A resume is your first impression when you are looking for a job. It does not matter if you are graduating, looking for an internship, or just starting college; you have to market yourself to an employer, and your resume is how you do it. Learn the basics of resume writing and get a start on writing your own. We will also briefly touch on cover letters and why they are important.

1. WRITING A GREAT
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Resume

2. WHAT IS A RESUME?
Advertisement of your qualifications
A SELECTIVE overview of
qualifications and accomplishments
Goal: To receive an interview
NOT a job
Conversation starter
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3. YOUR
TITLE HERE
LAYOUT
OPTIONS• Chronological vs. functional
• Chronological: Most traditional, organized
around work experience with most recent
first, always appropriate
• Functional: Less traditional, organized around
skills headings, an option when you have
inconsistent or limited experience
• One page – layout of four sections
• Use a clean font
• Serif
• Sans serif
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4. FOUR PARTS TO A
RESUME:
1. Contact information
2. Education
3. Jobs
4. Relevant skills/activities/volunteer
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5. CENTER
PICTURE SLIDE
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the
countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
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6. Located on top of page
Name larger and should stand out
Include:
Permanent address
Professional email
Phone number
LinkedIn (optional)
Online portfolio (optional)
Clean, clear, accurate
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SECTION 1:
CONTACT INFORMATION
One row on top:
Couple lines on top:
Couple lines on top and side:

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CAROL
CONTACT INFORMATION
Carol Peletier
555 Apocalyptic Avenue
Alexandria, VA 55112
(551) 523-5511
carol.peletier@theend.com
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8. SECTION 2:
EDUCATION
Start with most current or relevant
Place at top: You went to college,
show it off!
Do NOT abbreviate
Include:
Institution (full name) & address
Degree received
Major & minor
GPA (only if above 3.0)
Relevant Coursework, clubs,
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CAROL
EDUCATION
Living Dead
University
801 Walking Street
Alexandria, VA 55112
Degree: Associate of Arts
Major: Home economics
Minor: Accounting
GPA: 3.55
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10. SECTION 3:
WORK EXPERIENCE
Start with most current or relevant:
Reverse chronological order
Can include unpaid and volunteer work
Focus on accomplishments: “one-liners”
Quantify your accomplishments
Include keywords from job description
Use action verbs!
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11. ACTION VERBS
• When promoting yourself, express your skills, assets,
experience and accomplishments in an active voice.
• Easy and straightforward
• Use bulleted action statements
• Scannable resume makes easy reading
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12. Remember…
• Tailor experience to the job
you are seeking
• Use action verbs
• Quantify experience
• Be specific
• Include results
CAROL
WORK EXPERIENCE
Undead Café ; Alexandria, VA
Kitchen Manager 2012 –
Present
Assistant Kitchen Manager 2010-
2012
•Managed 50 kitchen employees to ensure
proper care and maintenance was taken when
preparing and serving meals.
•Oversaw a $100 kitchen budget to verify
accurate recording of daily spending.
•Created procedures to onboard and train new
staff for smooth transition process.
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13. SECTION 4:
SKILLS/VOLUNTEER/OTHER
List anything else that is relevant that
you would like them to know
Bulleted statements and/or words
Include timeframe (if relevant)
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AROL
KILLS/VOLUNTEER/OTHER
Skills
•Leadership
•Team work
•Self-motivation
•Adaptable
•Communication
Memberships
Home for the Living 2010 – Present
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15. SUMMARY
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REVIEW
Four sections:
1.Contact information
2.Education
3.Work experience
4.Skills/volunteer/other relevant
experience
Five things to remember:
1.Be honest!
2.One page
3.Contact information is on top, clean,
clear, professional AND accurate
4.Always change the resume to fit the
job
5.Action verbs and key words
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17. REFERENCES
WHAT TO KNOW
• Should be on a page by itself
• Your contact information listed the same way as on
your resume
• Need to have at least three references ready when applying
for jobs
• Mix of personal and professional references (2 to 1)
• Must ask before you use a reference
• Choose people who can articulate
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18. YOUR
TITLE HEREREFERENCES NEED TO
INCLUDE:
• Reference’s name
• Title
• Full Company Address
• Email
• Phone number
• Reference’s connection with you
(e.g. supervisor, personal)
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19. COVER LETTERS
• An accompanying letter that serves as the introduction to your resume
• Never send resume without cover letter, EVEN if it says optional…
IT IS NEVER OPTIONAL
• Individualized for each job you are applying for
• Extension of your resume
• Shows your understanding and knowledge of the employers needs
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20. COVER LETTERS
THREE PARTS
• Introduction
• Why you are interested in the organization
• Body
• Why they should be interested in you
• Closing
• When and how you will contact them to follow-up
• You want an interview, tell them what they should
do next…Contact you
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21. CONTACT INFORMATION
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Courtney Brockman
cbrockman@leadmn.org