SIU Carbondale College of Business Career Guide

YOUR RESUME

Optional Items If any of these items are related to your objective and can help sell you as a job candidate, you may want to consider including them: ƒ ƒ G.P.A. (if 3.0 or above) or major G.P.A. ƒ ƒ Academic awards, honors, or scholarships ƒ ƒ Special projects/research ƒ ƒ Personal skills/computer skills ƒ ƒ Extracurricular activities/community service ƒ ƒ Leadership s If any of these it ms are relat d to your bjective and can help sell you as a job candidate, you may want to consider including them: ƒ G.P.A. (if 3.0 or above) or major G.P.A. ƒ Academic awards, honors, or scholarships ƒ Special projects/research ƒ Personal skills/computer skills ƒ Extracurricular activities/com unity service ƒ Leadership Optional Ite

Action Words The following list of words is useful when describing your accomplishments. These words represent skill areas that you may have that would be beneficial to a prospective employer. References You can list references as the final major category of the resume or as an attachment page. Check with your career services office for their recommendations. ords e following list of words i u eful when describing your job duties. These words represent skill areas that you may have that would be beneficial to a prosp ctive employer. References You can list references as the final major category of the resume or as an attachment page. Check with your career services office for their recommendations. Acti

ACTION WORDS

accomplished accelerated achieved adapted administered analyzed appraised assisted budgeted built calculated charted compiled

composed conducted consolidated controlled created delegated delivered demonstrated

earned edited

handled implemented improved increased initiated instituted launched maintained managed mastered mediated motivated negotiated

observed obtained operated organized participated performed planned presented processed produced programmed proposed recommended

recruited reduced reinforced researched reviewed

eliminated established evaluated examined exhibited expanded expedited explained facilitated formulated generated

scheduled supervised strengthened translated updated wrote

developed diagnosed directed discovered distributed

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Editing Your Resume Length

Ideally, your resume should be one page. You should make certain all pertinent information is included. If your resume requires more than one page, label the second page with your name and the page number. Appearance The body of the resume should be an eleven or twelve point standard font of no color other than black. Fonts such as Arial, Helvetica, or Times New Roman are always a safe bet when constructing a resume that has a professional appearance. Spacing s l e o e . You should ake certain all ti t i f i i i l . If r s r ir s re t a o e , l l t sec age it your t . Appearance e body of the resume should be an eleven or twelve point standard font of no color other then black. Fonts such as Arial, elvetica, or Times ew Ro an are always a safe bet when constructing a resume that has a profesional appearance. Spacing

and size of the p ge are k y lements to ensure opti um readability. Print your resume on quality 81/2” x 11” paper in white r conservative colors. Accuracy P oofread carefully for spelli g and grammar and ask s meone else to p oofread your resume. Ac uracy i essential; nothing stands out like spelling or gramm tical errors!

and size of the page are key elements to ensure optimum readability. Print your resume on quality 8½” x 11” paper in white or conservative colors. Accuracy Proofread carefully for spelling and grammar and ask someone else to proofread your resume. Accuracy is essential; nothing stands out like spelling or grammatical errors!

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