An effective resume does more than serve as a summary of the facts about yourself. It focuses the employer's attention on your special abilities for a particular career field or function. Your resume is an advertisement or sales presentation about you.
There are a 1000 ways to write a resume. Here, we provide the basic structure and examples to help you get started. Once you have a draft ready and after each revision, we strongly encourage you to to get your resume critiqued.
Generally, a resume should include the following:
- Contact Information
- Professional Objective
- Education
- Special Skills
- Experience
- Leadership
- Activities
- Presentations
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