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1. RESUME
PREPARED BY MARCELL JACKSON 2020
CREATING A WINNING

2. Your resume has only one purpose ...
to get you an interview!
PURPOSE

3. THE FORMAT
Be consistent – use the same sizing
pattern, color, and font throughout
the resume
Be concise – use bullet point format
instead of paragraphs
Be simple – use a basic font (Times
New Roman, Arial, or Calibri)
Use complete sentences but not
periods
Bold each heading/section of the
resume
Utilize white space effectively (it
guides the recruiter’s eyes)
Keep it to 1-2 pages (max)

4. THE SECTIONS
Name (should be the biggest font on
the resume), phone number, and email
Use a professional email address and
check it daily
Brief statement explaining your
aspiration for the position
Goes at the top of the page under your
contact information
Relevant to the job you are seeking
List your diploma or degree and date of
graduation and any minors or
concentrations
Your school should follow with the city
and state
Overall GPA (for current students)
Contact Information
Qualification Summary/Profile
Education

5. THE SECTIONS (CONT.)
Start with your most recent experience
(reverse chronological order)
Include the company’s name, city and state,
position title, and dates of employment
Use bold or italics to bring attention to
employers or position titles
Use action verbs to explain your
accomplishment statements
Use a separate heading when listing each
experience
Quantify your experience (i.e. dollars saved,
percentages, number of projects, budgets,
people managed or trained, etc.)
List your hard skills, soft skills, technical
skills, and strengths relevant to the role
List any software or applications in which
you are proficient
Separate your skills by commas
Work Experience
Skills

6. THE SECTIONS (CONT.)
Extracurricular Activities
Research Experience
Professional Competitions
Job Shadowing Experience
Projects (School or Self-Guided)
Honors & Awards
Technical Projects
Career Highlights
Volunteerism
Certifications
Licensures
Training
Additional Sections

7. THE CONTENT
Hiring managers know you were responsible
for projects this summer. Instead of just
describing what you have done, state how
well you have done it.
Create statements that demonstrate the
results of your actions; these are called
accomplishment statements. Each
accomplishment statement should start
with an action verb.
Be sure that you mix up your word usage
and action verbs.

8. THE CONTENT - ACTION VERBS
Accelerated
Accomplished
Acquired
Adapted
Advised
Aided
Analyzed
Applied
Assessed
Assigned
Balanced
Budgeted
Built
Chartered
Collaborated
Collected
Combined
Conducted
Defined
Delivered
Demonstrated
Described
Designed
Detailed
Determined
Developed
Documented
Drafted
Earned
Elicited
Engineered
Enlarged
Established
Estimated
Evaluated
Formed
Formulated
Gained
Generated
Governed
Handled
Helped
Highlighted
Identified
Illustrated
Implemented
Improved
Increased
Influenced
Introduced
Invented
Investigated
Joined
Judged
Justified
Kept
Led
Licensed
Listened
Maintained
Managed
Mediated
Modeled
Monitored
Negotiated
Observed
Operated
Ordered
Organized
Oversaw
Participated
Performed
Promoted
Reduced
Rendered
Repaired
Reported
Scheduled
Searched
Selected
Simplified
Solicited
Solved
Started
Stimulated
Structured
Supervised
Supported
Synthesized
Targeted
Taught
Tested
Trained
Translated
Tutored
Used
Utilized
Verified
Worked
Won

9. THE CONTENT - EXAMPLES
Established new accounts and
services accounts by identifying
potential customers
Worked with stock, floor
organization and back stock
organization
Worked on a daily basis with
students grades K4-8
Introduced quality systems to a
facility to help its employees focus
on quality
Input consumer data into the
company's database
Managed all Social Media for the
Office of the Bursar
Less Effective ...
Interfaced with 100+ customer leads
and maintained a conversion rate of
50%
Overseen the ordering, tracking,
shipping of products up to $20K
and managed inventory
Facilitated structured daily activities
25 students in grades K4-8
Lowered quality claims by more
than $1.5M (or $24 per good quality
ton) in 2016
Entered 50+ records into the
database daily with 100% accuracy
Managed all Social Media for the
Office of the Bursar and increased
overall student engagement by 30%
More Effective ...

10. Check spelling and grammar, twice!
Spell out all abbreviations and acronyms
Keywords in the job posting must be on your resume
Remove references or "References Available Upon Request"
Double-check your contact info (especially number and email)
Ensure your name is in saved file (i.e. Marcell_Jackson_Resume)
Include LinkedIn and/or professional portfolio URLs/links
Do not use the words "I", "me", "myself"
Have someone proofread your resume
Do not include a photo of yourself
Remove the resume objective
Add a tailored Cover Letter
Do not lie on your resume
Update your resume often!!!
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