What should go into a resume or CV?

Personal and Contact Details

Include the following:

• Name, address, city, state, postal (ZIP) code
• Telephone numbers with area code - Home, Work and Mobile phones
• Email address

Educational Information

Include the following educational information:

• All college, university, and professional school information, including:
• Degree, diploma, certificates etc awarded
• Name of institution, city, state and year awarded
• Major, minor, area of concentration

Work Experience Information

Provide the following work experience information including freelance, unpaid and any other relevant experience:

• Title of position
• Name of employer (company or organisation), city and state
• Beginning and ending dates of employment (month and year)
• Accomplishment statements beginning with action verbs. Quantify your experience with facts and figures wherever possible.

Depending upon your background, you may also include the following:

Achievements Information

Include the following achievements information:

• Honours, Awards, Scholarships, Fellowships
• Licenses and Certificates
• Publications, Presentations, and Research
• Memberships and Activities

Technical Skills Information

Include the following skills information:

• Name of skill
• Description of skill
• Level of skills i.e. beginner, intermediate, advanced or rank from 1-10
• Number of years experience with this skill

Personal Skills Information

Use the results from the assessments and list the best of the following personal skills:

• Personality type - Optional
• Career Code - Optional
• Aptitude i.e. Verbal, Clerical, Mechanical, Numerical etc

References Information
Ensure you include the following information:

• Name and Surname of referee
• Contact details i.e. address, telephone and email
• Relationship with referee
• Time known by referee

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