Help with a resume?

Question

i want to apply for jobs because i am finishing year 12 very soon and i'm not sure what career path i want to take but i have found a few jobs locally that i am interested in. I really need to make a resume and i'm not sure what to include in it. I need to write about myself and my experiences and all that stuff, but i don;t know exactly what to include or how to write things. what should i have in a resume and how should i present it?

TIA!

Answer 1

A resume is simply a list of your qualities.

THe list includes

Personal details (name, address, telephone)

Education (list your subjects and grades)

Experience (even if you never worked before, maybe you were part of a business club at school or did volunteer work, it all counts when you are starting out)

Skills (using Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, driver's licence etc)

Hobbies and interests (this can make a difference and I have gotten jobs because of my hobbies and interests, so you never know. Sports and hobbies like photography, webdesign, writing are useful)

Career goals (where would you like to be in 5 years, what would you like to do be doing. But make sure that it relates to the job you are applying for. For example, if you apply for a basic job in a supermarket, you would write that you would like a career in retail management)

Your personal qualities (once again relate these to the job, but make the about you. I am friendly and like helping people is good for sales positions or tour guides. I concentrate well is good for data entry.

Finally don't get too fancy. Keep it simple and straight forward (unless you are applying for jobs in design) using a font like Arial for headers and times new roman for everything else.

Now you resume is fairly bland and boring, so when you apply for a job you also write a letter of application where you match things in your resume to the job.

Don't forget you are selling yourself, so you want to make it easy for people to choose you.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file.

Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

Answer 3

You could start by introducing yourself.
Tell you a little bit about yourself. Hopefuly you have had many experiences. Write down your experiences in chronological order by showing them how organised you are.
Write some feedback on what you have learnt. Try to make your sentences contain many smart or big words. But dont overdo it. Include all the maybe special moments in your life. Like maybe if you have won a medal or a certificate.
Have you ever been in things like the Premier's Reading challenge because of you have you can write about that to.
Hopefuly, write about how you can adapt to new jobs and write how responsible you are so you can gain some trust.
Include things that you have won or even include a piece of work that you may of done oustandingly well.
Talk a bit about your life. Telling them how you grew up is a good idea like i did. I wrote most of the things i mentioned and go the job.
Also write things that you like, like hobbies or books you like to read.
It also depends what job you want to apply for. Present it in order so like the name and hobbies and introducing yourself should be in the first section.
Then write about your experieces next then add all the information on.
To end it write about how good the job is and how it would help in your career etc.
Try to keep it simple but remember to keep it a bit sophisticated and well educated like. Try not to spell words wrong like i did..............
Good Luck!!!