Resume Guidelines

Due: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Worth: 5 ponts = 5% of final course grade

Requirement: 1-page resume, for a particular job posting

Guidelines:

You will find a job posting on-line that you will use to write a mock resume for.

It is suggested that you find a job posting in a field related to your own major studies here at East West, as this will provide you good practice for when it comes time to write your real resume. We will spend some time in class searching job websites for postings, and discuss what to look for.

A key point to the project is to understand that you are being graded on your ability to understand and create a resume,and that some of the requirements might cause you to have to fictionalize work experience, education, etc., only for this project.

In the real world, outside this classroom, when applying for a job – you cannot falsify and exaggerate your qualifications, ethically. Such falsification could get you fired, or more.

But, for the purposes of having some fun, and to allow for your creativity, you may imagine credentials and experience in order to create a strong resume for this class.

However, the focus is still on your ability to apply the basic resume-writing To Dos discussed in class:


The Resume: brief outline that demonstrates your qualifications for a job/career field. The resume should tailor relevant material to a specific job, while including standard information such as your educational background, work experience, skills used, learned, and any honors/credits that show success within the field in which you’re applying.

You must have at least four (4) main categories, three (3) of which should include:

1. Objective
2. Education
3. Skills

The other category can be from these categories:

• Related Work experience
• Volunteer Experience
• Awards / Publications
• Relevant Courses (for those coming out of college with little on-the-job training)