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CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME 1 1 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. 2 WEBSITE: Including a professional website or LinkedIn URL can allow an employer another opportunity to learn more about you and your experiences. 3 Include GPA if 3.0 or above. 4 HEADINGS: These should be specific to the position you’re applying for. This heading could become “Public Relations Experience.” 5 BULLET POINTS: These should include major responsibilities relevant to position and employer. If you’ve had multiple positions within one organization, you can split up the experiences. 10 HEADINGS: This could become “Customer Service Experience.” Include class projects, research, groupwork, and area/industry content knowledge when it’s applicable. 11 BULLET POINTS: Not all experiences have to include specific details. KARI McGUIDE 100 Washington Ave. • Mount Pleasant, MI
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• [email protected] www.karimcguide.com 2 EDUCATION Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI Bachelor of Science, May 2017 (Expected) Major: Communications; Minor: Marketing Overall GPA: 3.2 (Major GPA: 3.6) 3 HONORS Elected to Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society: Fall 2014 Dean’s List: Fall 2013, Spring 2013 and Fall 2014 Best Undergraduate Communications Paper Award: Spring 2010 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 6 media and handed out to organizations throughout the community PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR TRAINING 7 Central Michigan University Program Board President, Fall 2014-Present • Lead weekly meetings with elected officers to discuss recruitment, programming, campus outreach, and professional development opportunities for members General Member, Fall 2013-Spring 2014 8 • Developed educational programming on diversity, health, and professional development for 100 members to meet Registered Student Organization (RSO) guidelines Media for Millennials (Capstone Project), Fall 2013 9 • Researched trends in social media engagement amongst Millennials 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 11 6 BULLET POINTS: Include specific tasks and projects relevant to position and employer. 8 7 HEADINGS: Again, consider utilizing specific headings. This one could become “Campus Leadership.” 9 17