I'm still a college student, so I haven't graduated yet. My college is having a job fair soon with a lot of companies, including government agencies (I want to participate in a summer internship or coop program) The problem is that I don't really know what objectives I should write, since I will be giving the same resume to different companies. I know that some people think it's stupid to write down the objectives, but in my case it's mandatory. I also need some good ideas of what to write in my resume, since I don't have a specific job experience and I want to make a good impression.
Any advice will be great! Thanks in advance ;)
PS
My major is chemistry
2007-09-09 13:35:07 · 5 answers · asked by Dita 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
At this stage in your career and for a college sponsered job fair, all you need to do is highlight your academic major/minor and achievements. Also, you should include any real jobs or volunteering you have had whether or not it is specific to your major.
As for the objectives, I would make 2 different resumes with 2 different objectives. One generic and one geared towards your future as a chemist. I would guess you should have 3 or 4 times as many generic as chemistry.
Generic objective (give to any company that is not offering a direct chemistry related internship): Objective: To obtain a summer internship or co-op position that will enable me to learn about working in the real world and expand my skill sets and level of professionalism.
Chemistry objective: Objective: To obtain a summer internship or co-op position which will enable me to start obtaining direct lab experience jump starting my future career in chemistry and research.
Or something like that. Play with them to suit your own situation and comfort level, just try to minimize (or eliminate) the word "I".
Make sure if you have a great GPA, or academic awards/recognitions that you mention these. I would put my education section right below the Objective.
Good luck!
2007-09-09 13:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One page always! You have to get your resume down to one page, but that doesn't mean it is general. You need to be direct and to the point of the job listing and the company. A resume only gets skimmed so it needs to be to the point and dynamic so it stands out and shows you have the education and experience for the position. Make sure it is clearly written and has NO typos. Have it looked at by as many people as possible who have experience with resumes and take all advice to mind even if you may not agree. Take resume classes at your school also. People who review resumes for jobs are very picky.
2016-05-20 22:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by julia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your resume on your computer and each time you apply to a company-even ten years from now-just update and change it to suit the company. Go to the library and get a book on power resumes. It will be the best thing you ever did for yourself.
2007-09-09 13:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Career Builder has a resume review service.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/resumes/resumecritiquelanding.aspx?siteid=cpresrevemintro&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=b9be86f3ef664dcbb0eeba70860798b4-242918631-VQ-4
2007-09-12 06:28:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this, it gives you tips and samples:
http://www.resumewriting.net/
2007-09-09 13:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by Alletery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋