Resume Help

Guffrey

So, long story short, turns out I have a family/business connection to the CEO of a company in my field of study. We traded emails, and he wants me to send a resume with work/academic history so he can forward around and see if any departments have an immediate need. I've googled different resume templates, but I obviously want this to look good. Basically, I'm looking for any advice in putting together a solid resume.

Work History

My work history is pretty limited (three companies, just transferred to a new position with my current company). Not sure how to really beef this up I suppose, or even if it is necessary.

Academic history

I graduated highschool in 06', got an associates in the arts in 08', and am currently in a bachelor of science program. Beyond my current gpa, and any awards like presidents honor roll I can remember, I'm not sure what else to put here. I'd be fine with simply providing transcripts, but not sure if thats too much.

Organizations

Luckily this section will be pretty solid, since after I started my current stint in college I joined up with several


Beyond this I'm somewhat at a loss

TychoCelchuuu

Keep it to one page and mention specific tasks you carried out and specific abilities/strengths you displayed in the jobs. Shorter and simpler is better; don't worry about beefing it up too much if you've got at least some work experience. You're still getting your B.S., they're not expecting 12 years of experience.

Deebaser

Use microsoft word's "Professional Resume" template.
For organizations, if you don't have a leadership role and/or specific acomplishments, leave them off.

L Ron Howard

I've always been told that once people see you're using a Word template, the resume just gets chucked. If you won't take the time to make your resume your own, what other corners will you cut at the job, is the most prevalent logic I've heard behind it.

For school, I put down the names of some courses that were relevant to what the resume was asking.

Deebaser

L Ron Howard wrote: »

I've always been told that once people see you're using a Word template, the resume just gets chucked. If you won't take the time to make your resume your own, what other corners will you cut at the job, is the most prevalent logic I've heard behind it.

That's silly. It's a resume. It's goal is to clearly and quickly sell your achievements and communicate your skills. Unless you're in a really niche creative field, the originality of your Microsoft word created document isn't given a thought by most people.

cj iwakura

If you were in any magnet programs or specialized courses/clubs relevant to the position in HS or college, don't be afraid to make mention of them.

jclast

Deebaser wrote: »

L Ron Howard wrote: »

I've always been told that once people see you're using a Word template, the resume just gets chucked. If you won't take the time to make your resume your own, what other corners will you cut at the job, is the most prevalent logic I've heard behind it.

That's silly. It's a resume. It's goal is to clearly and quickly sell your achievements and communicate your skills. Unless you're in a really niche creative field, the originality of your Microsoft word created document isn't given a thought by most people.

This is especially true since most big companies parse them and make them plain text now anyways so that they can be easily searched in their HR database.

Whacktose

1 page, keep the education stuff down to the minimum info (where, when, GPA, awards). For the job history and organization history, focus on your contributions. An easy format to remember is:

I <did something> and it resulted in <tangible benefit>. You want active tense wherever possible as well. So rather than saying "I worked on a team that prepared quarterly reports," say "I prepared quarterly management reports with a 3 person team. Executive X relied on these reports for monthly procurement/finance/strategy decisions that drove $XXX in spending."

Emphasize your impact wherever you've been.

cj iwakura

I don't like using first person, but that's just me. I would cut out the I and say 'Prepared'.