Full Name

Street Address (House №, Street Name, Apartment №)

City, Zip

Home Phone Number

Cellular Number (optional)

Fax Phone Number (optional)

E-mail Address (optional but strongly recommended)

Professional Objective and Summary

This can be very important. This is your goal around which all other items in the résumé revolve. Include only your immediate goal. Be specific with a job title or a clear description of your area of interest. Sometimes a brief summary of your qualifications is helpful. Sample objectives:

Position Stated:

1. Seeking a position as an entry-level electrical engineer.

Position and interest areas stated:

1. Seeking a position as an electrical engineer in research and design.

Skills and organization type stated:

1. Seeking to obtain a position in investment banking using excellent quantitative and analytical skills.

Education

Recent graduates should list their educational background first.

• List your most recent educational information at the beginning of this section.

• Include your degree (B.A., B.S., etc.) and graduation date. Also, be sure to list your major and minor concentrations and the college or university you attended.

• Be sure to list academic honors, sororities, fraternities and any volunteer work you may have done as a student.

• Use the comparable American degrees wherever possible.

Professional Experience

List by chronology or function, according to what is most appropriate for your background. Always list your jobs in reverse chronological order—put your last job first and work backward from there. Give a description of what you did, materials or products used or worked on, your accomplishments, a sample of something significant that you did. Concentrate on the skills you’ve developed. Use active verbs (action words) to describe your job duties like planned, organized, developed, and managed.

Give a brief overview of the work you’ve done while a student. Include the following:

• Job title

• Company name

• Job location (city, state)

• Dates of employment

• Job tasks with emphasis on specific skills and achievements

Some résumé action verbs:

A Accomplished Achieved Acquired Analyzed Assessed Audited B Balanced Brainstormed Built C Changed Classified Coached Completed Composed Conducted Contributed Controlled Coordinated Corrected Created D Decided Demonstrated Designed Developed Diagnosed

E Empathized Ensured Explored F Facilitated Forecasted Formulated Founded G Generated Guided I Identified Implemented Improved Increased Initiated Investigated L Led M Maintained Managed Marketed Monitored Motivated N Negotiated

O Organized P Performed Persuaded Planned Presented Presided Projected R Redesigned Reduced Reorganized Represented Restructured S Saved Simplified Sold Solved Structured Succeeded

Additional Information (optional)

This section can include languages, computer skills, interests, sports, extracurricular activities, volunteer experiences, etc. However, if one of these areas is especially relevant to your objective, you may choose to put it into a separate section

Other Possibilities for Sections

Choose your headings based on your background and the qualifications you believe will be important or of interest to the employer. Be descriptive in your selection of a heading. Sample headings include the following:

• Computer Skills

• Lab Skills

• Languages

• Leadership or Teamwork Activities

• Honors and Awards

• Professional Affiliations

• Community Service

• Outstanding Accomplishments

• Qualifications Summary

• Scholarships

• Publications

• Training

• Interests

Be prepared to rewrite your résumé on the basis of information you gain from your first few interviews or contacts. Pay attention to the questions you are asked and any comments about your experience. Use this information to improve your résumé. Remember, your résumé is you.