Education

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 419.

Skill summary

Use a section called "Skill Summary" to start the main body of your resume. Employers will read this first, so consider it your "Awesome Me" statement and don't be afraid to strut your stuff. Highlight your capabilities in one to three short sentences. For instance, you might include your major and strongest academic and professional skills.

This is your chance to lead with your strengths, so focus on the things you do best and most like to do. If employers read only your skill summary, they'll at least grasp the essence of what you can do.

The remainder of your resume should be the proof supporting the skill statement. Your "Education" section should come next because it reflects your exposure to current thinking and ability to achieve. List your degree, graduation date, college name and its city and state. Include your academic major and minor and any distinctions, but omit your grade point average, since nothing looks good if it isn't perfect. Make recruiters ask about your GPA after you've had a chance to shine in interviews.

v Comprehension check

o Answer the following questions using information from the article to support your ideas. Remember to use the article vocabulary to the maximum:

1. What fears do students have about their resumes and why?

2. How can you tell that your resume is affective?

3. What is your goal when creating a resume? Why?

4. What format should you choose for your resume?

5. How do you start your resume?

6. What do you write in a “skill summary” section?

7. What do you write in an “education” section?

o Translate in written the paragraph beginning from “Like a powerful flu bag…” up to “…look like all the others”.