Training Part Time

Resume Format

C AREER SERVICES

RESUME LAYOUT

Your resume should have a clean, well-balanced and professional look. It should be visually appealing, graphically

attractive, and verbally compelling. Keep it simple. Regardless of chosen format, the contents should be organized in a

way that makes the resume succinct and easy to read. The content should flow smoothly and easily. Margins should be

even. The layout should be consistent. Make proper use of white space, returns, and indentation. The categories you

choose should be appropriate for the amount and type of experience you have. Use only one font, but vary treatment of

that font throughout the resume for emphasis (bold, italics, capitalization, size). Creating your own format is better than

borrowing a standard format, provided your format organizes your experience, credentials, and skills in a way that

effectively and appropriately markets you to the employer. You may wish to use this resume template as a guide in

producing your own unique document.

YOUR NAME Use the name by which you are commonly

addressed. Make your name big and bold.

Mailing Address

Telephone Number

E-Mail Address Use only one mailing address... Keep it

simple... Don't make the employer have to

PROFILE

choose from among several addresses.

Highlights of Qualifications and General Background

Overview of Relevant Knowledge, Education and Training

Brief Summary of Relevant Experience Two telephone numbers are okay home

General Statements and Remarks about Relevant Skills phone and cell phone. Include area code.

EDUCATION

Short introductory remarks of a general nature

that present your unique contributions,

NAME OF INSTITUTION - Location/Dates

organized by relevant knowledge, experience,

Degree, Certification, Diploma, Major, Minor, Coursework

and skills.

Internships, Scholarships, Honors, Awards, Achievements

Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, Memberships

Along with degree and major, include awards

NAME OF INSTITUTION - Location/Dates

and memberships. List experiences and

Degree, Certification, Diploma, Major, Minor, Coursework

activities that took place outside the

Internships, Scholarships, Honors, Awards, Achievements

classroom to show evidence of leadership

Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, Memberships

abilities and well-roundedness.

EXPERIENCE

Any entry on the resume must include more

NAME OF COMPANY - Location/Dates than just dates and job title. Include

Job Title, Department descriptions of relevant experience and

Description of Duties, Functions, Tasks, Responsibilities

transferable skills with each entry.

Highlights of Experience, Specific Skills, Projects, Training

Experience can be fulltime, part time,

NAME OF COMPANY - Location/Dates

temporary, seasonal, volunteer or freelance...

Job Title, Department

Do not differentiate.

Description of Duties, Functions, Tasks, Responsibilities

Highlights of Experience, Specific Skills, Projects, Training

NAME OF ORGANIZATION - Location/Dates

Title, Official Capacity, Nature of Membership, Involvement

Description of Duties, Specific Skills, Special Projects

RESUME VERBS RESUME MODIFIERS

Verbs to use to begin each descriptor in your Experience section Modifiers to use in describing your

knowledge, experience and skills

accomplished encouraged made resolved

achieved enforced maintained restored strong thorough

adjusted enhanced managed responded excellent extensive

analyzed enlisted measured reviewed well developed active

arranged established met revised proficient effective

applied equipped maximized scheduled solid successful

assembled ensured minimized served

assisted estimated modified set up

RESUME ADJECTIVES

attended evaluated monitored showed

Adjectives to use when defining your

balanced examined motivated sold

personality traits or soft skills

budgeted exceeded negotiated solved

built expanded notified sorted

dedicated disciplined

calculated expedited numbered spearheaded

trustworthy energetic

carried explored observed sponsored

responsible honest

changed facilitated obtained started

determined mature

checked finalized operated supplied

enthusiastic flexible

clarified formulated organized supervised

dependable personable

coached fostered oversaw taught

reliable friendly

collated furnished outlined tended

diligent ambitious

collected gained participated tested

conscientious goal oriented

compared generated performed told

loyal hard working

compiled guided persuaded tracked

confident team player

completed handled planned trained

efficient quick learner

composed helped practiced transacted

adaptable self-starter

computed identified prepared transferred

focused perceptive

communicated illustrated presented transformed

conducted implemented presided translated

contributed improved processed transmitted KEY WORDS

controlled increased produced treated Other helpful words and phrases to use

conveyed initiated promoted undertook within your descriptions.

coordinated installed provided updated

corresponded instituted raised upgraded

results quality

created instructed realized urged

timely improvement

dealt with integrated received unified

solutions project

decided interacted recorded used

initiative integrity

defined interpreted recruited utilized

positive original

delivered introduced reduced validated

creativity critical thinking

demonstrated invented refined verbalized

commitment optimistic

designed investigated regulated verified

unique proactive

determined launched reinforced visited

productive strategic

devised learned related voiced

diplomatic technical

directed led repaired volunteered

work ethic attention to detail

distributed listed reported watched

challenging diverse

earned located represented worked

public large scale

edited lowered researched wrote

practical high level

comprehensive expertise

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