How to write an effective resume

How to write an effective resume:

This page is wriiten based on the content of workshop of career service office, Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa

A resume is a marketing tool which help get you an interview opportunity.

Format:

Demonstrated ....; reserached market.....; performed whatever.

Make a listing of all your experience, choose the format to display your experience, it may change when you have more working experience

Basic parts:

Objecitve

Tells the employer

Experience

Include paid job and volunteer, summer, and part-time.
Use action verbs to decribe your accomplishments
Use verbs in present tense for current work you are doing
Use verbs in past tense for completed experiences
Check qualifications or requirements of the jobs you are applying to find action verbs
You are not required to lis tall employment history on your resume
Provide enough details to the recruiters, don't assume that they know everything about you
Don't be afraid to have two pages

Skills

Scholarships and Honors (Awards)

arrange by semester, or terms; be specific

Activities

Student organization, position

Personal or Interest or Background

extracurricularactivities, hobbies, or interests

References

Available upon request (if there is enough room)

A separate sheet with all you references information should be prepared

Difference between CV and Resume

CV could be 10-15 pages, usually CV is for academic openings

Resume is 1 to 2 pages

Certificate

alone as one part

Publication

Could be put in education

Tips for writting a resume

Check, check, and ckeck content flow, grammar, punctuation, and spellings

1-2 pages

Have a top, bottom, right, left margins of 1 inches

10-12 fonts

good quality paper