Resume Help
Your resume is how you market yourself to an employer. A strong resume communicates your goals, skills, experience, education, and potential.
Resume Writing Basics
- Use a clear format.
- Focus on skills, achievements, education, volunteer work, projects, and responsibilities.
- Use active verbs.
- Match the resume to the opportunity.
- Proofread carefully.
Objective or Summary
A brief statement of your goal and value.
Education
Schools, certificates, courses, awards, and academic accomplishments.
Experience
Paid work, volunteer work, clubs, athletics, projects, and responsibilities.
Transferable Skills
Communication, organization, problem solving, leadership, teamwork, and reliability.
Helpful Action Verbs
Organized, created, assisted, led, designed, repaired, taught, supported, researched, presented, improved, coordinated, documented, solved, trained, built, and managed.