Step 1:
Center align the cursor. Type your name. Skip a line and type your address.
Don’t be afraid to add your own touches, but remember to choose a typeface
that’s easy to read – a potential employer is sifting through lots
of resumes and his eyes are getting tired.
Brunnhilde Wagner
One Adagio Circle
Buffalo, New York 14201
(716) 555-5000
Step 2:
Left alignment of the cursor. Telling the employer what you’re looking
for. Don’t just say I want a job so I can make enough money to buy a new
car. The objective is the job you want to find.
Objective: A position utilizing my educational and work-related background in accounting and tax preparation
Step 3:
Highlighting your best skills so the employer knows you are qualified and should
be interviewed
Summary of Skills and Qualifications:
Speaking, Reading and Writing ability in German – This skill is great, however if the job you’re sending in a resume for isn’t looking for someone with German, put this skill at the end under additional training! You want to keep this section small and pertinent to the job for which you’re applying.
...and Feature Benefits...
Sell
Benefits, |
Step 4:
Highlighting your history: By calling it experience rather than "Employment" or "Work
History", you can include volunteer positions in which you gained valuable
skills but for which you were not paid. This is helpful if you are just returning
to the job market after full-time parenthood or taking time off to care for
an ill family member or friend.
The best way to keep items aligned properly when using Microsoft Word to is create a table. Click the table icon in the shortcut menu, make the table 3 columns wide and l row deep.
Experience:
| 1996 - 1998 | Store Manager | Blockbuster Video 2300 Main St. Buffalo, New York 14221 |
Make these lines disappear – Go to "Table" drop-down menu, select "Table Properties". In lower right hand corner you’ll find "Borders and Shading". Select "Borders". In upper left-hand corner, select "None"
| 1990 - 1996 | Rental Clerk– see description at http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos117.htm | Video Factory 2300 Main St. Buffalo, New York 14221 |
| A company’s closing can be turned from disaster to triumph for the job applicant if you use the right marketing techniques! |
| 1993 and 1994 | IRS Tax Preparation Apprentice | Internal Revenue Service Federal Building Buffalo, New York 14214 |
Here’s a perfect example of a volunteer position, which offered valuable work experience!
Step 5:
Showing your educational achievements. If your educational background is stronger
than your work experience, you may wish to list your education first. This
is important especially if the job you’re applying for is based on
educational qualifications rather than work-related ones.
Give the degree or diploma, the field of study, the year you graduated, and the school you attended.
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Business Management, 1998, State University College at Buffalo
Regents Diploma, 1994, School of Business Management and Finance, Lafayette High School, Buffalo, New York
Step 6:
Letting the employer know the extras you’ve accumulated
Additional Training:
Seminar in Business Management, Erie Community College
Currently enrolled in Binder-Conviser Course through the State University of New York at Buffalo on Preparing for the CPA Exam
Step 7:
Have a list available at the time of interview. Include names, company titles,
department names, address and phone number with extension. If your school
has a career placement office, you may wish to see if they offer reference-holding
services.
References: Available upon request
Step 8:
Always check what your resume looks like before you print it out. Go to the "File" menu
and choose "print preview" on the drop-down menu. Job duties should
not be listed on the next page if you can help it. Make sure your name appears
in the upper right or left hand corner of all pages other than cover page.
The final product should be well ordered, with lots of white space on the page. Your resume should never have misspelled words; so pay attention to any red squiggly lines. Here is the final product:
Brunnhilde Wagner
One Adagio Circle
Buffalo, New York 14201
(716) 555-5000
Objective: position utilizing my educational and work-related background in accounting and tax preparation
Summary of Skills and Qualifications:
Experience:
1996 - 1998 |
Store Manager |
Blockbuster
Video |
1990 - 1996 |
Rental Clerk |
Video
Factory |
1993 and 1994 |
IRS Tax Preparation Apprentice |
Internal
Revenue Service |
Brunnhilde Wagner
Education:
Additional Training:
References: Available upon request