i'm a college freshman and i'm writing my resume for an internship opportunity. i have little work experience, but a lot of volunteer work. this is the order of my current resume: heading, objective, education, extracurricular activities, awards & honors, work experience, volunteer work, followed by the "References available upon request."
Where should I list my language skills? I'm fluent in Chinese, Portuguese, and English. Thanks!!
2007-09-13 15:53:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Right after the volunteer work. Or on a separate page with your personal stats.
Coming from a HR stand point, we tended to not call back those who say, "References available upon request." The standard for references is 3. Be sure those three know you're listing them. A big second that we watched out for spelling mistakes. Or sentances that seemed to run on forever.
2007-09-13 16:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by Carol T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your first application always gets people wondering what to write. You think you have little, but then so does everyone else.
Firstly a resume is a list of your personal qualities. You should try and make the list as complete as possible. Language skills are a must.
I would put extracurricular activities at the bottom
I would also put hobbies and interests (if you have interesting ones like writing, music, sports....they can be conversation starters during an interview and help them remember you)
Have a category other for things like
drivers licence
specific computer skills etc
I would also add in something about your personal qualities, and relate them to your career objectives .For example, I have high attention to detail which is why I am interested in pursuing a career in accounting. I am a lazy lying bastard so I think becoming a senator is the best option for me.
I would put volunteer work under experience. Experience is experience, whether you are getting paid for it or not.
By the way volunteer work is charity work, and unpaid work in a company to gain experience (ie internships) is work experience. I would put them in seperate categories.
2007-09-13 23:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by flingebunt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would make a separate heading for language skills & put it before or just after volenteer work since that is your heavyest catagories of knowledge.... If you converse and have foreign writing abilities also be sure and make that point... Is there some way of connecting your volenteer work in foreign country if you did that...
Or state why you had the drive to learn a foreign language in the first place... You know, not knowing the internship that you will be doing, I would say if you stressed the above sugestions that it could swing favortism in your direction... Speaking 3 languages is not very common and will give your interviewer a spring board of striking up a conversation with you... So be ready.... Also stress your willingness to volunteer and tell them of the challenging parts and what you really liked about it.... God Bless
2007-09-13 23:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by WildOrchard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With any resume, change the order of the sections based on your strengths. In other words, since you have no experience, put it last. Drop the whole "references upon request" because it is just space filler and every employer knows that. I would put your language skills near the top only if it is pertinent to the job. If it is not, put it near the bottom, but above your experience.
Try: header, objective, education, volunteer work, language skills (if related to job), award, and experience. Drop the extracurricular unless it is related to the job. Again, it is space filler.
2007-09-13 23:00:32 · answer #4 · answered by PRC SD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your section order is wrong. A resume is supposed to highlight your work experience. Re-order your sections like this.
1) heading
2) objective
3) summary of experience
4) work experience
5) skills
6) education
7) honors & awards
8) volunteer work
2007-09-13 23:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by annazzz1966 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every resume I have seen has listed it under education. Just like formal educaion, language skills have been learned, but may not apply directly to the work you are seeking.
2007-09-13 23:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by kick in the teeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have a section called skills where you would put down any skills you have aquired during your years! My resume has the same thing and while I was in high school we had to do professional resume's so many times, and most resume's have a section for skills!
2007-09-13 23:00:17 · answer #7 · answered by What I Say About Having Friends! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-13 23:13:04 · answer #8 · answered by JEDI MASTER YODA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can put FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Chinese, Portuguese, and English - above or before the references. you can also put it after EDUCATION
2007-09-13 22:59:44 · answer #9 · answered by whitesilk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
College is for partying and drinking not resumes and internships. Loser
2007-09-13 22:57:57 · answer #10 · answered by Geoff W 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋