Resume Writing

Chris LaGrowAssistant DirectorCareer Development Officewww.fredonia.edu/cdo/lagrow

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Get it Critiqued!

Call the office at 673-3327; identify yourself as a Leadership student

Bring resume & cover letterDon’t wait, our schedules are already

filling fast!

What We Do

CDO Services Internships! Resume/cover letter review Practice interviews/InterviewStream Job search/grad school assistance Quest (jobs, internships and events)

A Word about resume templates

Quick reasons NOT to use resume templates

Mix and match fonts Takes up more space Don’t include sections YOU need They’re not unique

No Need to Include…

Hobbies Interests Height, weight, eye/hair color SSN Marital status Political and religious preferences High school activities and honors

The Basics

Length: one page Margins: start with one inch

all the way around Font: Arial, Times, Palatino,

Book Antiqua-easy to read! Font size: start with 12; no

smaller than 10

Contact Info Full name School and/or home address Phone number(s) E-mail (no offensive or cutesy e-mails

please)

Objective StatementsUse one if… You have space You have a specific job

or type of job in mind You’re not sending a

cover letter

Don’t bother if… You don’t have space You don’t have a

specific job in mind You’re sending a cover

letter

Education State University of New York at Fredonia Write out your degree (Bachelor of Arts, not

BA) and date of graduationBachelor of Science in Accounting, May 2012

Then your minor if any Honors (scholarships, honor societies,

Dean’s List, etc.) Related courses? GPA > 3.0

What qualifies as “Related Experience?”

Internships Research projects in your field Leadership Program? Some summer/part-time jobs Some clubs or organizations

Were you a student leader? A team captain?

Experience

Four pieces of information: Your title and dates (month and year are

sufficient – usually first line) Employer/organization, and City and

State (usually second line)

Then describe what you do.

Job Descriptions

Use bullet format First word usually a verb (watch your

tense) Accomplishments Related, “impressive” aspects of the

job Thorough and descriptive Details

Other Sections

Computer Skills Activities or Athletics Language Skills Use descriptive section titles!

Samples and QuestionsSUNY Fredonia Accounting Society, 2009-presentTreasurer, 2010• Managed a budget of approximately $3000• As part of the executive board, arranged for professionals and alumni to present

on career and industry issues.

SUNY Fredonia NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball, 2008-presentCaptain, 2011-12• Set single-game scoring record, Fall 2009• Four-year starter; led team to SUNYAC finals, 2010• SUNYAC All-Academic Team, three years

Sigma Kappa International Sorority, 2009-presentPublic Relations Chair, 2011• Promoted all organizational events both internally and to the campus and public• Coordinated annual formal dinner, including invitations, site arrangements,

decorations, and program

More SamplesIBM Corporation, Endicott, NYIntern, Fall 20xx• Processed two Signature invoices for three newly acquired

companies, verified information and resolved problems• Processed Canadian UCD Lab check requests• Worked payment exception reports on a daily and weekly basis• Ran cost of money query and canceled and reposted invoices

accordingly• Helped with internal “Quest” audit of credit memos for

accuracy• Created and tabulated a 10-question survey of approximately

200 clients regarding customer service

More SamplesSUNY Fredonia Office of Residence LifeResident Assistant, Fall 2010-Present• Supervised a floor of 35 students within a residence hall community of 275 • Developed educational and social programming, including a successful building-

wide psychic fair which attracted more than 100 participants• Enforced University policy and reported violations • Mediated interpersonal conflicts between residents; referred students to

appropriate University offices (counseling, career development, etc) as needed• Attended the Resident Assistant Conference at SUNY Cortland, March 2005• Responded to emergency situations and worked closely with University Police• Worked as part of a team of 10 and collaborated with other RAs on programs,

rules enforcement and campus-wide activities

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