2021 Cal Maritime Career Guide

Resume Tips

1 DON’T USE A TEMPLATE! CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT IN MS WORD.

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!

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.

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 CHAIRED COACHED CONSULTED WITH HELPED INSTRUCTED MENTORED MET WITH PARTICIPATED IN MOTIVATED SERVED SUPPORTED TAUGHT TEAMED WITH TRAINED WORKED WITH

COMMUNICATED ADDRESSED ADVERTISED ANSWERED BRIEFED CORRESPONDED WITH DEBATED

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

EXPLAINED FACILITATED INFORMED INTERPRETED INTERVIEWED PRESENTED PUBLICIZED

MEASURED MONITORED RESEARCHED SURVEYED TESTED OPERATED EQUIPMENT INSTALLED MAINTAINED PROGRAMMED SERVICED UTILIZED

DISPERSED ENFORCED FINANCED FUNDED INVESTED MONITORED NEGOTIATED

RESPONDED TO ANALYZED DATA OR PROCESSES

ASSESSED APPRAISED AUDITED

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