all about resumes presented by ms. m. e. hawkins

All About ResumesPresented byMs. M. E. Hawkins

What is a Resume?

•A listing of a persons skills, abilities, •And Education• This should lead to an interview

Types of Resumes

• Chronological• Functional• Combination of both

What are they?

• Chronological- people with a long, steady,•Work history•Work experience from recent and go back• 10 years• Functional-organized by skills or functions• Good for High school students

What are they (cont.)?

•Combination-persons with job experience •But the job experience is not steady

Do’s

• Use Action verbs• Include ways to contact you• Emphasize skills• Emphasize accomplishments• Proofread for spelling/grammar errors• Tailor your resume to the job applying for

Don’ts

• Use personal pronouns (I, my, me)• Lie on your resume• Use abbreviations• Use exotic paper, binders• Fold or staple resume•Mention salary

An example of a resume

•Functional Resume•M. E. Hawkins

A note about Emails

•Make sure your email address does elude to•Anything derogatory/rude/crude• Example sexylicious23@gmail.com•Or bootybear14@yahoo.com• If you do, change it to your name• karenclark14@gmail.com

Final Thoughts?

• Remember the goal is to get an• Interview• Your resume is all the company • Knows about you• Your resume is NOT read it is SCANNED• 10-15 seconds!

References

• http://www.dol.state.ga.us/ “Resumes Do’s and Don’ts”, “Tips for students with no work experience”• http://www.quintcareers.com/resume-dos

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