resumes for job

[master terrence]

This is my first job that I am going to apply for (last time I just got the job). I was hoping you guys could give me some pointers for my resume.


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my age, telephone and name aren't there (ofcourse). On a seperate sheet of paper I will have the contact information for my previous job and the contact information of my school.

and I have a question, were should I put my date of birth???

I used the Word resume wizard in case your wondering. This is the first real resume I will ever use for a job.

[Mort]

Frist off did see that they have one that you need to fill out>
If not i would do this
Take off the curriculum.
give the year that you will graduate in istaed of the "I will be a senior in fall of 2006"
Give the date you quit footlocker or tell them that you still work there and the contact info with it.
say you have a gpa of 3.22 and drop the rest of it
change the running experence to extra circular

[master terrence]

Frist off did see that they have one that you need to fill out>
If not i would do this
Take off the curriculum.
give the year that you will graduate in istaed of the "I will be a senior in fall of 2006"
Give the date you quit footlocker or tell them that you still work there and the contact info with it.
say you have a gpa of 3.22 and drop the rest of it
change the running experence to extra circular


thanks, those are good ideas.

[DarkDestiny]

Just some suggestions:
Don't use I. Just say: Completed....Currently attending....use verbs.
Birthdate is not needed. If they want to know, they'll ask.
With your Job Experience, are you still employed? Whatever the case, put what date you ended your time there. If you are still there, just put July 2006 - Present. If you only worked there one month, then it's fine.
Use "Related Experience" rather than "Running Experience."
Instead of stating your curriculum, state what you have accomplished, such as: Worked in a group environment to accomplish tasks...something like that.
Other than that, periods at the end and watch your spelling.
Just some suggestions. Good luck! Hope you get the job :)

[Suiko Eiji]

Just some suggestions:
Don't use I. Just say: Completed....Currently attending....use verbs.
Birthdate is not needed. If they want to know, they'll ask.
With your Job Experience, are you still employed? Whatever the case, put what date you ended your time there. If you are still there, just put July 2006 - Present. If you only worked there one month, then it's fine.
Use "Related Experience" rather than "Running Experience."
Instead of stating your curriculum, state what you have accomplished, such as: Worked in a group environment to accomplish tasks...something like that.
Other than that, periods at the end and watch your spelling.
Just some suggestions. Good luck! Hope you get the job :)

Here are some more:

Put your name and any personal contact info at the top.

Combine "Job and Related/Running Experience"; use active verbs and fragments to be short and to the point.

Shorten education to where you go to school, (expected) graduation and relavant coursework. GPA isn't necessary, but yours is good, so it might not hurt to advertise. It's best to provide a listing of classes should it interfere with your work schedule at the interview.

Other than that, I think it looks great; certainly a lot better than my first resume or two. Always keep a couple of "working" copies, too; this one is specific to a job at one company, make sure to keep some general ones, too.

[Lord Dagoth]

Under "Job Experience" it says: "Gained experience is retail". Is this a typo?

[Suiko Eiji]

It's worded funny but I'm pretty sure it means from his previous retail job, he already has retail experience.

[master terrence]

how else should I word it -_-; ?

[kiyomi]

you could word it like this:

"I gained retail experience working for Footlocker."

something to that effect.

nothing fancy..just plain words.

[Suiko Eiji]

you could word it like this:

"I gained retail experience working for Footlocker."

something to that effect.

nothing fancy..just plain words.

I would actually word it as 'previous retail experience', and make sure it is towards the top of the list, as it really is the most pertinent skill you have concerning the job you are applying for. Whatever skills you may have from other jobs, too, are good to list so long as you have the contacts to bank on.

[kiyomi]

actually Suikosan is right..I haven't done a resume in like..20 years?

good god..I need a life.

[master terrence]

I would actually word it as 'previous retail experience', and make sure it is towards the top of the list, as it really is the most pertinent skill you have concerning the job you are applying for. Whatever skills you may have from other jobs, too, are good to list so long as you have the contacts to bank on.


That is a good idea, I'll use "previous".

[Lord Dagoth]

I was just thinking that you might have accidentily put "is" instead of "in"

[Ikari Warrior]

I was just thinking that you might have accidentily put "is" instead of "in"

That was my thought. To be honest, I"m surprised you're submitting a resume for a retail position. Most retail places have a standard application for you to fill out, and that one app tends to ask for all the required information. Also, I'm thinking you should remove "interests". You may want to put writing and any computer-related skills under a "skills" section.

[master terrence]

it isn't like a footlocker, it's a small buisness, so I want to submit a resume, but even when I was working at footlocker lots of people submitted resumes, really good ones, so that is why I made one.

[Suiko Eiji]

it isn't like a footlocker, it's a small buisness, so I want to submit a resume, but even when I was working at footlocker lots of people submitted resumes, really good ones, so that is why I made one.

Yeah, there was a hobby store I was thinking about applying to when I first started college and the requested a resume (and I think a college degree, too? WTF -- I've got my BA in PlaMo). Either way, writing a resume for any job is good practice.