This document outlines the typical sections of a resume: an opening career objective and contact information, education history including degrees and courses, work experience highlighting accomplishments and positions held, achievements and awards, personal details, and optional references. The resume format provides essential information about the job seeker's qualifications, skills, and background in a standardized structure.
This document outlines the typical sections of a resume: an opening career objective and contact information, education history including degrees and courses, work experience highlighting accomplishments and positions held, achievements and awards, personal details, and optional references. The resume format provides essential information about the job seeker's qualifications, skills, and background in a standardized structure.
This document outlines the typical sections of a resume: an opening career objective and contact information, education history including degrees and courses, work experience highlighting accomplishments and positions held, achievements and awards, personal details, and optional references. The resume format provides essential information about the job seeker's qualifications, skills, and background in a standardized structure.
OPENING SECTION • Yourjob or career objective • Your name, address (school and/or home), telephone numbers, fax number, or E-mail address • Your basic qualification (Optional) 2. EDUCATION • Schooling beyond high school: names and locations, dates attended, degrees and certificates • Major, significant pertinent courses; academic honors; grade-point average (if high); special skills; significant achievements • Positions such as assistant to an instructor, grader or research assistant 3. WORK EXPERIENCE • Employer names, dates, locations; titles and positions held; specific accomplishments preceded by a verb • Volunteer work 4. ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS, SERVICE CERTIFICATES • School and community achievements, honors, offices, publications • Travel, languages, self-support, other facts 5. PERSONAL DATA • Date of availability • Health, military service, hobbies 6. REFERENCE (Optional) • Limit your list to three individuals, complete with information about where they may be reached via phone, fax, letter, or E-mail • Avoid including relatives as references • Choose individuals such as former work supervisors, professors, teachers, colleagues, or business friends • Be sure you have the permission of the individual whose name you use as a reference