resume guide

Name
street
town, state, zip
area code/telephone
e-mail

Objective	Be specific. Avoid flowery language. If possible, customize your objective to the job 	for which you are applying.

Summary	In a list, or brief paragraph, summarize 3 to 5 of your most important 	qualifications in relation to a specific job or to the general areas you are 	considering. You should include cognitive skills such as computer skills and positive 	personal traits such as the ability to work well under pressure.

Education	List your education background in reverse chronological order, starting with your 	current or most recent education. Do not list schools at which you took only a few 	courses, and do not include high school information.  List degree, major, minor or 	concentration, institution, date of graduation.  Include your GPA if it is 3.0 or above.  	Also, self-financing of education, if over 50%, honors and scholarships.

Certification	State your certification and grade levels and add “pending” if not awarded to date.

Teaching	List your teaching experiences starting with the current experience.  
Experience	Remember this section of your resume will be constantly changing so keep it current as 	you add more experiences.  Avoid using the word “intern” unless you have already 	completed your student teaching experience and are employed by a district.  Most of 	your experiences will be classified as “field experience.”

Related 	List experiences that are  related to teaching (e.g., camp counselor, sports 
Experience	coach, Sunday school teacher, room mother).  Order the experiences from the most 	recent.  Briefly describe what you have done under each section related to teaching.

Work	List your experiences by order of importance putting those that are likely to of most
Experience	interest to a prospective employer first. You should include volunteer experience here if 	it will help demonstrate employable skills. For each position you have held, list your 	position, dates of employment, employer name and location. Then describe your 	position; to get started on this section of your resume, review the list of action verbs 	and check off those that apply to your work experiences. Next, using these verbs, 	construct brief sentences describing your responsiblities, accomplishments and 	personal growth on each job.  Keep this section to a minimum.

Honors	List awards given for scholarship, leadership, and community involvement.  
	Do not list awards given during your high school experiences.

Activities,	Be sure to note any activities that demonstrate leadership or other skills that would be
Skills and 	seen as an asset. You have the option of stating interests such as golf and
Interests	perennial gardening.

References	Conclude the  resume with this side heading and add sentence “Available upon 	request.”

Finally, if there is room on your resume you may want to sum things up with a brief personal statement, such as “Will bring enthusiasm and professional attitude to the work place.”

Additional suggestions:  Bold those items that you want to stand out. Keep your presentation as neat and uncluttered as possible.