HA499 UNIT4

Hello, Students! Please see a Resume Review Checklist and Resume Skeleton below to assist with your class assignment. The Resume Checklist will provide you with tips and suggestions of what to include in your document, so please read through this page carefully and ensure that all necessary details are incorporated. The Resume Skeleton is meant to guide you in terms of formatting and content structure. Please be sure to fill in your personal information accordingly, and remove all categories that are not applicable to your experience. We look forward to seeing your creativity shine through while learning more about your skills, experiences and accomplishments! Sincerely, Career Services If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected]. Resume Tip: Review job descriptions of positions you are interested in while creating your resume. Doing so will make it much easier to focus on industry-related keywords you can insert throughout your resume.

Resume Review Checklist

Formatting

• Employment history should have a list of bullets, no paragraphs • Use Times New Roman or Arial font and send as PDF to employers (best success with

Applicant Tracking Systems) • One inch margins all around, font size between 10 and 12 • Little to a few years of experience = limit 1 page • Several years of experience = can be up to 2 pages, but only if experience is truly

relevant to the position for which you are applying • CONSISTENCY - same formatting (font, size, spacing, etc.) throughout • ALIGNMENT - everything should line up cleanly • No text boxes, tables, pictures, borders, colors • No periods at the end of bullet points

Content

• Use a professional email address and avoid using the year of your birth in your email • Must include a Professional Summary (used when applying for a position for which you

currently have professional experience) OR Objective statement (used when applying for a position within an industry in which you have never previously worked)

• Summary/Objective must be in third person (no I, me, my, etc.) • School name and graduation date needed for certificates and degrees • Present tense for current job; past tense for previous jobs • City and state needed for employer for each job listed • Bullets should be detailed, quantitative, and use action verbs to outline accomplishments

and responsibilities in that position • Action verbs could include:

• addressed, arbitrated, arranged, authored, corresponded, developed, directed

• Make sure the action verb is written in the correct tense (past vs. present)

• Dates of employment should include the month and year • Only include volunteer experience if it is relevant to the position to which you are

applying • Include a Skills/Competency section in bullet format • Cater your resume to match the job to which you are applying; use keywords and

highlight key industry skills • Limit professional history to the most recent 10 years; include more only if prior positions

relate directly to the position for which you are applying • No abbreviations/acronyms - write everything out • SPELL CHECK! GRAMMAR CHECK!

NAME

City, State Zip Code Professional Email

Phone LinkedIn URL

Please be sure to include accurate contact information. Career Services will use this information to get in touch with you with feedback on your resume.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY OR OBJECTIVE STATEMENT For Professional Summary: The skills provided should be relevant to the position to which you are applying. Do not write in the first person (“I”) or use personal pronouns (“my” or “mine”). Focus your summary to pertain to a specific job, industry, or specialty. Keywords are essential; view the job description and weave relevant keywords into your resume. The professional summary should be no more than 3-5 sentences. Include this area only if you have applicable professional experience. If not, please delete and use an Objective statement instead. For Objective Statement: This should be 1-2 sentences in length. Begin with a career objective if you are more entry level or have minimal experience related to the position for which you are applying. Make this your opening marketing statement that highlights the position you are seeking and a few, key transferable skills you would bring to the role. Focus on what you can offer the employer instead of what you want from them. Everyone wants a job with growth potential. Sharing that with the employer won’t get their interest. Include this area only if you have never worked in the field to which you are applying. If not, please delete and use a Professional Summary instead. EDUCATION (Current and/or Completed College Education Only) Program Title (As written in your Degree Plan) mm/yy Purdue University Global

● GPA (if above 3.0) ● Academic Honors (Dean’s or President’s List)

Relevant Coursework (if minimal health care experience, Include up to 6 relevant and successfully completed courses)

● Relevant Class 1 ● Relevant Class 2

EXTERNSHIP, INTERNSHIP, OR PRACTICUM (If applicable) Company-Location (city, state) Intern (Add department or title) mm/yy – mm/yy

● List relevant industry experience obtained while completing internship or practicum

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (List most recent job first) Company-Location (City, State) Job Title mm/yy – Present

● Use bullet points to show accomplishments ● Highlight quantitative measures and results that include numbers and percentages ● Include significant accomplishments similar to the responsibilities of the job you are

seeking

Company-Location (City, State) Job Title mm/yy – mm/yy

● Use past tense action verbs for past experience (e.g. administered, analyzed, assigned , chaired, contracted, consolidated, coordinated)

● For older employments, stick to 3 bullets max ● Do not provide employment older than 10 years

LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS (Do not include if expired/not active)

CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS ● Relevant to industry and job to which you are applying: find a job description to read

through and use your Skills Report Page in Purdue Global Campus.

VOLUNTEER WORK ● List volunteer experience that is relevant to the industry. Volunteer experience can

reflect valuable skills such as teamwork, leadership, communication, and organization

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Add industry related professional organizations of which you are a member and title

if you hold a leadership position within the organization

TECHNICAL SKILLS ● Add industry related programs in which you are proficient