is my resume good would you hire me.?

Question

Amit Barua

700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia
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Cell Phone: [phone]
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EDUCATION: Wakefield High School Graduated with Advanced GED in 2006
Currently an IC Scholar at Norfolk Sate University
Norfolk State University Optical Engineering B.S. in 2010

Experience:

Jun/04-Aug/04Cashier,Quiznos
Oct/04-May/05Cashier/Drive-thru,Burger King
Oct/05-Jul/06Sales Associate/StockChamps Sports
Jan/06-Dec/06TelecommunicationsCapital Remodeling

Selected Publications:
•Two years experience of dealing with customers face to face and through the phone.
•Have experience with opening and closing a store.
•From my experience, I know how to handle money, inventory and communication devices.
•Very good in math, currently taking calculus 2 in college.

Synergistic Activities:
•Marching Band; Concert Band; Symphonic Band.(High School)
•Varsity Football.(High School)
•Varsity Baseball.(High School)
•Stepping for Dormitory(college)
•Maintaining a High GPA with hard curriculum(college)

Awards/Affiliations:
•Most Improved Musician(Band)
•Philip Sousa Award(Band)
•Player of the Year(Baseball)
•Completion of coarse in Accounting

Personal Statement:
Looking for any job but would prefer a long term position at a job with benefits. I need money for college and a car.

Answer 1

Here's some tips.

1. I don't think I'd list the experience, unless that's the type of job you're looking for in the future. They're great young person's jobs but probably don't give you direct experience in whatever you want to do.
2. I'm not sure why you call some of those experience items "Selected Publications" - I think that title's more for folks who've published disserations in a field or some such.
3. I don't really like the heading "synergistic activities." I'm not sure what a synergistic activity is. Sounds new age. And if you have a high GPA, say what it is. Don't make them guess. Put it in the education section.
4. I'd kill the awards/affiliations section. Minimally I'd spell "course" correctly.
5. Don't put a personal statement in. Start the resume, after your personal information, with an Objective. The objective should be pretty much exactly what that place you are sending it to is looking to hire.

Good luck.

Answer 2

I would definitely NOT be posting my name, address and phone number here on the Internet for everyone to see! So you might want to delete your question and re-post it.

As for the resume itself...

The Personal statement is really unprofessional. I would get rid of that all together. Your potential employer does not want to know why you want to earn money.

Not sure what the "Publications" part is all about

For each position I would add a couple of lines detailing what the job was all about and get rid of the whole "Selected publications" section. For example"

Oct 05- Jul 06 Sales associate, CompanyName:
-Familiar with entire product line and assisted customers to compare similar products before purchase
-Responsible for cash drawer of up to $3000/shift
-Assisted management team with monthly inventory by counting and categorizing product in stockroom and sales floor
-All aspects of customer service including complaint resolution


Synergistic Activities do not mean a lot to an employer so I would leave them out
I would also leave out the job you only had for 2 months because with the rest of your jobs being fairly short-term, it makes you look like you can't hold a job very long
Also put the jobs in order with the most recent appearing first


Good luck!

Answer 3

What you have for your skills is good, just might want to do it with a listing of skills instead. I suggest taking out personal statement, maybe adding an objective instead : Seeking an position within your organization where I can utilize my experience in customer relations.
Take out the part where you are saving for college and a car, Those are just too personal, and everyone knows you are wanting an income to pay for that sort of thing. Check out a resume book at the library they have good samples. Email me if you want more help, hope this helps too!

Answer 4

There are tons of free resume builders online that would organize it in a better format change personal statement to job ojective and place at the top under your personal info. Change i need money to "I would like to enhance my career in a growing company with unlimited potential". All employers like to think that they are just that. As a manager myself I notice that your job duration is very short so I would have to question whether it was worth the investment of training you. Try to stay at a job longer than a year if possible.-GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 5

Your work experience should go before Education, and the more recent should be at the top. As everyone already mention do not say why you need the job. Do spell check. Good luck.

Answer 6

Nice job posting everything about youself online....
but anywyas... just wanted to tell you that you should probably change your personal statement. There has to be a certain field that you are looking for. Like change it to something like .
Looking for a part time/full time (field) job with benefits. and label it as Objective. and put it before education.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

rule 1 - don't give personal infomation online. and i would go for a more professional resume .. employers do not care why u need money!

Answer 9

ummmmm... you need to edit a few things and I can't believe you just threw all your personal info out like that... but to each his own

Answer 10

It could use some work. I wouldn't hire you, it sounds very elementary and not very professional.