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Resumes and curriculum vitaes (CVs) are typically how you introduce yourself to employers. As such, they are essential components of your job search.
Resume/CV Writing in Three Easy Steps
Utilize this step-by-step guide for building an effective resume or CV:
The most traditional and widely used format.
Most commonly used by career changers.
Allows you to prioritize experiences by groupings. This is useful when your relevant experience is not reflected in your most recent position.
Many people seek online resume builders or resume templates to facilitate their resume development. If you choose to use this type of service, be sure they use a format that is ATS friendly and compatible with American resume standards, unless applying outside the U.S. Things to look for/avoid:
One free service that has developed templates that are ATS and American Friendly is Rezjumie.
Include the following content areas as well as any other information you feel the employer needs to know about you.
Note: if you are having trouble keeping your resume to one page, try to restrict your address, phone, other contact information to one line.
Profile statements are 21st century “Objectives.” They let employers know how you can make an immediate impact on their organization. Rather than focusing on the type of employment you seek, profile statements focus on how you see yourself professionally. There are two typical formats for Profile statements:
From this point, resume sections are organized by relevance to your professional goals.
Experiences can include work experiences, volunteer experiences, research experiences, etc. They can be separate sections or included under a broad “Experience” section.
Each experience should include:
Does your education and experience fully represent you? Consider if any of the following are right for you:
If entering a field that requires research and you participated in research projects, include a research section, with:
If published, include a publication section. In that section, include:
If you presented your work, include a presentations section. Include
Include relevant laboratory skills, equipment and procedures or technology regardless of whether you developed them from classes or in a workplace.
Include hardware, software and programming language proficiencies, or equipment/technology you have used.
Include proficiency levels.
Note: If you have not volunteered in some time, only include if directly relevant to your professional goals.
Avoid skill listings. Incorporate the skills you have into your skill descriptors or into your profile section.
Resume Critique
Once your resume is composed, have it critiqued by Career Development.
We will perform a thorough review of the content and the format, making suggestions to strengthen your document, within three business days of submission.
Email your resume or CV to careerdevelopment@tesu.edu in a Word or PDF format (Word format is preferred).