Contents of Your Resume

	Name, address, and telephone number at the top of your resume.
	An objective or summary which tells potential employers the sort of work you're hoping to do.

Work experience
Briefly give the employer an overview of your work history. Use action words to describe your job duties and list your work experience in chronological order-that is, put your last job first and work backward to your first, relevant job. Include:

	Title or position
	Name of organization
	Location of work( town or state)
	Dates of employment
	Describe your work responsibilities with emphasis on specific skills and achievements.

References. Do not include references on your resume

Resume Checkup. Run a spell check on your computer before anyone sees your resume. Carefully proofread your resume for grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. Get a friend to do a grammar review and ask another friend to proof read it also. The more people who see your resume, the more likely that misspelled words and awkward phrases will be seen and corrected.

Design: These tips will make it easier to read and /or scan into an employers data base.

	Use white or off-white paper.
	Use 8-1/2x11- inch paper.
	Print on one side of the paper.
	Use a font size of 10 to 14
	Use non-decorative typefaces.
	Choose one typeface and stick to it.
	Avoid italics, script, and underlined words.
	Keep it to one or two pages, never more.
	Do not fold or staple your resume.
	If you must mail your resume, put it in a large envelope.