What types of things do I include in a resume?

Question

I don't have a resume, and I have no idea what to include in it. Please give me some examples, ideas, or suggestions. Are there any websites that can give me any guidance?

Answer 1

Well Iam sure there are websites to go to, but what to put in a resume would be is your #1 Education level like where and when you attended the schools. #2 Work history the dates, work duties. #3 Places where you volunteered. #4 Include things you like to do for recreation. Always write out a cover letter explaining why you believe this job is best for you make it short and sweet, but to the point. You make it too long it will make them loose interest. This should come before the resume.Well Good Luck.

Answer 2

Top:
Line 1 - Name
Line 2 - Title (i.e. Administrative Assistant, Clerical, Database Admin II, etc... what you feel identifies your role)
Line 3 - Address
Line 4 - Phone Number(s)
Line 5 - email address
Line 6 - a long line, using the UNDERSCORE key between the zero and the plus/equals key, holding SHIFT). Don't go across the whole page, just most of it. This is just to separate your personal contact info from the rest of the resume, and keeping things clean. Not going across the whole resume is good, because that way it maintains the line regardless of the margin settings the viewing party has set. Center this dividing line on the page.

Next: Professional Goal (what you want to become, what you expect to provide employers, etc, specific to the kind of work you do/will do)

Next: Skills set - Bulletized listing of skills. NOT types of tasks you did at previous employers, but SKILLS, i.e. "telephone switchboard experience", or "C++ programming", or "Type III Widget maker Operating System".

Next: Experience - Where you worked, starting with most recent. Each entry should begin with the name of the place, city it was in, and dates, usually expressed as such: 4/99 - 5/05. Under that, descriptuion of the various duties and responsibilities, seperated by commas, as in this example of an office manager: Contact clients, schedule appointments, order supplies, monthly employee evaluations, district reports.

Next: Education, starting with Colleges, listing GPA and degree attained, followed by other schools and training institutions, then high school, i.e.

Generic College, Generic City, CA
- Masters in Business, (GPA 2.8)
Widget Crafting School, Widgetland, CA
- Certified Widget Crafter
Fake High School, Fake Town, CA
- Diploma, Class of '92 Alumni

DO NOT:
- DO NOT use weird colored/textured paper.
- DO NOT use weird fonts. Stick with Times New Roman.
- DO NOT write your resume too long -- try to keep it to one page, and play with font sizes and paper margins if you have to (but dont go overboard with teeny-tiny fonts and NO margins)
- DO NOT list references. They can request them, and...
- DO NOT put "References available on request", as it is implied, and this is considered tacky in today's business world.

Have someone read it, anyone, and give their honest opinion. Re-read it a couple times. But these are the basics.

I hope this answers your question.

Answer 3

First you write your contact information, name, address, phone number, email address, then your profile which means your expectations and personal goals. After that you write your work experience, all the jobs that you have in the past and actual if you are working right now, don't forget to be specific in all the things you did for each job, your position and the dates. Then you need to write your studies, your college's degrees, the name of the places and the dates. Then write if you speak more than one language and last but not least your personal references

Answer 4

You include your schooling and all jobs on a resume. Go to ask.com and type in resume. It will give you the answer.

Answer 5

You can go to careerbuilder.com or monster.com, they both have resume samples online. Although a typical resume would have to include your objective, education, work experience, certification, skills, and reference. Anyway GoodLuck!

Answer 6

name
address
cell and home #

personal data: height, age, your highest earned degree & where, previous schools and colleges

objective: (i know this sounds stupid, but the interviewer wants to know what it is that you want out of this job, and why it is you want it. just a couple sentences is fine)

past emloyment:
(start with the most impressive and most relating to the job you're seeking)
put manager/ boss's name and telephone number)

extras: (any extra work you may have done relating to the job you're seeking)


that should do it

Answer 7

You put your education, work experience, skills & abilities, & references.

Education is where you went to school like high school or college.
Work Experience is where you have previously worked.
Skills are what you are good at that show what you can do on the job.
and references are people who can tell the employer how good you are.

Answer 8

Your objective
Work history
Education
References

Google "sample resumes" and you should find some.