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Guidelines to Resume PreparationMac Walker, Career Mission Consulting March '02
Model Resume Key Name
Summary (or Profile of Qualifications) (1) This is
a three to six line positioning statement through which the reader can quickly
get an idea of your areas of expertise and the strengths, interests and
personality traits you bring to the party. Experience (or Career History) Name of Most Recent Employer, Town and State 19--to Present (2) Brief
description of what organization does, where and possibly what size in terms of
revenues, locations and number of employees. Title of your last position 19-- to 19-- (3) A one to three
line description of the scope of your responsibilities to including the numbers
of people you managed, size of budget, and functional areas including P&L
etc. (4) Two to five brief accomplishment statements presented with bullets which tell what the situation was, what your input was and the result. * * Accomplishments * * Title of next job
19-- to 19-- * Accomplishments * * Continue to next employer, job titles and accomplishments until career history is complete. Do not use accomplishments for jobs 10 - 12 years old. _____________________________________________
Your Name (Continued) Page 2 Business Affiliations (5) List here any
significant "outside" organizations to which you belong. Identify any
office you hold/held and during what period of time. This would include industry
associations, company alliances and boards of directors. Military Service (6) Identify only if significant and relatable to the work your are seeking. Education (7)
Include degree, major, name of college/university and year graduated, even
though you may want to hide your age. If age is a factor in a given situation,
you might as well find out up front. Be sure to list highest degree attained
first. If you are seriously working for a higher degree, include this
information. Include any significant academic or extra-curricular
accomplishments like team captain, fraternity president etc., but not too much
detail. Also include, being very selective, any kind of business oriented
training, academic/certificate courses you have taken including institution,
location and dates. Technical Competencies (8)
Include here any computer hardware/software, Internet use or other
specialized technically oriented knowledge you have including language fluency,
This information should be appropriate to the scope of the work you are seeking. Personal (9)
This is your personal signature which rounds out the picture of you as a person
with some key highlights of your non-business interests and activities. This
information can strike a common thread for greater rapport, particularly with
people you do not know. The areas to consider would be volunteer involvement,
sports and hobby interests, and By: Mac Walker, Principal Strategist,
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