Danielle Mayer
Home 914-***-**** *** Anderson Hill Road, Box 785
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Mobile 914-***-**** Purchase, NY 10577
EDUCATION
Purchase, NY
Purchase College State University of New York
Bachelor of Arts Expected, Month Year GPA: 3.5
Major: Literature Minor: Women s Studies
Senior Thesis: Virginia Woolf Feminist Origins in Contemporary Literature
EXPERIENCE
Bloomingdales Mo./Year Present
White Plains, NY
Sales Associate
Provide high-quality customer service for clientele, assisting with merchandise selection and
promoting store specials
Assist with store inventory, merchandising, and display organization
Train new employees on store policies and procedures
Open and close cash registers, tally daily totals, and process money deposits
Received written recognition in July and September for superior customer service
Unique Temp Agency Mo./Year Mo./Year
White Plains, NY
Administrative Assistant
Provided administrative support for executives of US Electronics on a semesterly basis
Managed expense accounts and travel arrangements
Performed administrative duties including reception, extensive data entry, and file maintenance
Scarsdale Historical Society Mo./Year Mo./Year
Scarsdale, NY
Docent
Led tour groups and learning activities for school children, senior citizens, and the Helen Keller
Institute for the Blind during summers
Organized poetry readings, workshops and contests
Assisted with day-to-day operation of the Museum Gift Shop
Bethel Nursing Rehabilitation Center Mo./Year Mo./Year
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Candy Striper Volunteer
Provided care and companionship for disabled patients. Assisted nurses with patient care
Received Recognition for Outstanding Service as a Candy Striper - August Year and November
Year
SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Microsoft Works, Expensable (Expense Account Program)
Language: Knowledge of French, Spanish, and Latin
ACTIVITIES
Equestrienne Year Present
Competed independently in nationally recognized equestrian events
Captain of Westchester Equestrian Team - Year
Was active in recruiting members for team; organized lessons and events; presided over team
meetings
BASIC / CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME FORMAT
Chronological resumes
show your work history,
Danielle Mayer
education, and activities
starting with your most recent Home 914-***-**** 735 Anderson Hill Road, Box 785
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experience and going back to Mobile 914-***-**** Purchase, NY 10577
earlier ones. This the most
common resume format,
and is great to use if your
more recent experience is EDUCATION
related to the kind of jobs
you re looking to pursue
next. Purchase, NY
Purchase College State University of New York
Bachelor of Arts Expected, Month Year GPA: 3.5
1) CONTACT INFO: Include
your contact information Major: Literature Minor: Women s Studies
and an email where you can Senior Thesis: Virginia Woolf Feminist Origins in Contemporary Literature
be reached
2) EDUCATION: Include
EXPERIENCE
your education, focusing on
College level experience. You
may include your GPA if it
Bloomingdales
above 3.0 (optional)
MO/Year Present
Sales Associate White Plains, NY
Provide high-quality customer service for clientele, assisting with merchandise
3) EXPERIENCE: List your selection and promoting store specials
work experience in reverse Assist with store inventory, merchandising, and display organization
chronological order. Include
Train new employees on store policies and procedures
the company name, your
Open and close cash registers, tally daily totals, and process money deposits
job-title, the start and end
Received written recognition in July and September for superior customer
dates of employment, and
service
location of the employer.
Use formatting options like Unique Temp Agency MO/Year MO/Year
Bold, Underline, and italics to
White Plains, NY
Administrative Assistant
differentiate each piece of
Provided administrative support for executives of US Electronics on a
information.
semesterly basis
Managed expense accounts and travel arrangements
Performed administrative duties including reception, extensive data entry, and
4) Utilize action statements file maintenance
to summarize your key
duties, tasks, and
Scarsdale Historical Society MO/Year MO/Year
accomplishments on your
Scarsdale, NY
Docent
job.
Led tour groups and learning activities for school children, senior citizens, and
Action statements always start the Helen Keller Institute for the Blind during summers
with a key verb, such as
Organized poetry readings, workshops and contests
Managed, Performed,
Assisted with day-to-day operation of the Museum Gift Shop
Assisted, Organized etc.
(See right for examples)
Bethel Nursing Rehabilitation Center MO/Year MO/Year
You can use our Resume Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Candy Striper Volunteer
Words handout to help you
Provided care and companionship for disabled patients. Assisted nurses with
choose effective language.
patient care
Received Recognition for Outstanding Service as a Candy Striper - August
Order your descriptions based
1999 and November 1999
on importance or level of
responsibility.
SKILLS
5) SKILLS: Include key job-
related transferable skills Computer: Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Microsoft Works, Expensable (Expense Account Program)
such as computer programs,
Language: Knowledge of French, Spanish, and Latin
language skills, or others that
would be useful in the jobs to
ACTIVITIES
which you are applying.
6) ACTIVITIES: You can also
Equestrienne Year Present
include any volunteer,
Competed independently in nationally recognized equestrian events
recreational, or extracurricular
activities that demonstrate Captain of Westchester Equestrian Team -Year
initiative, leadership, civic Was active in recruiting members for team; organized lessons and events; presided over team meetings
mindedness, teamwork, etc