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Résumés
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Novice Resume When you are a recent college graduate or otherwise lack extensive job experience, your challenge is to make what little you have seem like a lot. You have to elaborate and embellish on your background and credentials to make the résumé seem solid.
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General Rules Format: Typed/word-processed. Style/Tone/Voice: Formal. Passive voice. Structure: (1) Name, address, and phone number, (2) Key attributes, knowledge, of areas of expertise, (3) Education, (4) Work experience. Handy Phrases: Creative; Analytical; Problem-solving; Teamwork; Efficient; Effective; Results-oriented.
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Tips for Writing Novice Résumés Brainstorm. Think about your life. Make a list of every experience and skill that will make you valuable to potential employers. College students should stress major and minor, extracurricular activities, internships, part-time jobs held during school, and summer jobs. Point out the benefit of an experience if not obvious (e.g., “Dormitory resident advisor — managed housing for 300 students of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds”).
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CHRONOLOGICAL RÉSUMÉS The most common method of organization for your résumé and presenting your job experience is in chronological order. You begin by listing your current job — company, title, job description — and then go back from there, listing all jobs held since you graduated school. The chronological method works well if you have been working steadily for a long period, have not been unemployed between jobs, and tend to stay in jobs relatively long rather than job hop.
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General Rules Format: Typed/word-processed. Style/Tone/Voice: Formal. Passive voice. Structure: (1) Name, address, phone number, (2) Work experience in reverse chronological order, (3) Education, (4) Personal data (optional). Handy Phrases: Managed; Designed; Planned; Created; Achieved; Produced; Results; Responsibilities; Attained; Succeeded in.
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Tips for Writing Chronological Résumés Use a layout that allows the reader to see the entire chronology of dates in advance. One good method is to put dates in the left-hand column, with the company, your title, and job description to the right. Make sure there are no gaps in your timeline. You don’t want a potential employer asking, “Well, what did you do from February 2002 to September 2002 if you were out of work during those 8 months.” (If you have such a gap, consider using the functional résumé below.) Use bold, italic, or all-cap heading to separate the sections (e.g., AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATION).
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