your resume making you look better than the next person

Your ResumeMaking you look better than the next person

What is a Resume?What does it include

What do you need to have

What is the correct format

Contact Information

First & Last Name

Address (City State Zip)

Phone Number

Appropriate Email

Contact Information

Danna Nelson1234 SE Knight Street

Portland, OR 97206

503.775.1234

nelson3@me.com

Job Title Heading

Industry Function Career LevelHotel Customer Service Assistant

Restaurant Sales Coordinator

Financial Services Accounting Manager

Education Operations Vice President

IT Marketing Entry Level

Industry + Function + Career Level

IT Accounting SupervisorEducational Assistant

Personal Brand Statement

• Soft skills are important to the job• What are ‘soft skills’• What are ‘hard skills’

• Personal attributes you have that are important to job

• Needs to be career focused

Personal Brand Statement

Mature responsible person interested in a career in hospitality and possess leadership abilities along with self-motivation skills. Detail-oriented quick-learner that can anticipate potential problems and provide appropriate solutions in necessary situations.

Career Expertise

• Skills and qualifications you have • They need to match the occupation• BLS & CIS are good resources• http://www.onetonline.org/

• No long words• No bullets• Columns

Career Expertise

Fluent in Spanish Microsoft suite

Typing-60wpm CPR certified

Money handling Interviewing

Scheduling Selling

Relevant Experience

• Always start with the most recent first• Volunteer• Classroom (related to your experience)• Paid• Include Employer Name

• Use action verbs

Relevant Experience

Member Volunteer, Financial Beginnings, Gresham, OR 2014• Educated and mentored elementary and middle school students in

Centennial School District about financial literacy• Fostered positive relationship between community and Financial

Beginnings

Sales Associate, Dairy Queen, Gresham, OR 2013-Present• Ensured 100% reconciliation with register receipt and cash drawer at end

of the shift• Initiated completed understanding of company products to help make

better recommendations to customers.

Notable Achievements

• Awards• Certifications• Plaques

• How have people recognized you

Notable Achievements

3rd Place, March of Dimes Report, Oregon FBLA 2014

2nd Place, Track & Field 400m, OSAA 2014

All League, Soccer Goalie, Mt. Hood Conference 2013

AP Scholar, Centennial High School 2013

Education & Professional Development

• School• City & State• Graduation Year (remove when graduated)

• Conferences• Conventions• Special Training• Industry Certifications

Education & Professional Development

Gresham High School, Gresham, OR

Anticipated Graduation: 2016

National Conference, FBLA, Nashville, OR 2014

Asian Youth Leadership, AYLA, Portland, OR 2013

CPR & First Aid, Red Cross, Portland, OR 2013

Affiliations &Involvement

• Something you belong to• Volunteer leadership• Do not include religious, political, gender preferences• Unless 100% appropriate

Affiliations &Involvement

President, National Honor Society, Gresham, OR 2014

Volunteer, My Father’s House, Gresham, OR 2013

Member, National Honor Society, Gresham, OR 2013-Present

Member, Centennial FBLA, Gresham, OR 2013-Present

Additional Information

• Chose headings that are appropriate to your specific job• Include information appropriate for you• Need to fill the page • Top, Bottom, Left, Right

• Need to use tab to line items up

• Use one professional font• Bold, Italic, Underline, Font Size

• Include only items from high school• No middle school awards or middle school track

• Limit to one page