Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 17 views

    First-Time Resume Writing First-Time Resume Writing: General Guidelines - Resumes

    Uploaded by

    James DS
    This document provides guidelines for students writing a resume for the first time. It outlines the main sections that should be included in a resume such as contact information, education, experience, activities, and awards. The guidelines recommend keeping the resume to one or two pages, using a basic font, leaving white space, and proofreading for errors.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    First-Time Resume Writing First-Time Resume Writing: General Guidelines - Resumes

    Uploaded by

    James DS
    17 views3 pages
    This document provides guidelines for students writing a resume for the first time. It outlines the main sections that should be included in a resume such as contact information, education, experience, activities, and awards. The guidelines recommend keeping the resume to one or two pages, using a basic font, leaving white space, and proofreading for errors.

    Original Description:

    hg

    Original Title

    Resume Guidelines

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides guidelines for students writing a resume for the first time. It outlines the main sections that should be included in a resume such as contact information, education, experience, activities, and awards. The guidelines recommend keeping the resume to one or two pages, using a basic font, leaving white space, and proofreading for errors.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    17 views3 pages

    First-Time Resume Writing First-Time Resume Writing: General Guidelines - Resumes

    Uploaded by

    James DS
    This document provides guidelines for students writing a resume for the first time. It outlines the main sections that should be included in a resume such as contact information, education, experience, activities, and awards. The guidelines recommend keeping the resume to one or two pages, using a basic font, leaving white space, and proofreading for errors.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 3

    First-time resume writing

    First-time resume writing


    This information is great for students who have never written a resume before. Once you've
    written your first resume, make sure to check out the Resume & Cover Letter Toolkit.

    Quick navigation

    General Guidelines
    Contact Information
    Objective
    Profile/Skills Summary/Highlights of Qualifications
    Education
    Experience (paid, unpaid, volunteer)
    Extracurricular Activities
    Awards
    Professional Memberships
    Interests
    References
    Samples

    General Guidelines - Resumes


    Resumes can be one or two pages
    Use basic common language font such as Times New Roman or Arial. Also do not use
    graphics. This eliminates technical problems with scanning your resume or with
    employers receiving them on potentially incompatible programs or printers
    Keep margins to 1; use font size 11 or 12 for the body of the resume
    Italics, underlining, shading and sometimes bolding can be a problem as these do not
    always look the same on other operating systems and/or printers
    Create a "reader-friendly" document that uses white space effectively
    Research employer requirements and highlight your qualifications that match
    requirements
    Proofread your resume for grammar and spelling errors

    Contact Information
    Include mailing address, telephone number with voicemail, professional e-mail (avoid
    slang in your e-mail address); you may want to make your name a few font sizes larger
    than other information so that it stands out
    Ensure you have control of and access to all e-mail and phone numbers used
    Use between two and four lines for contact information
    Centre or left justify
    First-time resume writing
    Objective
    Not mandatory and can often be stated within your cover letter
    If you do include an objective, make it as specific as possible (for example, University
    student with good customer service skills seeking part-time retail position)

    Profile/Skills Summary/Highlights of Qualifications


    Optional
    If you include this section, use a bullet format and highlight three to five skills and/or
    qualifications that are relevant to the position you are applying for, and substantiate with
    brief explanation of the experience (s) that helped you build that skill or quality

    Education
    Include dates attended, program, area(s) of study, institution
    Include relevant courses if related to job posting
    Include GPA if it is above 3.0
    Include high school if you are in first or second year note if you graduated with
    honours; include high school if it is unique, such as the International Baccalaureate
    If you dont include high school but wish to include awards/honours from high school,
    put them in a separate awards section

    Experience (paid, unpaid, volunteer)


    Include paid and unpaid or volunteer experience
    You can separate the sections into Work Experience and Volunteer Experience, or
    you can call the sections Relevant Experience and Other Experience, or simply
    Experience which could include both paid and unpaid
    Order your experiences in reverse chronological order within each section
    Begin each point with an action verb
    Within the experience descriptions, place the most relevant and important tasks or
    accomplishments first

    Extracurricular Activities
    Include University and High School Activities such as class representative, club
    membership, leadership roles
    Include a brief description of accomplishments and results if possible

    Awards
    First-time resume writing
    Include any awards during high school, university, or as part of a paid job or volunteer
    experience

    Professional Memberships
    Include any professional memberships, role, duties and any accomplishments

    Interests
    Include sports or leisure activities that demonstrate other areas of your life

    References
    Do not include your references on your resume
    Optional References Available on Request when a potential employer is interested
    in making an offer, they will ask for your references
    For more information, see the References Tip Sheet

    You might also like