Resume+Design

=Resume Design: DUE APRIL 16=



** What to Include ** 1. Your resume will include an objective. An objective is a one sentence statement that tells the reader specifically what you hope to gain through this resume. This could mean a specific position title or a general opportunity to work with a particular area of interest. //For example: I look forward to working with children in a leadership position.//

2.Your resume should include what you have accomplished in the positions you held, not just a long list of organizations.

3.Your resume should **absolutely not include** hobbies or interests, former wages from previous positions, nor should it include the highlights of your glorious middle school years.

4. The items on your resume must begin with most recent to least recent. Be mindful of including only information that this particular employer would find interesting.

5. Your resume should remain on one page. There are exceptions, but those exceptions are reserved for individuals who have an exceptional amount of relevant accomplishments. *See me to help you make this decision.

**Design Tips** 1. Microsoft Word offers an easy to use resume template which you may find works for you. Benefit: Basic fill in the blank process and offers three different styles to choose from. Drawback: Very little freedom with changing bullets or shifting information around. Can be awfully frustrating. 2. Design your own based on one resume or a combination of resumes that you have found. Benefit: You stand a very good chance of building a resume that visually stands out from the rest. Employers will be impressed with your confidence to move away from the overused Microsoft Word template and if you are creative, this can be a lot of fun. Drawback: Time. Lots of time. Designing from scratch means you have to know how to use your computer well and resist the urge to make this into an art project. In the end, the fashion of your resume cannot overshadow the function of this piece of paper. 3. Surf the internet through //Google// searches and job search engine websites to find resume styles that you like. You may be attracted to resumes with interesting shading or graphic features but keep in mind that those are 'extras' that you can add on after you have the following: -Font style must stay consistent.  -Only one bullet style allowed.   -Either bold or underline but never use both on the page. Choose one.   -Prioritize and stay consistent with what you do in each category. -Stay consistent with the information in each invisible column (major category titles, dates, bullets all line up vertically). -Use your spacing, tab bar, and enter key purposefully when separating or grouping information. -Be sure to balance your paper's four quadrants as evenly as possible. This may mean breaking up long lists into two or three columns as to avoid a heavy left side of the paper. -Practice parallelism by using the same verb form when listing your accomplishments. (Assisted, earned, trained....) FYI... There are a [|number of websites] where you can buy a resume design. Some cost upwards of $100 and some only cost $22.95! (By the way, you are not allowed to buy a resume design for this project, nor should you ever feel that you need to. This is a huge money making scheme for people who feel inadequate with their own ability to use a computer.)