1.  The resume gets you the job you are after

2.  Self-marketing tool tailored to your
objectives
 First link between you and your potential
employer

3.  Focuses the interviewers attention on your
strongest points
 Gives you full credit for your achievements
 Presents a positive picture of your best
qualities

4.  Built from carefully chosen data

5.  Functional – highlights only skills pertinent
to your job objective
 Chronological – All of your employment
history combined (in order by date)

6.  Name, address, phone number, career
objective, professional profile, education,
recent experience, employment history, job
title, company name, city and state

7. *Name
*Address
*Professional
*Educational Info
Profile
8 Basic
Info.
*Career
*Phone Number Objective
*Experience *Employment
History

8. High School Resume Uses
Knowledge About Resumes
Knowledge about Writing a Resume
Knowledge about the Purpose of a Resume
Has used a resume
10%
40%
30%
20%