how to write a resume?

Question

how do i write a resume when i am a high school graduate and I am in college. and i do not have any experience with the job i am applying for. but i have very good typing skills. and i took medical terminology in high school. (this is a class assignment) medical transcription is my objective

Answer 1

One thing that I always suggest is to get names of people embedding into your resume.
If you took a workshop, name the teacher.

It's a small world in any field, chances are the place you are applying to might know those names!

Answer 2

Just prepare a resume with the education & experience you have. List what is most pertinent first (in this case your goal to obtain a position in medical terminology and then your education, stressing the medical terminology class). You could include a "Skills" heading to list the medical terminology class & excellent typing skills. Don't forget a well written cover letter explaining your interest & why you think they should hire you!

To create the actual resume, if you have access to Microsoft Word, click file, new, other documents. You will find a resume wizard, or different styles of resume. Just answer all the questions and you will produce a resume. Once produced, you can revise to suite your taste.

Answer 3

here's a good format:
Header - usually centered - name, address, phone number, and these days email. one per line like this:

Jane Somebody
1245 Nowhere Lane
Anytown, Anystate, 00000
555-555-5555
somebody@ crappyemail.com

Education - your high school, course of study (usually just general unless you were onthe business track some schools offer) and your GPA. Your college, your dates of attendance, and course of study. GPA helps.

Job experience - start with most recent - your job title, the place you've worked at, dates, location and brief description of duties. be sure to keep these in a neutral format - no "I did this,I did that" but more "responsible for cash register"- that type of stuff.

Skills- this is where you list the typing skills, medical terminology, etc. do it as a bulleted list.

LIst any organizations you've been involved with, clubs, volunteer work, any awards you have won. These mater now, but as you get older and have more work experience, they won't matter so much anymore.

Put on bottom - "references upon request" - AND have a list of past bosses, professors, friends and their contact info in case they do ask for it.

Some sources say a one page resume is best, while others say employers are looking for more detail. Bottom line, don't go over two pages
Your cover letter will matter the most - tell why you want to work at the job, what skills you will bring to the company. Be brief, be consise, don't say anything negative about yourself.

Good luck with the job!

Answer 4

You can go to monster.com they have help there to help with resume writing.

Or google: writing a resume.

Make sure you write in your resume the skills that you DO have. You can look at want ads for the position you want, and put those words in your resume.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I would suggest you take some professional help (for FREE) from MS word which has inbuilt resume templates for making your resume.

You can also follow the step-by-step instruction to make your free resume, using the resume builder provided with MS office.

Resume styles differ according to profession, and sources of sample resumes are available in my profile, check them out, all the best :)

Answer 6

You want to highlight any skills you have that are applicable to the job you are applying for. Also any training you have in the field. Your opening statement should include you job objectives. State that you are striving for a carrier in medical transcription.

Answer 7

Try the links in http://www.thequickinfo.com/resume/

Answer 8

If you don't care about quality then just start typing.