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RESUME FORMATS:

“ CHRONOLOGICAL”

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KEYWORDS ARE CRUCIAL: Your overall goal is to clearly showcase transferable and
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and experiences.
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Including a professional website can allow an employer another opportunity to learn more about you and your experiences.
Maintain a strong GPA and showcase it.
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ADAPT HEADINGS:
- ties and positions. This heading could become“ Public Relations Experience.”
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BULLET POINTS: Include major responsibilities.
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BULLET POINTS: Include
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.
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Include class projects, research, group work and area / industry content knowledge.
ADAPT HEADINGS: This could become“ Customer Service Experience.”
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BULLET POINTS: Not all experiences have to include details.
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MULTIPLE PAGES: Carry-over header or format as: Last Name, Page #
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The“ Chronological Resume” is the most frequently-used resume format.

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