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Name and Contact Information |
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Use your full name - not a
nick name |
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Include your phone number
with area code |
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Job Objective |
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The employer wants to see
what you are applying for |
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Keep it brief and to the
point |
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You can change the
objective for other positions |
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Examples |
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Objective: Customer Service position. |
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Objective: Sales clerk or customer
service representative for a major department store |
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Objective: Summer employment with a
construction crew |
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Objective: Assistant position with a
summer youth program |
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Summary of Skills or Summary
of Qualifications |
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The summary section should
be three or four bulleted skills or experiences that are most
important to the job. |
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Examples |
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Over 2 years experience in the retail
industry |
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Outstanding customer service skills |
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Able to build strong working
relationships with co-workers |
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Consistently receive excellent ratings
on performance evaluations |
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Skills |
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Choose three or four major
skills you have and list specific examples of how you used that
skill |
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Examples |
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General Office |
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Answered phones and took accurate
messages
Located desired information using the internet
Scheduled appointments |
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Customer Service |
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Welcomed customers in a friendly and
courteous manner
Listened, calmed and assisted customers with their concerns
Provided customers with desired information in a timely manner |
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Employment History |
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List the most recent
employer first |
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List the job title, the
name of the company and where the company is located |
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List how long you worked
for the company |
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Education |
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List your high school |
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Include your class or year
of graduation |
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List related coursework or
training |
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Other |
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Volunteer experience,
memberships, activities, languages, computer skills |
