Writing a Winning Resume

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Writing a Winning Resume
Presented by the Cooperative Education
Internship Placement Office
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What is the Purpose of a Resume?

• To highlight your qualifications.
• To describe your professional and educational
  experiences.
• To illustrate your potential as an employee.
• To answer the question
• Why should I be selected for an interview?

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What Should a Resume Include?

• Name and Contact Information
• Objective/Summary of Qualifications
• Education
• Computer Skills
• Honors and Achievements
• Affiliations
• Work Experience Use Action Words!

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Action Words

• Accomplished Wrote
• Achieved
• Coordinated
• Sold Developed
• Generated
• Initiated Created
• Won
• Organized Managed
• Presented
• Increased

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What should NOT be Included on my Resume?

• Personal Information
• Photograph
• Graphics or Clip Art
• Misspelled Words
• Personal Pronouns (I, me, my)
• Grammatical Errors

Watch out for
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Example Resumes
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Reverse Chronological
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Functional
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Combination
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Finishing Touches

• Check your formatting.
• Have someone else proofread your resume.
• Double-check your contact information.
• Print copies on high-quality paper.
• Save electronic files in MS Word or Adobe PDF.
• Say NO to MS Word templates.

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U A L R Cooperative Education Internship
Placement OfficeEDU 204(Phone)
569.3584(E-mail) co-op_at_ualr.eduwww.ualr.edu/co-
op