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Objective |
Give much thought to writing your Objective, but remember you can change it for each job. Create one or two lines worth.
If the employer is turned off by the objective, he/she won’t read the rest.
Objective should be two or three lines and have parts:
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Very specific as to the type of position you want and the industry |
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Using specific keywords explain why you are qualified for that position or know this is the type of work you want to do |
For example a "Junior accountant position that utilizes my college courses in computers and job experience using Excel and Word."
Or another example "A teaching position that utilizes my early education college courses and the summer camp and babysitting experience.
A challenging position with a growing company is too vague. It is wastes everyone's time - employers want to know what you want to do.
Don't start objective with "To obtain a". Just name the type of work you want to do.
Mention bilingual, computer skills and other special skills in the objective.
You never get a second change to make a good first impression and your objective will make your first impression! |
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Education
1995-present |
University of Hard Knocks, City, State
Give degree, major and special courses, clubs, honors, expected graduation date, relevant courses? |
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1995 |
Wow High School, City, State
Give degree, major and special courses, clubs, honors?? |
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Experience |
Note: no colon (:) after Experience. Not needed since it is in its own column
List Education and Experience with most recent first. |
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1/92 to present |
Name of Company/Organization, City, State
Position/Title. Phrases describing what you did and how you helped the company. Do NOT use 1st person (NO I did such and such) |
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12/88 to 12/91 |
Name of Another Company, City, State
Phrases describing what you did and how you helped the company such as saved the organization $10,000 with my brilliant idea to ..... These "jobs could be paid or volunteer |
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Skills |
If you are bilingual tell languages and degree of fluency. If your first language is other than English say that and also how long you have spoken English. State how good both you speaking and writing skills are in each language.
Use the following directly or adapt for your specific computer skills. |
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Computers: Microsoft Windows, Word Processing with Microsoft Word for Windows, including Mail Merge and desk top publishing features such as clip art, MS Excel for Spreadsheets and Charting, Internet E-mail, Browsing, Searching, file storage and Web Site creation |