Chronological Resume
Name/Address
This section should include your full name, address, and
telephone number (with area code) and email if you have it. Double
check your phone number.
Job Objective
The “job objective” should be a clear, single job title, which
describes your immediate career goal. An example would be,
“entry-level accounting position.”
Education
List the type of degree or certificate you received first,
the area of study second, and name of the college (Linn-Benton
Community College, Albany, Oregon) third. If you specialized in some
area or took extra coursework relating to the job, you can include
this. Some people include their grade-point average and/or date of
graduation, which is optional.
Qualifications
“Qualifications” would include specific skills related to
the job for which you are applying. These should be grouped by
sub-headings, such as, “Supervisory Skills,” “Human Relations and
Communication Skills,” and arranged in a most important to least
important order. Each skill should be written by beginning with an
“action” verb, and it should describe an achievement pertaining to
the occupational objective. An example would be: “Install and repair
industrial and commercial refrigeration systems according to
blueprints and engineering specifications.”
Employment
Your “employment history” should be arranged in a reverse History
chronological order. The title of your job should be listed first,
the name of the company second, then the town and state where the
company is located, and dates of employment (month/year –
month/year) may also be included. You may also include a brief
summary statement of job duties but if you have listed the
highlights of your skills under the “qualifications” section, it is
not necessary to repeat the skills.
References
You have a choice of either listing past employers and/or faculty
members who have had knowledge of your skills, abilities, and
accomplishments, or you may simply state, “References furnished upon
request.” Either way, be sure to obtain the permission of the
references you ask. |
