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Resume Helps

General Resume Tips

  1. If you have to mail your resume to a prospective employer, do not fold it. Use a large envelope
  2. Spell out everything on your resume. Do not use abbreviations like St. for Street or Ave. for Avenue
  3. Have a friend proofread your resume
  4. DO NOT PUT "References available upon request" on the bottom
  5. When faxing your resume, be sure to use black ink on plain white paper
  6. Use inkjet or laser printing, and avoid dot matrix
  7. Copies of a resume should be clear, and without smudges.
  8. Do not use a font larger than 20 point.
  9. A graduating college student should keep their resume to one page
  10. If your GPA is a 3.0 or higher, include it.
  11. Include any internships you have done within your education section.
  12. Do not get too fancy with your resume
  13. Most resumes are scanned into computers, so make sure the important points of your resume are on the white section of the paper.
  14. Use the two digit code for states with no periods in between. RI for Rhode Island etc.
  15. Phone numbers should include area codes

Heading Tips

  1. Name should be biggest & boldest print on resume
  2. Print full name including your middle name
  3. Center your name at the top of the page
  4. Present address should be on the left side
  5. Permanent address should be on the right side

Objective Tips

  1. Make your objective general, because you may use it to try and get a number of jobs
  2. Be more specific for the job you want in the cover letter
  3. Never use "entry level" in your resume or cover letter
  4. Don't use the word "obtain," it means "given" and you never want to ask for anything.
  5. Use "attain," "achieve," "become," it shows confidence

Education Tips

  1. It is better to have education first, because graduates usually don't have a lot of experience
  2. Don't use B.A. to tell about degree, spell it out: Bachelor of Arts in your major
  3. Including the date you graduate is optional, but take it off after you graduate
  4. Never use the word "candidate"

Reference Tips

  1. You don't have to refer to them
  2. Put references on a separate page
  3. Your reference paper should match your resume paper.

Possible Resume Headings

Objective/Profile Group:

  • Professional Objective
  • Objective
  • Profile

Education Group:

  • Education

Employment Group:

  • Career Experience
  • Work Experience
  • Experience
  • Employment Experience

Extra Curricular Group:

  • Memberships
  • Affiliations
  • Professional Memberships

Awards Group:

  • Awards
  • Certification
  • Activities & Honors

Technology Group:

  • Computer Skills
  • Computer Experience

Miscellaneous:

  • Credentials
  • Special Skills
  • Office Skills

Visit the following sites for additional information
concerning resume construction and development

Sample Resume, Cover Letter & Thank You Letter

Telephone Interview Tips
  1. Visualize the person on the other end of the telephone when you speak to them.
  2. Smile. You will be amazed at how this changes your tone of voice.
  3. Research the ministries that you will be conducting interviews with. The best way to spend idle phone time is speaking about the ministry. This will also show your enthusiasm to work for them.
  4. Keep the energy level up. You don't want the person on the other end of the phone to fall asleep.
  5. A good tactic is to have note cards handy with answers to certain questions on them. Don't write the entire answer out, because then it will sound like you are reading. Simply put the few ideas you want to express and you will never be caught off guard.
  6. Speak directly into the telephone.
  7. Make sure you never call the interviewer by his or her first name until you are asked to do so.
  8. Don't engage in other activities that will hinder your speech such as eating or chewing gum, listening to music, watching TV.
  9. Take notes. You should be able to learn by the end of the interview the correct spelling of the interviewer's name, and everything you wanted to know about the position.
  10. Turn off call waiting on your phone (if you knew they were going to call)
  11. Have a glass of water handy just in case your mouth dries out.