3. RESUME CONTENT
Always Have Leave at Home
• Education • Religion
• Relevant experience • Marital Status
• Skills • Race
• Honors • Sexual Orientation
• Leadership • Political Affiliation
• Community Involvement • Other Personal Info
• Coursework
• Summary Statement
NO OBJECTIVE NEEDED!
4. Headers
Blair Waldorf www.linkedin.com/blairwaldorf
1136 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128
(982) 239-4893
Charles Bass Serena van der Woodsen
3092 Fifth Avenue
334 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128
New York, NY 10128 982.382.2091
(982) 293-4903 www.linkedin.com/serena
8397 Fifth Avenue
NATHANIEL ARCHIBALD New York, NY 10128
982.393.2390
5. Layout
Font Type
• Calibri
• Times New Roman
Example
CATEGORY TITLE
Company, City, State Month Year
Job Title
• Job Detail
• Job Detail
*Reserve chronological order
6. Use our Resume Guide:
Can be found on smu.edu/career under Online Guides
7. • Rode a Donkey
• Defeated a Dragon
• Rescued a Princess
• Once upon a time there was a
lovely princess. But she had an
enchantment upon her of a fearful
sort which could only be broken by
love's first kiss. She was locked
away in a castle guarded by a
terrible fire-breathing dragon….
8. • What
• How
• When (How often)
• Why
• Defeated Dragon with the assistance of my noble stead to
outsmart and outrun the two-ton beast in order to rescue the
Princess Fiona
10. Skillsand Summary Sections
Skills and Summary Section
INCLUDE:
STAY AWAY FROM: • Computer Skills
• Language Skills
• Having too many skills (remain
• Social Media
relevant)
• Using words like :
– Team player, Organized and
Detailed-Oriented, Flexible,
Interpersonal Skills, Leadership Know Your Industry’s
Terminology and Use It!
11.
12. If Filch were a Waiter he would say:
“All I do is give people their food and clean
up after them. I hate those bloody muggles”.
Instead he should say:
“I have an immense amount of experience
handling customer needs and wants, as well
as working in a high-pressure and time-
sensitive environment”.
