How is a chronological resume organized
How to Write a Chronological Resume
there are many ways to write a resume
but there are a few main things that you
will want to keep in mind as you begin
number one document design and number
two appropriate content you want your
resume to be both memorable and easy to
read in this video we'll focus on
appropriate content to make your resume
memorable just a side note if you don't
have a lot of work experience relevant
to the job you're applying for maybe you
haven't had many jobs at all or you're
switching careers then you might be
better off writing skills based resume
I'll put a link to that video below if
you're still here then you do have
experience under your belt and you are
moving on up let's get started
always begin with your name across the
top I assume you knew that but make sure
that it stands out
following your name include your contact
information your phone number and your
email address at least and if you want
you may include your physical address as
well after your header to make a
dividing break out of line how you start
the body of your resume depends on your
certain industry if you have relevant
certifications or a licenses this is
where you'd want to include them if you
have a few list them as bullet points
below a heading I personally don't have
any so I'll start with my objective your
objective is a brief introduction of
yourself and the position you are
seeking ideally this should be one
sentence the objective for Jessica in
our example will look something like
this experienced retail supervisor
seeking position at Trader Joe's moving
along you want to put your education
next include a title for this section
list your degree along with the school
from which you earned it your GPA and
the year remember it's best to write out
the entire degree instead of BS write
Bachelor of Science next you may include
a section for any skills or projects
that you've completed use bullet points
and skip the pronoun I starting each
point with a strong action verb more on
that in a second next add a section
titled work experience this is the big
one here you will list each job that
you've had along with the location and
the dates you worked there then and this
is the important part add about three
success statements related to each job
if you remember nothing so far at least
you remember the following a success
statement starts with an action verb
include the task or a skill and shares a
success oriented result this is where
you're really going to impress the
hiring manager using an example of a
success team trained 8 new employees in
proper cashiering protocol this
statement would mean that you not only
know how to use a cashier but that
you're good enough to teach it and that
you've done so eight times that's a
pretty effective statement so remember
to start each point with an action verb
try googling resume action verbs to help
you get started it's also helpful to use
specific numbers like I did in this
example they stand out and make your
success statements more impressive and
memorable after including your three
most recent jobs along with success
statements for each one you'll create a
new section include anything else that
might be good to share leadership
positions service or other achievements
that you've made for this example we'll
make a section titled leadership and
service you'll want to list your role
the organization and its location and
the corresponding dates again we'll use
bullet points this helps us keep our
resume brief which is important a
warning here if you volunteered for a
church be careful not to put the name of
the organization excluding that
information protects you and the
potential employer from discrimination
after that section you are about done
just remember to format it nicely so
it's attractive and readable you can
review my video on how to format a
resume for more help there I'll put a
link below and as always and I cannot
stress this enough we read your document
for spelling errors and grammar mistakes
because you do not want those kind of
mistakes in your document please
remember to spellcheck it might be
helpful they have a friend read your
resume and give you some feedback most
of all take your time and I know that
you'll create a great resume so good
luck with your job interview and
remember to smile
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