Posted By: Sheri (New Board: ForeignJobs) on 'ForeignJobs' Title: Developing yoru own resume Date: Tue Sep 7 14:57:12 1999 Part 3. YOUR NAME (IN CAPITALS) Current Address Only one address: Center Permanent Address Dana College under name or put name & Street Address Blair, Nebraska 68008 address on left. (Area Code) Phone OBJECTIVE Specify entry-level position desired. You may want to include it in a brief career objective statement that identifies long term goals or how you can benefit the employer. EDUCATION B.S. Degree, Dana College, Blair, Nebraska, May 1992 Majors: G.P.A. ____ in major, ____ overall Can list coursework related to job objective if you have room. Education honors (Dean's List, Alpha Chi Honorary, etc.) can go here or with Activities/Honors. EXPERIENCE Either list experience according to importance per objective OR list most recent first and other jobs below. Keep the format the same for each experience and include job title, company, city, state, dates, duties. You may include any volunteer experience that is related to job objective. Use computer's bold and underline commands to highlight key words. You can list transferable skills acquired with each job or put under a separate SKILLS category. Dates are best kept in same place for each entry; i.e., at end, at right, or at left under Experience. Year or Month/Year is specific enough. What you can do for the employer is more information than when you did something. If no experience is related toobjective, indicate other things you are proud of that required dedication, perserverance, energy, tenacity, drive interpersonal relations, communication skills, and other qualities. These could also be put in a separate category called ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SKILLS Specify personal and/or professional skills you have (e.g., analytical, communication, organizational, persuasive, motivational, leadership, research, creative, computer, etc.) HONORS and List. Include offices, chairmanships, etc. Can be listed in ACTIVITIES two columns. College graduates list high school activities only when they have a direct relationship to the job objective. INTERESTS Identify those personal interests, hobbies, qualities that will have a positive impact on the potential employer. Researching the employer's attitudes, requirements, and modes of operation will make this more effective. REFERENCES List the person's name, company, office phone number or put "See attached list." Employers are tired of "Available upon request." SHERI'S WEB INTERNATIONAL ** Email address: sheri@sherisweb.com Web Address: http://www.sherisweb.com