Bryant & Stratton College
Bryant & Stratton College
The resume is a SELLING document The purpose of the resume is to get the INTERVIEW The resume is NOT the story of your life IT must be EXCEPTIONAL, powerful & focused on accomplishments & performance
Select the proper format ◦ Combination ◦ Chronological ◦ Functional
Base resume on; ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
EXPERIENCE QUANTIFIABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT SKILLS COMPETENCIES
Focus on your STRENGHTS
Critically and honestly evaluate your strengths, skills and work history
Major Course Assessments
Self Assessment & Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook – career information O*Net – Great source of career information
NO spelling errors – Resumes with Typos go into the trash Select one of the three resume styles based on your experience Be consistent with the layout, be neat and clean with plenty of white space Margins 1” x 1”, font size 12 or 14 for headings and 11 or 12 points for content Select professional simple easy to read fonts such as, Arial, Times Roman, Courier, Lucida Sans, Calibri, don’t get fancy or artsy with the fonts Base the resume on skills and quantifiable accomplishments
Use action words, Use strategic career / industry KEYWORDS Keep your language simple, omit “I”, “me”,” my”,” a”, “an” and “the” Include those valuable soft skills such as, communications, teamwork, ability to multi-task, etc. Use bullets and bold fonts to draw attention Be consistent with date formats Organize the employment in reverse chronological order Do not include anything pertaining to; religion, race, gender, age, marital status, family, hobbies or political affiliation Save resume as “resume lastname firstname month year”
Laser print on a high quality bond fiber paper, use a conservative color Resume MUST be typed using Microsoft Word or if other software save as Rich Text Format (RTF) Make sure all information is accurate – never lie or exaggerate Do not use a template as they do not store easily in electronic file management systems Do not put “References Furnished On Demand” it is assumed you will do this Resume should be limited to one page unless you have many years of experience in your field Keep resume up to date with changes in your career PROOF READ – PROOF READ- PROOF READ- PROOF READ
See handout for examples.
Important to use past tense if you are no longer with the company. Switch up the action words.
EDUCATION ALL major EXCEPT CJ & MA
Associate of Applied Business – Accounting GPA 3.7 Bryant & Stratton College, Parma Ohio
12/2009
For CJ and MA only Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice Bryant & Stratton College, Parma Ohio • • • • •
DO NOT List High School or GED If a double major list in chronological order based on graduation date If you earn an advanced degree the associate degree comes off Only list a college if you have graduated Recommend Including GPA if 3.0 or better
12/2009
The resume is a SELLING document The purpose of the resume is to get the INTERVIEW The resume is NOT the story of your life IT must be EXCEPTIONAL, powerful & focused on accomplishments & performance
Select the proper format ◦ Combination ◦ Chronological ◦ Functional
Base resume on; ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
EXPERIENCE QUANTIFIABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT SKILLS COMPETENCIES
Focus on your STRENGHTS
Critically and honestly evaluate your strengths, skills and work history
Major Course Assessments
Self Assessment & Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook – career information O*Net – Great source of career information
NO spelling errors – Resumes with Typos go into the trash Select one of the three resume styles based on your experience Be consistent with the layout, be neat and clean with plenty of white space Margins 1” x 1”, font size 12 or 14 for headings and 11 or 12 points for content Select professional simple easy to read fonts such as, Arial, Times Roman, Courier, Lucida Sans, Calibri, don’t get fancy or artsy with the fonts Base the resume on skills and quantifiable accomplishments
Use action words, Use strategic career / industry KEYWORDS Keep your language simple, omit “I”, “me”,” my”,” a”, “an” and “the” Include those valuable soft skills such as, communications, teamwork, ability to multi-task, etc. Use bullets and bold fonts to draw attention Be consistent with date formats Organize the employment in reverse chronological order Do not include anything pertaining to; religion, race, gender, age, marital status, family, hobbies or political affiliation Save resume as “resume lastname firstname month year”
Laser print on a high quality bond fiber paper, use a conservative color Resume MUST be typed using Microsoft Word or if other software save as Rich Text Format (RTF) Make sure all information is accurate – never lie or exaggerate Do not use a template as they do not store easily in electronic file management systems Do not put “References Furnished On Demand” it is assumed you will do this Resume should be limited to one page unless you have many years of experience in your field Keep resume up to date with changes in your career PROOF READ – PROOF READ- PROOF READ- PROOF READ
See handout for examples.
Important to use past tense if you are no longer with the company. Switch up the action words.
EDUCATION ALL major EXCEPT CJ & MA
Associate of Applied Business – Accounting GPA 3.7 Bryant & Stratton College, Parma Ohio
12/2009
For CJ and MA only Associate of Applied Science – Criminal Justice Bryant & Stratton College, Parma Ohio • • • • •
DO NOT List High School or GED If a double major list in chronological order based on graduation date If you earn an advanced degree the associate degree comes off Only list a college if you have graduated Recommend Including GPA if 3.0 or better
12/2009
