The Art of Resume Writing

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The Art of Resume Writing
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What is the purpose of a resume?
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Purpose of a resume.

• Provides an introduction of a candidate
• Provides insight into your skills
• Offers a snap-shop of your educational and job
  experience

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The various components of a resume are
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IntroductionObjective optionalExperience
EducationalSkills
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The IntroductionSean Carter1212
Millionaire LaneHampton, New York
12387845-231-7424you select the e-mail
address
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jayz_at_yahoo.comor carters_at_yahoo.com
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The Objective

• If you have a cover letter, you generally do not
  need an objective. If you decide you want one
  anyway, it should be a concise and meaningful
  statement describing your career goals. Be as
  specific as possible without being too
  restrictive

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Experience

• List experiences as follows Job title, employer,
  location (city, state) and the dates.
• The order of the job title and the employer
  depends on how you want to present yourself.
  De-emphasize dates, months may or may not be
  relevant.
• You may choose to put either the job title or
  employer name first. You should decide which is
  more important - where you worked or what you
  did.

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Experience cont.

• May include full-time, part-time, related
  volunteer work or relevant campus activities, and
  internships. Remember, not all paid positions
  reflect your skills.
• Use actions words and adjectives to describe the
  skills you have developed and applied. Cite your
  specific responsibilities and accomplishments for
  each position.
• Be thorough in your descriptions without
  exaggerating.

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Education

• List the schools that youve attend beginning
  with the month and year you graduated
• Example
• May 2000 High school Diploma, Turner Job Corps
• December 2002, Associate of Arts, Darton College

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SKILLS Computer Even if it is only word
processing skills, list familiarity with computer
systems, applications and programs. If you don't
have it, they assume you don't know it.
Language State degree of proficiency in
reading, writing and speaking. HONORS AWARDS
List academic, leadership and athletic honors.
If you only have academic awards you can list
them under your GPA in the Education section.
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REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST If you opt
to, or the employer requests references at the
same time you submit your resume, be sure the
reference has agreed to your request to be used
as a reference.
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The Final Product
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Sean Carter1212 Millionaire Lane Hampton, NY
12387 845-231-7424 carters_at_yahoo.com OBJECTIVE
To manage an international media
consortium.   EDUCATION December 2002, Masters
of Business Administration,
Rutgers University May 1997, Bachelor of
Arts, Howard University EXERIENCE CEO Def Jam
Recordings, May 2001-present -Manage 25 member VP
staff -Oversee a budget of 7.8 million dollar
budget Director of Marketing Uptown Records,
June, 1997-May
2001      -Handled Public Relations for new
artists -Organized tour productions -Managed 3.5
million dollar budget -Talent scout for new
artists SKILLS -Language Fluent in Spanish
and French -Computer Windows, Microsoft Word,
Corel Word Perfect. Proficient in internet
research, familiar with Java programming. REFEREN
CES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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After the completion of the resume ask yourself
these questions

• Are you proud of your resume?
• Is it visually appealing?
• Does it present your skills in the best possible
  light?
• Is it loaded with accomplishments?
• Would you interview the person described? 
• Does it contain the industry keywords necessary
  to get past the scanning process?