2018 Cal Maritime Career Guide
Resume Tips
1 DON’T USE A TEMPLATE! CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT IN MS WORD. 2 CHECK VERB TENSES AND NEVER USE THE WORD “I”. 3 USE BULLET POINTS AND POWER VERBS WHEN LISTING DUTIES. 4 DO NOT LIST HOBBIES. LIMIT INFORMATION FROM YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DAYS.
5 LIMIT TO ONE PAGE! 6 USE 10-12 PT. FONT. ½ – 1” MARGINS. DON’T OVERUSE BOLD , ITALICS AND UNDERLINING . 7 THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE — NOT A NOVEL. 8 DON’T JUST RELY ON SPELL CHECK – PROOFREAD!
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
WORKING WITH PEOPLE/LEADERSHIP Managing, Translating, Organizing, Supervising, Project management, Project planning, Decision making, Effective communication WORKING WITH THINGS Designing, Operating machinery, Maintaining equipment, Surveying, Attention to detail, Computer skills, Time management, technology skills
Transferable skills are supplemental to your degree and can be general skills or specific to your industry. Here are examples of transferable skills that many college students acquire during their college career.
Power Verbs for your Resume
CALCULATED COMPUTED ESTIMATED EVALUATED EXAMINED FORECASTED INSTPECTED INVESTIGATED
WORKED WITH OTHERS ADVISED AIDED
COMMUNICATED ADDRESSED ADVERTISED ANSWERED BRIEFED CORRESPONDED WITH DEBATED EXPLAINED FACILITATED INFORMED
WORKED WITH MONEY OR CONTRACTS
ORGANIZED SOMETHING ARRANGED ASSEMBLED CATALOGUED COMPILED COORDINATED FILED INVOICED ITEMIZED ORGANIZED ROUTED SCHEDULED STOCKED STAGED TRACKED
ADMINISTERED APPROPRIATED AUTHORIZED BALANCED CONTROLLED DIRECTED DISPERSED ENFORCED FINANCED FUNDED INVESTED MONITORED NEGOTIATED
ASSISTED CHAIRED COACHED CONSULTED WITH HELPED INSTRUCTED MENTORED MET WITH PARTICIPATED IN MOTIVATED SERVED SUPPORTED TAUGHT TEAMED WITH TRAINED WORKED WITH
MEASURED MONITORED RESEARCHED SURVEYED TESTED OPERATED EQUIPMENT INSTALLED MAINTAINED PROGRAMMED TAN
INTERPRETED INTERVIEWED PRESENTED PUBLICIZED
RESPONDED TO ANALYZED DATA OR PROCESSES
ASSESSED APPRAISED AUDITED
SERVICES UTILIZED
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2018 CAL MARITIME CAREER GUIDE — NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER PATH 2018 CAL MARITIME CAREER GUIDE — NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER PATH
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