RESUME FORMATTING
Use the following outline for your resume:
1. Contact heading
Name, address, phone, e-mail address

 

2. Career objective
Clear, brief, specific

3. Summary statement
A bulleted list of your key skills & qualifications

Example: Accounting & Finance professional

  • CPA
  • Experience includes: Big 4 accounting firm background, project budgeting and reporting, SEC reporting and cost accounting and cash flow analysis

4. Work history
Include specific results for which you were personally responsible, with supporting data

  • Use action verbs and quantify your experience as much as possible.
  • Cite sales goals achieved, production volumes increased, lines of code debugged, number of employees managed, revenues increased, etc.

5. Education
College degrees, relevant courses or workshops, list of internal or corporate training courses completed

6. Optional information
Relevant memberships, awards, publications, certificates, etc.

7. Personal statement
An overview of the personal characteristics that make you an excellent candidate for the job