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Resume Lite Tutorial for Job-Seekers:
How to Edit and Polish Your Job-Search Resume

 

Tips for Getting Started on Your Job-Search Resume

 

Brainstorm about your key experiences and accomplishments -- in actual work experiences as well as volunteering.

 

Develop an outline of major headings:

• Identification: Name, Phone, Email, City, State
• Qualifications Summary/Headline/Branding Statement
• Experience
  • Job Title
  • Company, location (city, state)
  • Dates of employment
  • Key accomplishments
• Education
  • Degree, major, minors
  • Educational institution, location (city, state)
  • Honors and awards
  • GPA? (overall vs. in major)
• Other headings, if necessary

 

Education or experience first? For students (undergraduate or graduate), education goes first; for job-seekers, experience comes first.

 

Edit, edit, edit -- work on polishing your resume into a cohesive marketing document.

 

Solicit others -- colleagues, mentors, professors, friends -- to review/critique your resume.

 

Need more assistance with your resume? Consider the more detailed Resume Tutorial or one of the many articles in our Resume Resources for Job-Seekers section of Quintessential Careers.

 

See the next page of the tutorial for more detailed suggestions for improving your resume -- and your job search...

 

 

 

Lost? Go to the Map of the Resume Lite Tutorial for Job-Seekers.

 

 

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Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

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