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chronological_resumes, educational_background, employment history, functional_resume, job seekers, older_workers, present_tense, relevant_coursework, resumes, types_of_resumes, work_experience As most job seekers know, there are two basic types of resumes: chronological and functional. Students, with few exceptions, should always use functional resume. It is much easier to highlight one’s skills and related experience on a functional résumé. Chronological résumés are better for older workers who can list their employment histories and experiences in order, starting with the most recent.
Students, who usually do not have lots of work experience, do not have long employment histories to list. Even if students do have work experience and a long employment history, a chronological resume filled with odd jobs like babysitting and lifeguarding will not be as impressive to potential employers. Students should focus on using what experience they do have from all areas of their lives to create focused and tailored functional resume.
Below is an example résumé for a college student with little actual work experience. Notice a few key points about this sample résumé:
- “Sally Q. Smith” has broken down her experience into a variety of skills. She has put the most important part of the résumé, her educational background, at the top of the page. She also includes dates.
- Sally has used her school email address. She did not use her pricessgurl320@website.com address, as it is not very professional. It is always better to use an email address for your school if possible.
- Sally always includes the dates of her activities. This helps potential employers to see that she can balance multiple activities at once and that she does not have any large gaps in her employment or activities history.
- Sally starts the description of what she did in a particular position with a strong action verb such as “organized” or “wrote.” She gives specific examples of what she did.
- Sally puts activities she did in the past in past tense and activities she continues to be involved in the present tense.
- If Sally had any relevant coursework to add to her student resume that would show interest in the specific position she was applying for, she could add a separate section, titled “relevant coursework” to the resume.
- Remember that these are only a few examples of what a resume can look like. Student resumes are all going to look different because each student is unique, with a different employment history and skill set.
- When you find yourself wondering how to make a student resume, you should ask fellow students and the career services center at your school to see sample student resumes and get advice on your own resume.
Sally Q. Smith
Sallysmith@school.edu
www.sallyqsmith.com
Campus Address:
10 Meadow Lane, Room 4B
San Francisco, CA 00013
(555) 435-7860
Permanent Address:
345 Shady Lane
Rochester, NY 33345
(555) 235-8908
EDUCATION:
University of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Political Science, Minor in Biology, May 2010
GPA: 3.1/4.0
Member Biology Department Honor Society, November 2007
INTERNSHIPS:
Ohio Zoo Marketing Intern, Akron, Ohio
July – August 2007
- Updated zoo website daily with animal news and press releases.
- Researched species’ status in natural environments for external marketing purposes.
- Wrote daily reports regarding visitor data and news information for zoo president.
EXPERIENCE:
Bingo Restaurant Hostess, Akron, Ohio
June – August 2006
- Escorted customers to available tables.
- Resolved any customer issues with service or reservations.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS:
Delta Delta Gamma Sorority, University of Ohio
- Recruitment Team, September 2007: Supervised members during set throughout recruitment cycle to ensure all regulations and rules were followed.
- Vice President, Operations, January 2006 – January 2007: Coordinated all officers to facilitate communication and organized weekly chapter meetings.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Fluent in Spanish, basic conversational ability in Italian.
INTERESTS:
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10 Responses for "How to Make a Student Resume"
Resume should be short, not mere than a page, it should synthesize your experience not to expand it.
i was wondering how would you set out a resume if you are going for your first job, in year 9 and dont have an experence
this is a great site for first timers. except leave out some stuff. you dont need it all.
i would like to make a resume for first time of work I”m college level and Looking for oppurtunity job.
how do u make a resume if you are in high school and you have no work EXPERIENCE but you want a full time job during the summer?
heii i go to school and i need help with mi resume to work for a part time job can u plz send me a sample os a resume as soon as possible
thanx for ur help
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plz help
OBJECTIVE: Put here what your main goal is to get them to want to read your resume.
EXPERIENCE: List ALL of your work experience. Start with the most recent one and keep going back to your very first job. List the name of each place, city and state of where it is. Under each one list what your job duties were at each one.
EDUCATION: List the schools that you have been to..like the name of your high school and graduate in 2000 with a 3.0 gpa..list colleges you went to and what studies you performed and if you graduated with a degree..etc.
SKILLS: List here all the skills you have to perform the job that you are sending your resume to.
INTERESTS: Put here what you like to do.
REFERENCES: List names and numbers of people that can be contacted to verify your personality and work experience.
GOOD LUCK!! Hope this helps you!! =)
how do u make a resume if you are in high school and you have no work EXPERIENCE but you want a full time job during the summer?
Im in the same situation.
When you find a solution let me know please!
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Construct a functional resume (google it)- highlighting your skills, abilities, and knowledge (targeting this to the job you want). Or do a normal resume listing any part-time jobs you have had, as well as any volunteer positions you have had. You want to convey what you can bring to the employer- which isnt experience. So what do you bring to the table? You need to figure that out first.
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