Tracy Said:

How to write a resume for your first job?

We Answered:

You need to exude confidence and potential when you write your resume, this is what you have going for you. Keep in mind that you will not be able to put in years of experience but just the promise of potential.

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.

Larry Said:

How should I write my resume if I was promoted to work in other position but still in the same company?

We Answered:

How sad that there are already three "answers" up here, yet they are all crap! (I hate spammers!)

Anyway, as an HR Specialist, I see resumes constantly and I can simply tell you what I want to see. I want to see that you've been with the same company for a while, so don't split them all up to look like they are separate jobs a separate companies. Make sure you list your complete time at that company but then underneath you need to list each position and the length of time in each. For example:

ABC Company 5/1/2003 - Present (or whatever date you left)
NAME OF MOST RECENT POSITION (dates here)
List duties

NAME OF NEXT OLDEST POSITION (dates)
Duties

And so on...I hope that makes sense and helps. You want to list the most recent position to the oldest so that a recruiter can see what you've been up to at that company. :-)

Good luck!