Resume Samples & Resume Checklist

RESUME FORMAT

JOHN SMITH

4897 Yonge Street

Toronto, Ontario

M2B 6H4

 416-000-0000

jsmith5265@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE	To obtain a hockey referee position in a competitive league
SKILLS	excellent skater detailedknowledge of hockey rules work well independently or as a member of a team can cope well under stress highly developed skills of observation able to be objective
ACCOMPLISHMENTS	National Referee’s Certification Program, Level 2 refereed in high school hockey league assistant coach and referee at sports camp organized school floor hockey tournament figure skated in competitions for three years grade eleven representative on Student Council excellent Physical Education marks certified in CPR and Emergency First Aid
WORK HISTORY	August 2010 – present National Sports sales associate and cashier       July 2010 North Toronto Sports Camp campcounsellor and lifeguard
EDUCATION	September 2008 – present Maple Leaf Secondary School completing grade 11
REFERENCES	Available on request BLANK RESUME TEMPLATES If you do not have a resume, fill out the following sections (review power point slides from Day 3, classroom discussions and handouts from class): Section 1:  Full Name: Address: Email address (provide a professional email address, do not include your date of birth, any nicknames, etc.): Phone number (include a professional voicemail, review examples provided in class): Section 2:  Objective (what type of co-op placement are you looking for): Section 3:  Highlights of Skills (summarize your experience, skills, qualifications, and relevant personality traits, you can use any of the words/phrases/statements from the assessments we completed in class): ·         Statement #1: ·         Statement #2: ·         Statement #3: ·         Statement #4: ·         Statement #5: Section 4: Experience: Work experience #1, Start with your most recent work experience Title of position: Company name and location: Dates of employment: Accomplishment statements…..(in bullet form, not in paragraphs) Work experience #2: Title of position: Company name and location: Dates of employment: Accomplishment statements…..(in bullet form, not in paragraphs) Etc…… Section 5 Volunteer Experience: Volunteer entry #1 Title of volunteer position: Company name and location: Dates you volunteered: Accomplishment statements (if relevant) Vounteer entry #2 Title of volunteer position: Company name and location: Dates you volunteered: Accomplishment statements (if relevant) Section 6 Education: Education entry #1 (start with your most recent educational experience) Degree/diploma/certificate achieved: Name of institution and location: Dates: Include any relevant coursework or academic achievements Education entry #2 (start with your most recent educational experience) Degree/diploma/certificate achieved: Name of institution and location: Dates: Include any relevant coursework or academic achievements Section 7: Any professional license or associations you are a part of…. RESUME CHECKLIST:   When you prepare your resume, please ensure that you have following details: Your resume: ___ Has your name, address, phone number (s) and email address at the top of the page. ___ Your email address is professional sounding (do not include any nicknames or your date of birth, etc…Example, anna.manuel@gmail.com is a good email format) ___ Contains a career objective that highlights your career interest and the skills that will make you a worthwhile employee/co-op student in that career. ___ Contains relevant information for your targeted job/co-op placement and does not include irrelevant information. ___ Highlights key skills and abilities on the first page. ___ Includes results/SAR (situation, action, result) OR achievement statements. ___ Is 100% accurate- perfect spelling, punctuation and grammar. ___ Is a maximum of 2 pages. ___ Has your name and page number on each page. ___ Looks professional, lots of white space, professional fonts and headings (uses the same size font throughout the document, except for the heading) and makes headings stand out. ___ Is easy to read - no long paragraphs, you have eliminated the 1st person (no “I’), you have eliminated non-essential data (example, names of supervisors, references, your weight, height, age, etc…). ___ Is written in point form/bullet form, no long sentences.