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KARI McGUIDE
100 Washington Ave. • Mount Pleasant, MI
•( 989) 555-2222
• vitae @ education. edu www. karimcguide. com
EDUCATION Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI Bachelor of Science, May 2017( Expected) Major: Communications; Minor: Marketing Overall GPA: 3.5( Major GPA: 3.6) 3
HONORS Elected to Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society: Fall 2014 Dean’ s List: Fall 2014, Spring 2015 and Fall 2016 Best Undergraduate Communications Paper Award: Spring 2016
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 4 Special Olympics, Mount Pleasant, MI Public Relations Intern, January-August 2015
• Managed social media marketing content for Facebook and Twitter including event 5 promotion, participant recognition, and community partnerships
• Established“ Athlete of the Week” and“ Volunteer of the Week” series to highlight and promote program involvement
• Created promotional fliers for Summer Games using InDesign that were posted to social media and handed out to organizations throughout community 6
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 7 Central Michigan University Program Board President, Fall 2014-Present 8
• Lead weekly meetings with elected officers to discuss recruitment, programming, campus outreach, and professional development opportunities for members
General Member, Fall 2013-Spring 2014
• Developed educational programming on diversity, health, and professional development for 100 members to meet Registered Student Organization( RSO) guidelines
Media for Millenials( Capstone Project), Fall 2013 9
• Researched trends in social media engagement amongst Millenials to develop marketing plan for college admissions offices when communicating with potential students
The Social Mitten Conference, Summer 2012 Presenter:“ A Study of Technology’ s Impact on Diversity Awareness”
EMPLOYMENT 10 Mountain Town Station, Mt. Pleasant, MI Host, September 2013-Present
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KEYWORDS ARE CRUCIAL: Your overall goal is to clearly showcase transferable and industry / area skills that fit the employer and position. Use intentional headings and bullet points that explain your skills and experiences.
Including a professional website can allow an employer another opportunity to learn more about you and your experiences.
3 Maintain a strong GPA and showcase it.
4 ADAPT HEADINGS: Tailor headings to fit opportunities and positions. This heading could become“ Public Relations Experience.”
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BULLET POINTS: Include major responsibilities.
BULLET POINTS: Include specific tasks and projects.
7 ADAPT HEADINGS: Consider utilizing headings such as“ Campus Leadership.”
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If you’ ve had multiple positions within one organization, you can split up the experiences.
Include class projects, research, group work and area / industry content knowledge.
ADAPT HEADINGS: This could become“ Customer Service Experience.”
11 BULLET POINTS: Not all experiences have to include details.
NOTE: Consider combining a chronological resume with a functional resume by including a skills section to create a“ Cross-Functional” resume.
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