Résumé Tips

The purpose of the résumé is to provide the employer with a short, concise overview of your qualifications. Use as few words as possible. You need to catch the employer's attention in about 15 to 20 seconds -- so, less is more. Unless you have many years of experience, keep it to one page. Begin with your recent experiences and work backward.

Some of the categories you may use for your resume would include:

• Header (Name, Address, Phone, Email)
• Objective (short-term, long-term goals or name the position with the company)
• Education
• Honors/Awards
• Experience (could be both work experience and related experience)
• Internships/ Practicums/ Student Teaching
• Skills
• Activities
• Volunteer work
• Professional Associations
• Summary of Qualifications

Be sure to give the name of the organization, position held, location and dates for each experience you list. Describe the responsibilities by using action verbs i.e. analyze, design, develop, compute, greet, etc.

Be sure to enter your résumé on our web site, which makes it available to employers looking for employees.

Résumé Examples

1. Example of Functional Résumé
2. Example of Chronological Résumé
3. Sample Teaching Résumés
4. Sample Ministry Résumé
5. Sample Psychology Résumé
6. Sample Nursing Résumé