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The body of your resume will typically contain the following:

1. Work Experience
2. Education
3. Training
4. Awards
5. Community Service
6. Sports
7. Competitive Sports
8. Hobbies
9. Travel

Presenting this information in an effective manner that can easily and quickly be scanned by both human eyes and database software is discussed in Resume Layout.

Work Experience:

1. Your job title.
2. The time period that you worked, specifying month & year from - to.
3. The name of the company or organization.
4. The name of the city or town where you worked.
5. What the company does or makes, where it is based, how many offices and/or factories and/or stores, number of employees.
6. Your responsibilities including: the title that you reported to; how many people in your group/team; how many people reported to you directly or indirectly.

Your achievements:

• decreasing the cost of installing servers by $275 per machine;
• increased sales by $25,000 per month.
• add any accomplishment and quantity the achievement, i.e. how many dollars, how many users, how many network nodes, how much per machine, and so on.

Technical Environment:

• hardware - list various hardware used in your work environment,
• software - list the operating systems, applications software, programming languages, etc.

Education:

1. The degree or diploma received or being studied toward.
2. The major if any.
3. The name of the college or university.
4. The city or town where attended.
5. Time period that you attended.
6. If you did not complete the studies, note Incomplete.
7. If you are currently studying, note In Progress

Training:

1. The certification or subject being studied.
2. The name of the organization providing training.
3. The city or town where attended.
4. Time period that you attended.
5. If you did not complete the studies, note Incomplete.
6. If you are currently studying, note In Progress

Awards:

Shows that you are top performer willing to go the extra mile.

1. The complete name of the award.
2. The name of the organization issuing the award.
3. The city where located.
4. Reason for the award.
5. The date of the award.

Community Service:

More and more organizations value individuals who give back to their community. Gives an insight into what motivates you. An opportunity to connect with an inteviewer. AND shows transferable skills that may not be used in your current employment.

1. What you were or are doing, title if appropriate.
2. The name of the organization.
3. The city or town where located.
4. Time period that you performed, or are performing, the service.

Sports:

An opportunity to connect with an inteviewer.

Name each sport in which you actively participate. All sports will usually fit on one line.

Competitive Sports:

Competitive sports shows that you have the ability to take direction and work as part of a team in sports such as hockey, cricket, etc. under pressure. Focus. Persistence. An opportunity to connect with an inteviewer.

1. Position
2. Team name
3. Years played
4. City or town

Hobbies:

Shows your interests and may also provide an opportunity to connect with an interviewer.

Name each hobby. They usually fit on a single line.

Travel:

Helps to show some interest in and some skill in dealing with other cultures. A highly valued skill in Toronto with its cultural diversity.

Organize by country including major province or state; or city visited.

Table of Contents

• 01. Easy Steps To Writing A Resume That Will Get You Interviews
• 02. Resume Writing: Present all the benefits you can provide to an employer
• 03. Resume Writing: 5 major employer hiring concerns
• 04. Resume Writing: The single purpose of an IT resume
• 05. Resume Writing: Use a universal document type
• 06. Resume Writing: Use a meaningful resume file name
• 07. Resume Writing: Length
• 08. Resume Writing: Content
• 09. Resume Writing: Content - Heading
• 10. Resume Writing: Content - Body
• 11. Resume Writing: Content - Layout
• 12. Resume Writing: Take action!

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