1. ENGLISH 317
ASSIGNMENT 2: RESUMES
Ariadne Rooney

2. Resume Overview
 Contains key information about your
experience and training
 Is the main tool for getting a job
interview
 Chronological, Skills, and Entry Level

3. Chronological Resume
 About:  Best when you have:
 Most Common  appropriate or typical
experience for the position
 Summarizes experience & for which you are applying.
skills using reverse
chronology  experience showing
responsibility over time.
 Emphasizes degrees, job
titles, and dates  impressive
qualifications, job titles, or
honors.

4. Chronological Resume

5. Skills Resume
 About  Best when you have:
 Emphasizes  experience or training not
experience, skills and typical of most applicants
qualifications  extensive experience or
training in another field
 Less or no focus on job  you are making a career
titles and dates change
 significant gaps of time
 In some professions, have between
jobs, education, or training
a stigma
 Many different categories
of experience

6. Skills Resume

7. Entry-Level Resume
 About  Best when you have:
 Same basic format as the  Little or no experience
chronological and skills
résumés
 Everyday skills or activities
 Serves to highlight who
you are as a person rather
than your credentials or
experience

8. Entry-Level Resume

9. Elements of a Resume
 Contact Information (including professional
email)
 Career Objective (optional)
 Education (including GPA, if applicable)
 Experience (action verbs)
 Honors & Awards
 Activities
 References (only include if asked)

10. Design Elements
 SECTION HEADINGS
 use short section headings
 emphasize your greatest strengths
 use an order that mirrors the organization of the employer’s
original job description

11. Design Elements
 BULLETED LISTS
 avoid dense paragraphs
 use phrases that begin with action verbs to describe
your duties or accomplishments

12. Design Elements
 WHITE SPACE
 use
white space to make your résumé more balanced
and readable

13. Design Elements
 BOLD TYPE AND ITALICS
 emphasize section headings or important text – no
underlining.

14. FAQ
 How long should the resume be?
 What should my résumé emphasize?
 Should I include specific details in my
résumé?
 Should I use complete sentences in my
résumé?
 Should I refer to myself specifically in the
résumé?
 How should I describe things I’ve done?
 Should I stick with white paper?