Checklist for Submission of Current Resume PERSONAL DATA: Is the pertinent personal data â?? name, e
Checklist for Submission of Current Resume PERSONAL DATA: Is the pertinent personal data â?? name, e
Checklist for Submission of CurrentResume
PERSONALDATA: Is the pertinent personal data – name, e-mail address, mailing addressand personal phone number correct and current?
EDUCATION:Is education placed in the appropriate position on the resume; near the top ifyou have little or no education related work experience, or after yourexperience if you are established in your field and the practical experienceoutweighs the education? Is your highestattained level of education first?Haveyou considered including specific courses that support your candidacy? Have youincluded your cumulative GPA and graduation date, even if it is projected intothe future? Is the title of your degree complete and correct?
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:Is work history stated in reversechronological order, with the most recent employment first? Does eachdescription of work history start with details of your most senior position?Have you displayed progression from less senior positions to current position? Haveyou avoided listing irrelevant responsibilities or job titles? Arecontributions, achievements and problems solved emphasized?Are you attempting to quantify and qualify your workexperiences?Do work experience descriptions use active wordsreflecting your achievements? Is information parallel; are all dates stated inthe same format (spelled out whenever possible), are all former employers andposition titles stated in a consistent format, etc.?OTHER: Have you included any volunteer or communityservice activities that can lend strength to your candidacy? Have you provideda specific skills section that allows the employer to easily see what you cancontribute to the company?Have you avoided including a personal section and haveyou left out lists of references and only included mention of the availabilityof references, if space permits? Are the spelling, punctuation, and grammarcorrect?
