Everyone
will eventually write a resume, if you haven't already. Write your resume as if it were to be sent to
your future employers for the entire world to read. Prepare your paper with the word
processor. Your resume must follow these
guidelines:
1. Centered across the top should be your name and address. (Your address can be fiction).
2.
These 5 sections must be on your resume: Contact Info (your address can be
fiction), employment Objective, Education, Skills, and Work Experience.
3.
Use a variety of bolding, Margins, indentation, etc. to make it look
professional and interesting, but not too overdone.
4. When filling in your job experience,
starting with the most recent employment and working backwards. You should put a start/stop date for each
job, but these can be in terms of months/years.
2001-Present Lab Supervisor for Foster Farms Inc.
Duties included: ...etc...
1999-2001 Math Tutor
Part time
work during college
Keep
the resume down to a single page.
Employers skimming through a hundred resumes rarely want to see
more. Don’t make the print too small and
don’t use an unreadable font.
Single-space, use the under-lining and bold print where it looks good,
and be truthful. If you want, you can
give yourself the degree you plan to achieve at the end of your education.
Make
sure you spell-check your work. Print
out the resume and turn it in.