2.       a summary your accomplishments, your education, as well as
          your work experience, and should reflect your special mix of
          skills and strengths.

3. a marketing tool to get you into the door.

Things that should be in a resume:

Your resume should include these key elements:

1.      Contact information: postal mailing address, email address,
         home phone number, cell phone, etc.

2.      Accomplishments: Focus on accomplishments not duties and
         responsibilities. Mention those, especially, that you can
         quantify because they will sell you to a potential employer.

3.      Education/Training: Include information regarding
         education, degrees, training and certifications. Spell out
         names of degrees. Include educational institution's name
         and location. If currently enrolled, list your expected
         graduation month and year.

4.      Appearance: The first impression potential employers have
         of you is your resume. Your resume should be
         well-organized with consistent headings, fonts, bullets and
         style. Do not overcrowd the resume; leave some “white
         space” to make important points stand out. Make your
         margins between .75” and 1” on all sides and use subdued
         color paper for printed resumes (white, ivory, beige, light
         gray).

5.      Avoidance of typos/misspellings: Take time to write
         carefully, rewrite, and edit your resume.

6.      Target and focus: Tailor resume towards specific jobs and
         employers.

What types of Resumes are there?

Functional:

This type of resume groups relevant skills and highlights them as they relate to the position. Employment history and Education are de-emphasized.

Professional:

This type of resume focuses on job experience. Chronologically the most recent experience is mentioned first. We have readopted this style at the Office of Internships and Career Development. We call it the entry level professional resume. Here we emphasize education first and then experience.

CV’s:

CV”s are more commonly known as the Curriculum Vita or Vita. The Vita works as a detailed history of your qualifications, research, publications, and service. The Vita is a comprehensive document that really is meant for academic positions and international

Hybrid: Download hybrid resume sample 1 hybrid resume sample 2

The hybrid resume highlights outstanding skills and achievements that might otherwise be buried within the job-history section while simultaneously presenting, yet deemphasizing, the chronology of jobs. The focus is on clusters of transferable skills and the experiences that are most relevant to the position for which you are applying. If you are open to more than one type of job, you can reconfigure the functional skills clusters to emphasize the skills most relevant to the particular job you seek.