How to make a resume for beginners.

1. On average, an employer receives
500+ resumes
for 1 opening
With 2 weeks to hire, 2 sets of interview
blocks, and second interviews …
How much time do you think they have to
review resumes?
8 seconds a piece

2. Basics to Include:
• Letterhead
• Profile (can be called an Objective)
• Education
• Honors
• Work Experience
• Community Experience
• Software Knowledge/Skills

3. • Start with Clean Letterhead
• Must contain all your contact info
Name, address, phone, email
• Nothing worse than trying to contact
someone and there is not phone # or
email.
• Profile (can be called an Objective)
• Statement of who I am and what I am
looking to do.
What are you majoring in?
Mention your best skills!
Bilingual?
Does not have to be long.
Do not use “I”. Only place where you
can write almost a sentence – they are
more like little statements.

4. • Education
State the facts!
Dates, School, Degree, City, State
• Honors
List any honors from HS that were received, such as Dean’s List, National Honor
Society, etc.
• Work Experience
State the facts!
Dates, Title, Company, City, State
• Community Experience
State the facts!
Dates, Title, Company, City, State
If you don’t know the facts, you probably should not list it. If you have no volunteer
experience to add, you may consider trying to do these kinds of activities, it looks great
on a resume, it makes you feel good & makes the world a better place!
• Software Knowledge/Skills
list software and application knowledge
also can put certifications, or other special trainings

5. Think about your PROFESSIONAL BRAND
What kinds of jobs are you interested in?
Why are you a great candidate?
What do you bring that makes you stand out?
What do you do better than anyone else?
Include these answers in your Profile!

6. Smart Tips for a Chronological Resume:
Think Professional Brand!
clear narrative is a huge advantage
• what is it you are good at?
• how does it fit this job description?
• know the company
• know what the position does
• write the resume accordingly
• succinct – no more than a page
• No need for references
strong job description
• Use the Action Verb List
• tell the story of any job:
• What
• How
• Why
• example:
cashier
reconciled cash receipts accurately
for next day’s cash deposits

7. Create a Resume
Review:
• Resume Best Practices Handout
• Parts of a Resume document
• Action Verbs for Resume
Get started:
• Do the “Job Descriptions” activity
• Do the “Build a Resume” activity

8. Letterhead
• Represents your professional brand
• Remember consistency
• Simple, clean design
• Readability over creativity
• Double Check Typos
• Include multiple forms of contact:
• Company, Name, Title
• Phone, Email, Address, Web, Social Media, E-Portfolio