Resume Samples

Resume Samples

Most people make common mistake by giving less attention to resume and how details should be presented for reader. The hiring manager or staffing companies receive hundreds of resume on a daily basis. In such a situation the hiring person is going to spend coupe of minutes scanning first page for relevant information. Based on how best you have highlighted main points in first page such as name and contact information, your overall summary and skill set will make reader to scan remaining pages for your experience.

Free Resume Samples

1. First you need to put Contact information.

Contact Information:

First Last Name                         Mobile Number:

Address:                                     e-mail Address:

City, State Zip                           Web Page:

2. Next segment is optional, in case you are fresh from college or have 2-3 years experience then you can list your objective for the job.

Objective

In this section you need to express why you are perfect candidate and what are your goals.

3. If you are fresh from college then list your qualification otherwise list your career achievements.

Career Overview / Qualifications

List your Key achievements, awards you have received in past. This tells new employer how valuable you can be to them. Also this is indication of your skill/talent etc.

Skill set

4. Skill Set - List your skills, If you have technical background, list names of tools, langugae, software,hardware and custom built software names.

Experience

Include your work history starting with most recent. The things to highlight are employer name, date worked, role and duties. Clearly mention what was your role such as supervisor, expert, individual etc. Explain in few lines what tasks you completed during this work period.

Client or Employer Name:

City, State

Dates Worked: Start – End

Job Title:

Responsibilities:

Repeat above experience format for all your past jobs.

Education

In this section list your all degrees, diplomas, certifications and trainings received in your career.

Degree/Diploma:

Year:

College/University

Certifiation:

Year:

Place/Institution:

References available upon request

You may submit your resumes to dozens of places, you don’t want every person calling your references. Provide references only on demand. This way who ever is calling to your reference will be serious in hiring you. This also reduces number of calls to your references. Please ensure you do take permission from your references in forwarding their names to hiring mangers.