Corporate Professional Résumé - 1 payment - SHVA Leadership Advisers

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The purpose of this worksheet is to aid in the writing and development of each section of a professional resume. 

HEADING - Personal Information 

The contact information that appears at the top of the resume. You may include an alternate address to indicate where an employer may contact you if you currently reside in more than one location. (note: if you are planning to relocate you may want to use an address of a friend or relative in that location, if the position is only open to local applicants.)

Name

Address

Phone Number

Email

(Make sure your email address is current, professional, and appropriately named.)

Summary (or Professional Summary) 

The "Summary" section has essentially replaced the "Objective" section in a resume. The Summary is 3-5 sentence paragraph at the top of a resume which highlights your professional background: relevant experience and competencies. Its goal is to give the hiring manager a look into your area of expertise without having to inspect the entire resume.

EDUCATION 

List all colleges and universities from which you have earned or will earn a degree. Start with your most recent. This worksheet only has room for two education listings. Your resume may have more. If you have more, gather the same information listed below for each to include in your resume.

Most recent school attended

City

State

Degree

Major

 

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES 

Examples might include CPR/First Aid, Microsoft, Teaching, etc… This worksheet only has room for two certification/license listings. Your resume may have more. If you have more, gather the same information listed below for each to include in your resume.

Name of Certificate/License #1

Date Expires

Organization granting Certification/Licensure

EXPERIENCE – Work, Internships and/or Related 

List your employment experience or internship experience starting with the most recent information first. When noting your responsibilities & accomplishments use concise statements describing your role, using action verbs to describe your skills, activities and accomplishments; quantify when possible. (see helpful action verb list) This worksheet only has room for three experience listings. Your resume may have more. If you have more, gather the same information listed below for each to include in your resume.

Work/Internship/Volunteer position #1

Position/Title

Date Started

Date Ended (Insert Present if still working there)

Employer/Company Name

City

State

Responsibilities & Accomplishments

SKILLS 

In this section you will want to list skills that demonstrate proficiency in areas not otherwise stated in your academics or experience sections. Focus on skills most relevant to your desired position/career field. Skills might include:  Languages (note level of fluency)  Computer skills – list programs and software you are able to use  Other field specific areas, such as techniques and instrumentation.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

Professional memberships—especially ones relevant to your career field—should be added to your resume. Names of professional organizations can be used as keywords when searching for candidates in resume databases.

Campus, Community, Volunteer Highlight activities that demonstrate involvement in organizations, leadership roles and note length of membership. However, everything on your resume is fair game during an interview. Don't include extracurricular activities if all you can say about them is that you attended an event once or that you were a member. You may also want to remove any activities that may be considered controversial.

REFERENCES NOTE: 

References are not typically included on your resume. Create a separate references page, listing at least 3 individuals who can attest to your work ethic, academic performance, skills and abilities. Two professional references and one personal reference. Ask these individuals to serve as references prior to including on your reference page. 

Thank you for taking the time to complete this worksheet. We will discuss each item during our session.