PREPARING YOUR RESUME
The resume is a helpful tool in your job search process. In most cases it doesn't replace an application, but could help you get job interviews. A well-written resume may generate enough interest to encourage an employer to want to meet you. It should have a format, content, and appearance that represents a positive individual. Your resume should reflect the following:
DO
- Present yourself truthfully and positively
- Relate job objective to skills and qualifications
- Use the skills and traits list to give a quick picture of yourself
- Use strong action words when listing your skills and traits
- Have someone proofread your resume for punctuation, grammar and spelling errors
- Take resume and portfolio to every interview
DON'T
- Use long, wordy paragraphs to describe yourself
- Include references on your resume (you can take copies of references & letters of reference with you to interview)
- Lie or exaggerate
- Use pronouns, abbreviations, jargon, conjunctions
- Use a resume that is more than one page
ACTION VERBS FOR RESUMES
| Planning Skills | |
| Conceived Created Designed Developed Devised Engineered Established Estimated Experimented Formed Formulated Initiated Innovated Instituted |
Invented Justified Laid out Organized Originated Planned Projected Reorganized Revised Scheduled Solved Systematized Tailored Transformed |
| Directing Skills | |
| Administered Approved Authorized Conducted Controlled Decided Delegated Determined Directed Guided |
Headed Instructed Led Managed Ordered Prescribed Regulated Specified Supervised Trained |
| Assuming Responsibilities | |
| Accepted Achieved Adopted Checked Classified Collected Compiled Constructed Described Developed Doubled Established Evaluated Experienced Arranged Assembled Assumed Gathered Halted Handled Improved |
Implemented Initiated Installed Integrated Maintained Made Operated Attended Audited Built Overcame Performed Prepared Received Reduced Reviewed Sold Simplified Tripled Used Utilized |
| Service Skills | |
| Carried out Committed Delivered Demonstrated Earned Exchanged Expanded Expedited Explained Facilitated Furnished Generated |
Inspected Installed Issued Procured Provided Purchased Rewrote Sent Serviced Submitted Transmitted Wrote |
| Interactive Skills | |
| Advised Aided Apprised Clarified Conferred Consulted Contributed Cooperated Coordinated Counseled Helped Informed |
Inspired Interpreted Interviewed Mediated Negotiated Negotiated Promoted Recommended Represented Resolved Suggested Unified |
| Investigative Skills | |
| Analyzed Assessed Calculated Computed Correlated Discovered Evaluated Familiarized |
Investigate Observed Proved Researched Reviewed Searched Studied Verified |