Vice President Information Technology

Resume Checklist

Layout & Appearance Yes No

Is my name at the top of the page and in bold? Are my address, phone

number and email easy to read?

Is my resume an appropriate length? (1 page preferred)

Is formatting (e.g. bold, font, bullet sizes, heading styles) consistent throughout the

resume? Are the headings and statements evenly spaced?

Are verb tenses in the present tense for current jobs? Are verb tenses in the

past tense for previous jobs?

Do I have approximately 2-6 statements per job? (Bullet form is

recommended.)

Content Yes No

Does my objective statement clearly state what I am seeking and what I will

bring to the position?

Did I include the following headings: Education, Experience, and Skills?

Does my education section state my official degree and expected graduation

date? Did I include my cumulative GPA (if a 3.0 or above)? Is my GPA accurate?

Do my statements demonstrate major accomplishments rather than routine

tasks/duties? Check the statements that demonstrate your accomplishments.

Do my accomplishment statements start with action verbs? (See below for

examples of action verbs.)

Do my accomplishment statements demonstrate the use of key skills? (See

top skills employers seek)*

Do my statements demonstrate the results of my accomplishments? Did I

quantify my results (e.g. use numbers when possible)?

Does my resume end with strength? (e.g. Skills, Activities section)

Is my resume completely free from spelling, punctuation and grammatical

errors?

* Communication skills, computer skills, strong work ethic, teamwork skills (works well with others), initiative, analytical

skills, flexibility/adaptability, interpersonal skills (relates well with others), problem-solving skills and technical skills

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Listing Activities On Your Resume

AS A SUB-HEADING OF YOUR EDUCATION AS A SEPARATE SECTION

SECTION

(if they are academic in nature)

ACTIVITIES/AWARDS or LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE or other

EDUCATION appropriate heading

Attendee (March 2005), Greek Leadership Day workshops

California State University, Fresno

and activities

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, May 2004

President (2003-2004), Fresno State chapter of the

Major: Accounting Overall GPA: 3.75

American Marketing Association

Activities (or Academic/Professional Organizations): Vice Committee Member (March 2003), UnityFest 2003

President, Association of Information Technology (2002- T reasurer (Spring 2003) and Member (2003-Present),

th

2003); Attendee, 6 Annual AITP National Collegiate National Residence Hall Honorary Society

Conference in Chicago, IL (March 2002); and Member, Recognizes the top one percent of student leaders in the

Fresno State International Club (2001-2003) residence halls

Or, if you have more space available: For heavy involvement:

Activities (or Academic/Professional Organizations): ACTIVITIES/AWARDS or LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE or other

Phi Delta Theta Fraternity (2000 Present): Attendee, appropriate heading

Greek Leadership Day activities and workshops (March Associated Students (Fresno State Student Government)

2003); Vice President (2001-2002); Leadership College Justice (2004-2005) Vice President Pro-Tempore (2003-

Ambassador (2002)

2004) Student Senator (Spring 2003)

Associated Students (Fall 2002 Present): Student Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Senator for College of Business (Fresno State Student

President (2004-2005) Outreach Program Coordinator

Government)

(2003-2004) Regional Student Leadership Conference

Craig School of Business Job Fair 2005 (March 2005):

Coordinator, 50 attendees (Spring 2003)

Career Fair Host, greeting and assisting participating

employers during this Career Services annual event

Where, how and how much information you place on your resume related to the activities in which you are

involved is a function of how much space is available on your resume, how well these activities highlight skills

that are relevant to the position you are targeting, and how much relevant work experience you possess. In general,

the more relevant work experience you possess, the less space you need to devote to highlighting these activities.

Well chosen activities can help you develop and market the very skills in which employers are most interested:

communication skills (both written and verbal), interpersonal skills, leadership skills, team orientation, initiative,

creativity, ability to learn, sensitivity, adaptability and flexibility.

AS A RELATED EXPERIENCE ENTRY AS PART OF A SKILLS SECTION OF A

(if heavily involved in activities related to the field in FUNCTIONALLY-FORMATED RESUME

which you are trying to market yourself)

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Interpersonal Skills

Served as a Career Fair Host in March 2005, greeting and

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SPHE), Fresno

State Chapter Fresno, CA assisting participating employers during Career Services

President (Fall 2005 Present) Outreach Program annual Craig School of Business Job Fair

Developed excellent interpersonal skills as a result of three

Coordinator (09/04 09/05)

Spearheaded campaign to increase chapter membership, years of active involvement in Greek Life and Student

resulting in a 50% increase Government activities at California State University, Fresno

Conduct all chapter meetings, soliciting participation of (served in leadership positions, leading various committees and

members and assigning tasks as necessary coordinating several associated events)

Coordinated a regional student leadership conference in Attended skill development workshops on initiating personal

spring 2005 for about 50 participants relationships and improving meeting effectiveness offered as

Evaluated and made recommendations about training part of Greek Leadership Day 2004 (March 2004)

sessions to be conducted during student leadership

conference (Spring 2005)

Kaiser Permanente Fresno, CA

Hospital Volunteer (September 2005 Present)

Assist healthcare professionals of Intermediate Cardiac

Care Unit

Stock Cabinets with medical supplies

Supply fresh water to patients and change patients beds;

Interact with and keep patients as comfortable as possible

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