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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Rule #1 of participation AND resumé writing...learn to use "apart" and "a part".  |
And the easy way to remember that is the "a part" you're looking for doesn't require the "a." Make a habit of saying you want to be
part of something instead of
a part of something and you won't make the mistake again.
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Originally Posted by melindawarren
My resume is a little different for job applications vs. my recruitment application and rec writing resume. That one had all of my activities, the years, and a brief description of each activity underneath it. It helped me figure out how to explain bigger commitments in a small space.
Example:
Activity--Position--Years
Description
(of course, I formatted it using tabs and all)
I also included awards (EVERYTHING), my GPA and SAT scores (I broke it down--in addition to listing the totals--because I got an 800 on the writing section!) and some other academic accomplishments (Principal's Honor Roll, 8 semesters, for example).
In retrospect, I could have included interests as well, but I think that a) my resume made my main interests super-clear (based on the activities) and b) 2 pages was enough (the descriptions made it longer).
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As is always true, MelindaWarren is right. And your resume will change over time. As a 46 year old woman, if I put that I am a sorority member, worked at a summer camp in college and walked in The 3 Day on my resume it would be 82 pages long. You can start now by having a resume that has all that little stuff on it - it's important now - and then whittle that stuff back as it becomes less important in the big picture. And do yourself a favor. Date your resumes and don't overwrite them over and over again. Some day you'll want the information you had on a resume from a hundred years ago and won't remember. Same thing goes with boss'es phone numbers and addresses for the places you worked.