The Resume.Com Guide to Writing Unbeatable Resumes (38 page)

C
ONTACT
I
NFORMATION

Name
: __________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

Home Phone/Cell Phone:______________________________________

E-mail: ____________________________________________________

1. What type of position are you looking for?

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2. Do you have any previous experience in this field? If so, what were some of your duties?

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2a. If not, have you used similar skills in your other jobs/education, and what were they?

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3. What sets you apart from other candidates applying for this position?

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4. Are you willing to travel or relocate?

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5. What do your friends or coworkers say are your strongest traits?

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6. Have you won any honors or awards in your professional or academic career?

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W
ORK
E
XPERIENCE
: C
URRENT OR
L
AST
P
OSITION

Last Employer (Name, City, State): _________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Type of Business: ____________________________________________

Size of Firm (annual revenue and/or number of employees):

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Worked from ________ to ________

Your Job Title: ______________________________________________

What were your responsibilities? _______________________________________

Did you solve any problems on the job? If so, what were they and how did you do it?

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Describe any new systems or processes you suggested or instituted.

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What did you accomplish that you are very proud of?

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How did the company benefit from your performance? (Example: Did you hire or train coworkers or implement systems? How did you add to the company’s bottom line? Did you do anything to increase productivity in the company?)

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Did you improve communications in the firm? How? What was outcome?

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A
DDITIONAL
I
NFORMATION

Have you done volunteer or community-related activities related to the position sought?
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Did you receive honors or awards related to the position? _____________

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Date/Description of Award or Honor: __________________________________

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E
DUCATION
: G
RADUATE
S
CHOOL OR
H
IGHER

Name of college or university and city and state: ______________________________

_____________________________________________

Dates attended: _____________________________________________

Year graduated/GPA:__________________________________________________

Degree/major:_________________________________________________

Honors, awards, prizes, scholarships? __________________________________

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Key courses, programs: _________________________________________________

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C
OLLEGE
/U
NDERGRADUATE
S
CHOOL

Name of college or university and city and state: _____________________________

_____________________________________________

Dates attended:________________________________________________

Year graduated/GPA:__________________________________________________

Degree/major: ___________________________________________________

Honors, awards, prizes, scholarships? ________________________________

Key courses, programs:________________________________________________

Extracurricular activities, offices held, or additional achievements:

_____________________________________________

V
OCATIONAL
/T
RADE
S
CHOOL

Name of school/organization and city and state: ______________________

Dates attended:________________________________________________

Year graduated/GPA:__________________________________________________

Degree/license/certifications: _________________________________________

Major/concentration: _________________________________________________

Skills learned: _____________________________________________________

Key courses, programs: _______________________________________________

C
ONTINUING
E
DUCATION
/P
ROFESSIONAL
D
EVELOPMENT

Name of school/organization and city and state: ______________________

Dates attended:________________________________________________

Year graduated/GPA:__________________________________________________

Degree/license/certifications: _________________________________________

Major/concentration: _________________________________________________

Skills learned: ______________________________________________________

Key courses, programs: _______________________________________________

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P
ROFESSIONAL
A
SSOCIATIONS
/C
OMMUNITY
A
CTIVITIES

Name of group/offices held: ___________________________________________

Dates of membership: ________________________________________________

M
ILITARY
S
ERVICE

Branch:
________________________________________________

Dates served: _____________________________________________________

Highest rank achieved: ____________________________________________

Type of discharge: ________________________________________________

Achievements:_________________________________________________

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C
OMPUTER
S
KILLS

PC or Mac/operating systems: ________________________________________

Software/hardware applications: _____________________________________

Programming languages: _____________________________________________

Networking tools: _____________________________________________________

F
OREIGN
L
ANGUAGES

Language/proficiency: ________________________________________________

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