Ivan Said:

How do I write a resume for an internship?

We Answered:

I think an internship resume has the same format as any resume with just a difference in contents. Since it's an internship resume I'm assuming you don't have much work experience yet. As an applicant who possesses no previous experience writing down an entry level resume can prove to be difficult. Remember you're starting with a clean slate and that alone is a great advantage.

When you start writing your resume, first take note of your entry level resume objective.Do you see yourself as qualified for the job, if so, then make that specific position your objective and lay out your resume with that objective in mind.

Your entry level resume should be function oriented, by this I mean that you should concentrate more on showing your capabilities, skills and specific abilities. You cannot yet boast about accomplishments so try to balance that out with other aspects. Like your ability to adapt, you capability to work as in a team environment, and other traits that you think will be of benefit to the company if they hire you.

Place your educational background, certificates, academic achievement somewhere on the top of your resume. Followed by your skills and knowledge, like the program languages you know how to use or specific mechanical skills you know. You can also include anything that you learned outside of school, like knowing how to speak other languages, or self taught technical skills. It is important that your format your resume so that these thing will easily be noticed.

Melinda Said:

How to write a simple, yet professional resume?

We Answered:

Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file.

Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

Samuel Said:

How do you write a resume, if your straight out of High School and have no work experiance, nor good qualities

We Answered:

The personal statemnet should be about you and what you offer - keep it brief.

Competencies are things you can do (skills that are transferable so you might be asked of a time you contributed to a team goal.

On a serious note you should get someone to check your spelling and grammar as the resume is your first impression - don't mix up your with you're and use spell check.

Remember nobody will expect you to be the finished article - you're too young. They're looking for someone who shows a good attitude and who makes the effort to show this in the resume. Concentrate on the statement and think about what you have done that might mean you should be employed (get on with people, quick learner, good timekeeping, show initiative) and think of examples of when you've done this if it's possible.

Good luck.

Thelma Said:

How do you write a resume for a casual first time job?

We Answered:

As an applicant who possesses no previous experience writing down an entry level resume can prove to be difficult. Remember you're starting with a clean slate and that alone is a great advantage.

When you start writing your resume, first take note of your entry level resume objective. Are you applying for a job that needs experience or do they accept applicants without experience. Do you see yourself as qualified for the job, if so, then make that specific position your objective and lay out your resume with that objective in mind.

Your entry level resume should be function oriented, by this I mean that you should concentrate more on showing your capabilities, skills and specific abilities. You cannot yet boast about accomplishments so try to balance that out with other aspects. Like your ability to adapt, you capability to work as in a team environment, and other traits that you think will be of benefit to the company if they hire you.

Place your educational background, certificates, academic achievement somewhere on the top of your resume. Followed by your skills and knowledge, like the program languages you know how to use or specific mechanical skills you know. You can also include anything that you learned outside of school, like knowing how to speak other languages, or self taught technical skills. It is important that your format your resume so that these thing will easily be noticed.