THE IMPORTANCE OF A RESUME
In college most students know that upon graduation their resume must be extensive to even get your foot into the door with any job. When I entered Prairie View my resume was pretty much trash. We as students have access to Career Services which helps the students jobs, resumes, mock interviews, and they inform you about career fairs at the school. Below is my resume current resume(with a fake address and phone number). However I am not satisfied with it because it seems mediocre for a senior college student. What people fail to realize is that resumes are what gets you the job. It is your work history and the attributes that you posses as a future employee. When doing a resume you should ask yourself what can you bring to the company. Here is a link below to help further explain the importance of a resume.
Charity
Woodley
Happy Town, USA
972-555-1236
Objectives
To
obtain an internship in Communication and/or Early Childhood Education
Core Strengths
& Skills
- Working
in team environments -
Customer Services
- Excellent
Verbal/Written Communication - Enthusiastic and cooperative
- Windows,
Word, MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint -
Dependable
Education
Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX
Major – Education and Communication
Expected
Grad date – May 2013
Work
Experience
Sales Associate 10/2011- Current
Aldo
Cypress, TX
Sales Associate Seasonal
Express,
Dallas, TX
Brand Representative 11/2010 -
Present
Justice,
Cypress, TX
Residential Services Technician
University
College, Prairie View TX
02/ 2010 – 05/2010
Car Hop
Sonic
Drive-In, Mansfield, LA 06/ 2009 – 08/ 2009
Reference
Available
upon request
That's the thing about resumes--they favor people with extensive work experience. No one expects to see a pile of management positions for a recent college grad, which is why you can highlight courses taken, honors received, etc. Anything relevant works to show you're committed to being an educator: tutoring local children, volunteering at a church daycare, and so on.
ReplyDeleteThese were great tips, and really helpful. You have a great resume.
ReplyDeleteToday's Workforce is always changing and I'm happy that you provided us an example resume. Is it a bad thing if you a extensive work history? will the employer hire you because you've worked at so many places? Or will the employer say you've had too many jobs?
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