in the same manner you listed your work experience.
You might also list your personal interests. That includes sports, hobbies and pastimes.

(4) Your Education

Start with graduate level experience if you have any, and then work your way back through undergraduate work and even extension school studies. Use the same format you used above for work experience. List the school first, and then list the degree awarded and the year it was received on the following line. And remember to list any academic awards or distinctions you received and even your GPA if it's good.