If you want to further your career and obtain better opportunities for your future, you must know how to create a good resume to get the job that you desire. So, let’s start with defining what a resume is. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, “it is a short-written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job”.
The resume you decide to create is going to depend on the necessities that you have and the job you are aspiring to. If what you need is a simple, well-organized resume you can go for a chronological format.
Maybe you have no idea on how to start. Well don’t worry and let me help you. Look at the example below and just fill it with your information.
YOUR NAME
Your address
Contact information (Cellphone number/email address)
PROFILE
- State personal goals for employment, general information.
- Ex. A full time position working for a large corporation doing… (Put what you aim to be doing)
SKILLS
- List your abilities to do something.
- Some examples could be: communication, ability to work under pressure, decision making, time management, adaptability.
EXPERIENCE (Oldest to actual)
Name of the company City and State
Your position when you were working here Starting and Ending date (year only)
- Describe the responsibilities and tasks performed
- Use only relevant information
- You don’t have to add every job you had only the experience needed for the position you are aspiring to.
- If you don’t have experience yet, put skills only.
EDUCATION (Oldest to actual)
Name of the School City and State
Title obtained (Bachelors, Masters, etc.) Ending date (year only)
You don’t need to add your elementary school information, again add only relevant information.
If you have a diploma or any other course relevant to the position then you must put it here.