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Resume or CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Resume serves as a good supplement to your
statement and other application materials. Here you can summarize all of
your qualifications, honors, education and interests.
Before preparing your resume, take some time to evaluate your skills
and think about those skills you will want to highlight . Then make a
rough draft. You can edit later. There is NO one 'right' way to
construct a resume. No matter how you do it, there is bound to be
someone who would suggest a different approach.
In this
particular type or Resume the most reasonable format to use is
Chronological Resume, which presents work experience/education in
chronological order by listing most recent events first. See Sample
Resumes #1
(in html) and #2 (in Word format)
The following are
some general guidelines, please tailor
them to your needs and create a resume which represents you in the best
possible way.
What to Include
Basic
Information
-Your name as you want to be referred to professionally (Jon Baker,
Jonathon Edward Baker, Jon E. Baker)
-Current address and phone number with area code (where you can be
reached now!)
-Your e-mail and web-page if you have one
Objective
Including an objective in this type of resume is optional. Career
objective should answer this question, "What do I want to do?"
Some
example objectives are:
-Acceptance to graduate
program in Physics
-Research position in biochemical laboratory
Educational
Background (for each degree conferring institution)
-Institution
-City, Country
-Dates attended or graduation date
-Degree or certification obtained
-GPA (if proud of it)
-Major/minor/emphasis area
-Relevant coursework
-Specialized instruction
Experience
This part of your resume may include several sections such as work
experience, volunteer experience (internships, community service,
student teaching), campus leadership and any other area in which you
may have significant experience, such as computer knowledge.
Briefly
describe for each position:
-Title, dates, organization name, location
-Responsibilities
-Use action words and verbs in active form to describe situations and
achievements
-Include scope of responsibilities
-Concretely outline any outstanding results
Honors/Activities/Leadership/Special
Skills
Front load these with those most important or most pertinent to your
objective. You may want to use specific headings such as
professional organizations, computer skills, leadership positions.
Include any honors, scholarships or recognition awards that you've
received. If you were actively involved in any clubs, teams or
committees while in college, those may be included also. The key to
this section is keep it brief. If you feel you need more detail, use
the guidelines for Experience and make it a complete section.
Interests
List some your interest which show you as an interesting and
well-rounded person.
Resume Checklist
Here is a quick and easy way to see if your resume is ready. Self-rate your resume according to whether each item is W
(Well done), T (needs a Touch up) or N (Needs work). You may also want a
friend to use the same checklist on your resume in order to get a more
objective opinion.
Content
-name, address, and telephone numbers are included
-uses positive statements
-contains all and only objective-related information. Does not include
extraneous information such as marital status, height
-is an advertisement of you, demonstrates your ability to produce
results
-is an accurate reflection of you and your experiences and abilities
Layout
-is limited to one page, unless you have extensive work or educational
experiences
-uses white space consciously and balances words on the page
-is laser printed on quality paper (20# white)
-uses consistent visual elements to attract attention and emphasize
highlights (bold, italics, underlining, font sizes, bullets)
-use standard sans serif typefaces such as Helvetica, Futura, Optima,
Universe, Times (not 10 pt.), Palatino and New Century Schoolbook, in
size 10-14.
Writing
quality
-is clear and concise (easy to read and understand)
-is consistent, using similar style throughout
-uses a variety of action verbs which describe situations and actions
-is perfect! Absolutely no typos, spelling errors, or grammatical
errors
-uses appropriate tense (usually past, unless currently in activity)
-avoids passive voice
Other
-has been critiqued by several people
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