What's a good resume title...?

Question

For a high school student, who is also an art student, is ambitious, and determined, and hard working, and patient?

Nothing corny though... or cocky.

Answer 1

you don't title your resume if you want to be taken serious and want the position in question

Answer 2

A good resume does not need a title ... you do not need to label it as such as it is obvious to any potential employer of what this is.

Simple is best ... begin your resume with your own name, bolded and centered. List your contact information underneath (mailing address, home phone, cell phone, message phone, fax, e-mail address, etc.).

Space down a few lines and then state your "Career Objective" - this will be a few sentences explaining your goals (you can be somewhat general here, but ideally, your goals will match those of the company you are applying to). This section (and those which follow should be left justified).

Space down a few more lines and decide what approach you wish to take with your resume ... chronological (listing all your employment and education experience in chronological order), functional (listing your transferrable skills and abilities in relationship to the position) or a combination of both. There are benefits to all.

As a high school student, you will likely not have much in the way of job skills, so I would recommend that you highlight your schoolwork (emphasizing high marks, enjoyable classes and extracurricular activities). Use point form in this section and begin each point with an active verb in the past tense (i.e. "Selected to represent high school art class in national competition and was awarded top honours over 155 high schools." Choose and word your points carefully to emphasize your personal and professional characteristics.

The jury is still out on what comes next ... some like to add some personal interest fluff (Hobbies, Pastimes, etc) while others prefer not to do so. In my experience, I just like to then wrap things up with a sentence at the bottom reading something like, "References available upon request." Always have a few solid references and notify them before just supplying their names willy-nilly.

As some final advice, I would avoid any desires to make your resume overly creative ... do not fold it into a paper airplane, do not stuff it into a glass bottle, do not draw pretty pink balloons all over it or do not tie a bright red ribbon around it. Your resume will represent you and the image you wish to portray.

If you do wish to do anything, photocopy your resume onto slightly heavier paper ... this will feel slightly different and more substantial in an interviewer's hands. Also, keep your resume clean, easy to read with plenty of white space, use a standard font (eg: Times or Arial) and do not exceed the one-page maximum length.

Answer 3

What the heck is a resume title? Seems like unnecessary fluff to me.

Your resume should focus on accomplishments and education. not "Hard working team player, who also likes to work independently...blah, blah blah".

Answer 4

I've never heard of a resume title.

Do you just mean a filename? If so, just use your name, like jsmith_resume2006.

Answer 5

It is supposed to be your name