CREATING A RESUME

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CREATING A RESUME

• Student Intern Training Experience
• The Academy of Irving ISD
• 2007

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PREPARING THE RESUME
PLAN AND THINK
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Preparing Your Resume

• DEFINITION
• Short document detailing qualifications for a
  specific job verbal picture of professional
  value
• PURPOSE
• To get an interview

Preparing Your Resume by Carol Ozee, DeVry
University, 2004
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Preparing Your Resume

• FORMAT
• Chronological, functional, combination bullets
  and key words
• FIRST THINGS FIRST
• EDUCATION if no relevant experience
• EXPERIENCE if done the job before
• SKILLS desired that are possessed
• DETAILS
• One page
• Dont say reference upon request

Preparing Your Resume by Carol Ozee, DeVry
University, 2004
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Preparing Your Resume

• TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
• Supervision/management
• Customer service
• Project management
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Teamwork
• GENERAL TERM SKILLS
• Dependable, detail-oriented, team player, hard
  worker, multi-tasked

Preparing Your Resume by Carol Ozee, DeVry
University, 2004
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THE RESUME
GET GOING
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The Resume

• Keep It Short Simple (KISS).
• Limit your resume to one page.
• Keep sentences brief, under 12 words.
• Do not write in paragraphs.
• Use simple, everyday language.

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The Resume

• Be specific, give examples.
• Stress achievements.
• Be positive and enthusiastic.
• Be honest, dont exaggerate.
• Dont list personal references.

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The Resume

• Dont mention salary or wages.
• Use standard 8.5 by 11 paper.
• Keep a one-inch margin on all four sides of the
  page.
• Avoid fancy type such as outline, shadow, script,
  or other difficult-to-read styles.
• Double-space between sections.

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The Resume

• Bold, Underline, or CAPITALIZE section headings
  for emphasis.
• Single space within sections.
• Use bullet dots (?) or an asterisk () at the
  beginning of each entry to separate one item from
  another and guide the readers eye.
• Proofread for spelling and grammar.

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Nuts Bolts of a Resume

• Heading
• Job Objective
• Education
• Skills and Abilities
• Work Experience

• Military Service
• Personal
• References

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CREATE YOUR RESUME
NOW
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Building Your Resume

• Open Microsoft Word.
• Click FILE. Select NEW.

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Building Your Resume

• Select GENERAL TEMPLATES.

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Building Your Resume

• Select OTHER DOCUMENTS tab.
• Select RESUME WIZARD.
• OK.
• NEXT.

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Building Your Resume

• Select the style of resume - Professional -
  Contemporary- Elegant.
• NEXT.
• Select ENTRY-LEVEL RESUME.
• NEXT.

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Building Your Resume

• Enter your full name (legal, complete).
• Press TAB.
• Enter your complete mailing address.
• Press TAB.

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Building Your Resume

• Enter your home telephone number with area code.
  
• Press TAB.
• Enter your fax number, if you have one.
• Press TAB.

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Building Your Resume

• Enter your PROFESSIONAL email address (DO NOT
  USE INAPPROPRIATE, IMMATURE EMAIL ADDRESSES).
  
• NEXT.

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Building Your Resume

• Select OBJECTIVE, EDUCATION, AWARDS RECEIVED
  (if you have received any), WORK EXPERIENCE
  (if you have any), and REFERENCES.
• NEXT.

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Building Your Resume

• Select EXTRACURRICULAR. If you did NOT select
  WORK EXPERIENCE in the previous step, select
  SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS.
• NEXT.

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Building Your Resume

• Click on REFERENCES. Click on MOVE DOWN twice.
• NEXT.
• FINISH.

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Building Your Resume

• Edit by replacing anything in gray with actual
  information.
• Replace the XXs in the dates with the complete
  year.

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Final Thoughts

• When printing your Resume
• use good quality paper.
• use white, ivory, or cream color paper
• use a good printer (laser is best) without toner
  problems.

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NOW
APPLY FOR A JOB!
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CREATING A RESUME

• Student Intern Training Experience