Optional headings that you may include in your resume:
• If you are using the resume to apply to a specific job posting, you may list that position along with the job ID number at the top of your resume. • Generalized objective statements are not recommended as they are often focused on the applicant’s personal goal and not on what an employer’s needs are. • The main goal is to make your most relevant skills and experience stand out and emphasize that you are able to produce results that fit an employer’s needs. • This should highlight what you have to offer an employer and not an individual goal for yourself. • Seasoned job seekers may want to include a professional summary. • If you are including a professional summary on your resume, do not include an objective. • List the key achievements, skills, experience and qualifications that are most relevant to the position you are applying for. • Using bullet points that start with an action word enable you to keep the skills summary clear and concise. • Transferable skills that relate to the desired position should also be included. • List all current clearances and specialized certificates that relate to your target career. • In this section, you may include experience you have gained from volunteering in unpaid positions. • Any volunteer experience listed should be either reoccurring or of an extended time period. • Classes/courses where you have completed a portfolio, project or other measureable material that could be shared with a perspective employer may be listed. • If the job posting is requiring experience in a certain area, you may want to include courses taken in that subject area to indicate you have those skills and knowledge. • List any professional organizations you belong to or are active in that relate to your career area.
Objective
Professional Summary
Skills Summary
Clearances/Certificates
Volunteer Experience
Related Coursework
Professional Associations
Now that you have an idea of what to include in your resume, look at the items that should not be included.
of this document) should be created for this information. • DO NOT use an unprofessional email address. Creating an email account that will be used for job search purposes is advised. An example of a professional email address would be: Tim.Jones@emailserver.com. Once you have decided on the headings you will be using in your resume, it is time to start developing a rough draft . Plan to review your draft resume many times—it will take several reviews to correct all of the mistakes and get everything right. A good tip is to read it over
Do not include the following information on your resume:
• DO NOT include weight, height, a photo, birth date, religion, political affiliation, marital status or national origin. • DO NOT include a supervisor’s name, complete company address or employer contact information. • DO NOT include references on your resume. A separate document (see page 44 for an example
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