| Building your resume, based on a resume outline will | | | | list your previous employment history. If you are using |
| give it structure and flow... it provide an outline of all the | | | | a chronological resume format, you should list the most |
| things you should include in your resume. | | | | recent job positions first on your resume outline. |
| A resume is one of the most important documents | | | | Example: |
| you will ever create | | | | Drug Emporium, Wayne, PA |
| First you have to decide on a particular format for | | | | Cashier, June to September, 2001 |
| your resume. The two main formats in use today are | | | | Supervised customer check out |
| chronological and functional format. Which one is best | | | | Handled the cash register |
| to use will depend greatly on your situation. | | | | Managed and stocked merchandise |
| To build your resume you can use free resume forms | | | | You can also list relevant volunteer activities or work |
| located on the web. This can provide you with | | | | experience programs if you do not have much job |
| directions if you are having trouble building your | | | | experience. |
| resume. A sample resume outline would include the | | | | Achievements |
| following sections: | | | | If you have any special achievements you would like |
| The Heading | | | | to announce, you can use this section. Maybe you |
| Your resume should start with the heading. You can | | | | made a suggestion that saved your previous boss a |
| list your basic details so the employer can contact you. | | | | ton of money. You can list it in this section of your |
| You can include your name, address, telephone | | | | resume outline. |
| number and e-mail address. | | | | Special Skills |
| NAME | | | | The remaining sections of the resume can include |
| ADDRESS | | | | additional skills such as fluency in a foreign language. |
| PHONE NUMBER | | | | References |
| EMAIL ADDRESS | | | | You should leave this section out altogether. |
| Job Objective | | | | References are not required at this stage and stating |
| This is an optional section of your resume outline. Here | | | | that 'References are available upon request' is |
| you can tell readers what the objective of your | | | | assumed anyway... so you just end up wasting |
| resume is and what you are looking for. | | | | valuable space! |
| Example: | | | | Additional Optional Sections |
| Entry-level accounting position with medium to large | | | | You can add additional sections to your resume outline |
| public accounting firm. | | | | such as volunteer work, community involvement or |
| The "Body" is the largest section of your resume | | | | honors. |
| outline | | | | You also have to decide on the layout of your resume. |
| This is where you can enter details about your | | | | Choose a common font and medium range font-size, |
| education, work experience and additional information. | | | | such as 12. Decide how you want to highlight the |
| The body contains: | | | | headings of the different sections. You can use bold, |
| Education | | | | italics or underline to highlight section headings. Some |
| Here you can list your educational background. | | | | people use bold and a larger font size to highlight their |
| Educational Background Format: College, Degree, | | | | name on the resume. |
| Major, Honors, Relevant Courses | | | | The last part of your resume will probably receive little |
| Sample Education Section: Drexel University | | | | focus, so if you have a marketable skill or outstanding |
| BA Educational Leadership, May 2000 | | | | honor you should try to incorporate them in earlier |
| If you have a college education, do not list your high | | | | sections of your resume. |
| school information. You can also list any honors for | | | | You can find a lot of resources on the web that can |
| academic excellence in this section of your resume | | | | provide you with free outlines and sample resume |
| outline. | | | | layouts. Usually an outline will differ if the resume is for |
| If you are a graduating senior or looking for an | | | | a recent college graduate or a long time professional. |
| internship, you can add a relevant courses section to | | | | Choose a resume outline that is specific to your |
| your resume outline. | | | | career field and you can build your resume around that |
| Employment History | | | | outline. |
| This is an important part of the resume. Here you can | | | | |