How to Build a Better Resume:
TOP 5 DOS AND DON’TS
Are you a recent graduate or a student? Is your work experience limited or even non-existent? Don’t panic! You can still create a compelling resume. Follow these guiding principles from URI Alumni Career Services and you’ll be off to a great start!
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William Clarke '35 of New London, Conn., on November 27, 2013. Levia Colicci Farmer '35 of Newport, R.I., on January 27, 2014. Claire Wordell Mudge '37 o f Westerly, R.I., on January 11, 2014. Samuel Penn '38 of Madison Heights, Va., on November 30, 2013. Helen Grouton '39 of Providence, R.I., on January 3, 2014.
The Top Five Resume Dos and Don’ts:
Sherman Bailey '41 of Akron, Ohio, on February 13, 2014.
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G Herbert Repass '41 of Vero Beach, Fla., on December 23, 2013.
o review and customize your resume as needed for each D submission. It’s your primary promotional tool, which means it should be tailored for each potential employer.
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Do include volunteer work, part time work, complex academic projects, awards, and internship experiences. All contribute to your story!
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Do include a summary immediately after the header on the first page. o label your key sections and capitalize the section titles: D Summary, Education, Experience, Awards, etc. Do study your resume before each interview. Interviewers will ask about anything on the resume, so be prepared!
Virginia Holley Scott '41 of Spartanburg, S.C., on February 16, 2014. Edward Stene '41 of Hummelstown, Pa., on December 24, 2013. Ezekiel Cardozo '42 of Cumberland, R.I., on May 4, 2012. Robert Gammons '42 of Southport, Conn., on December 21, 2013. Albert Gudas '42 of Syracuse, N.Y., on November 17, 2013. Richard Houghton '42 of Orleans, Mass., on May 28, 2013. Ruth Crandall Mangan '42 of Ventura, Calif., on December 27, 2013. George Martin '43 of Berkeley, Calif., on December 3, 2013.
Don’ts
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Don’t use color, symbols, or logos that will draw attention away from your content—keep the resume simple. Don’t use multiple font styles and don’t highlight words through a combination of italics, underlining and bolding. Just use bold to highlight.
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Don’t limit yourself to a one-page resume if you have enough internship and project experience, and other relevant information to take up two pages.
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on’t write a one-line career objective. Instead, write a D three- to four-sentence summary that highlights relevant academics or experience. Tailor the summary for each specific job.
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on’t list all academic classes on the resume, just a few D that are relevant to the job for which you are applying.
You’ll find great resume help and sample resumes in the Alumni Career Services Toolkit. Go to web.uri.edu/career/alumni-toolkit.
Raymond Page '43 of Leonardtown, Md., on April 2, 2013. Alvin Pansey '43 of Pawtucket, R.I., on February 14, 2014. Lorraine Fowler Krasner '46 of Cranston, R.I., on June 13, 2014. Chester Stott '47 of Topsfield, Mass., on January 21, 2014. James Lovett '48 of Palmyra, Pa., on January 19, 2014. Arleen Falcofsky Barber '49 of Warwick, R.I., on February 8, 2014.
Fred Schofield '49 of North Providence, R.I., on September 12, 2013. Eastwood Boardman '50 of Mansfield, Mass., on November 5, 2013. Francis Currier '50 of St Augustine, Fla., on January 19, 2014. John Padien '50 of Warwick, R.I., on November 21, 2013. Gerald Robinson '50 of Barrington, R.I., on November 29, 2013. Norma Corey Tower '50 of Swarthmore, Pa., on December 11, 2013. Maurice Dunbar '51 of Foster, R.I., on December 11, 2013. Stanley Fine '51 of Coconut Creek, Fla., on December 21, 2013. Ian Harrington '51 of Kaneohe, Hawaii, on October 30, 2013. John King '51 of Harmony, R.I., on October 8, 2013. William Capuano '52 of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on December 10, 2013. Joseph Carano '52 of Norwich, Conn., on January 15, 2014. Beverly Levinson Cohn '52 of Bretton Woods, N.H., on August 14, 2013. Kenneth Talbot '52 of Ridgewood, N.J., on December 22, 2013. Donald Bolger '53 of Sarasota, Fla., on January 19, 2014. Stephen Brown '53 of Warwick, R.I., on December 14, 2013. Theodore Napora '53 of Saunderstown, R.I., on February 9, 2014. Patricia Urso Morrone '54 of Boston, Mass., on November 27, 2013. Jane Shea Cruff '55 of Jamestown, R.I., on February 2, 2014. Vera Main Robinson '55 of Ashaway, R.I., on November 10, 2013. William Silvia '55 of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on January 22, 2014.
Charles Cohn '49 of Bretton Woods, N.H., on January 1, 2012.
Marcia Sayles Butler '56 of East Greenwich, R.I., on December 29, 2013.
Joseph Guido '49 of Lake Worth, Fla., on February 2, 2014.
Michael Hattub '56 of Newport, R.I., on December 26, 2013.
Beverley Hopps Hunt '49 of Wakefield, R.I., on December 16, 2013.
Donald Walsh '56 of Peoria, Ariz., on December 23, 2013.
Adolph Jursa '49 of Westford, Mass., on February 15, 2014.
Aime Arsenault '57 of Vero Beach, Fla., on December 9, 2013.
Marion Kent '49 of East Providence, R.I., on December 17, 2013.
Richard Buser '57 of Pawtucket, R.I., on May 3, 2013.
Allen Lawton '49 of Portland, Conn., on December 6, 2013.
Alvin Clegg '57 of Jamestown, R.I., on November 14, 2013.
John O'Gara '49 of Narragansett, R.I., on November 27, 2013.
Arthur Schreiner '57 of Wareham, Mass., on November 13, 2013.
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