How to Write Your Resume

Writing Your Resume

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Before you begin, think of all the skills and experience you have. Start jotting down ideas on paper. Then create sections for your resume to talk about your experiences and skills.

Volunteer Work

This section is where you put any unpaid volunteer work you have done for the community, an organization, or a church you belong to.

Education

Your highest level of education completed should be listed first. You can include GPA if you want, degree, major, and any achievements.

Experience

List your previous jobs from most recent or present to past jobs. List skills used in each job and tasks accomplished.

Skills

A separate section for skills may be necessary to include any skills you think are relevant to the job you are applying for.

Published or Presented Work

In this section, you can talk about any projects you have completed or anything you have worked on that you believe will make you stand out.


Have someone look over your resume for any grammar errors or format errors before you send it to potential employers. Most employers will not look at a resume with any errors.

Bolles, Richard N. "Chapter 2 Google Is Your New Resume." What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. 2016 ed. Ten Speed, 2015. 21-43. Print.