by PC Marks

Created on: May 16, 2008   Last Updated: June 11, 2008

A resume is your calling card. The information to include is previous work experiences relevant to the position.

Depending on the level of experience a resume should be kept to one or two pages and updated regularly.

The font used for a professional resume is Arial 11 for one page and Arial 10 for two.

There are several different types of resumes such as professional, technical and writer to name a few. Some choose to have several resumes others use one and list all skills.

A mistake to avoid in a resume is changing the font for different areas. Titles are to be bolded. List responsibilities and accomplishments.

Your legal name, current address, both the home and cell phone numbers and your professional email address is listed on the top of the page. If the address is thonggirl or wellendowed, create a free account and use something simple like firstname_lastname @xxx.com.

The overview section is the eye catching' introduction.

Example:

SUMMARY

Operations and Processing Supervisor with expertise in training, problem solving, counseling, coaching, process enhancement and improvement. Excellent communication and customer service skills. Known for professional attitude and having the respect of peers and managers.

The work experience list the following: company name, years employed, title, responsibilities and accomplishments.

Example:

Charter One Bank, N.A. Cleveland OH June 1998-July 2005
Administration/Research Loan Servicing Coordinator

Responsible for assisting in managing 15 employees and all incoming mail, check processing, phone calls, faxes, legal paperwork conducting the account review, corresponding with customers and handling escalated/executive issues and phone calls.

Established mail processing procedures insuring that all checks received were prepped and
forwarded to Accounting on the date received minimizing any delay in processing.

No negative comments or ideas should be listed. Do make sure that your bulleted accomplishments show what you did and the positive outcome of those tasks. Note the placement of verbs, adjectives and nouns in the above example.

Education is listed from most recent

Example:

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Long Ridge Writing Group, July 2007-Current
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland OH 2005
Certificate, Institute of Computer Management, Cleveland OH 1984

Also in this section list any previous on-the-job training skills acquired to show active participation in job enhancement/improvement in the former position.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
- Intermediate Excel
- Intermediate Access
- Time Management
- Outlook

List other interest relevant to the current position sought. A love for writing isn't necessary for a machine operator. For a customer service position definitely this should be noted.

Example:

INTEREST

Freelance Writer (copies provided upon request)

Publisher of Novel (www.pcpcmarks.com)

To sum it up, ten ways to build a resume you are proud of should include your promotions, achievements, accolades you've received, on-the job training, training you provided if applicable, skills you have mastered/obtained and should show you in the best light possible. After all it is your calling card and the first impression of you the employer sees.

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