RESUMES
Cindy Jordin
Career Services
Student Success Center
www.career.gatech.edu
A Resume Is…
 A marketing tool
 A summary of relevant education,
experiences and skills
 One page - unless you have significant
relevant experience
Chronological
Preferred by employers
Relevant work experience
Reverse chronological order
Functional
 Experience unrelated to objective
 Spotty work history
 Relevant skills emphasized
Resumes Contain
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Name, Address, Phone Number, E-mail
Objective
Education
Experience
Skills
Honors
Activities
Objective
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Concise and clearly stated
Include position you are applying for
Department or industry
Relevant knowledge, skills or interests
Examples to Avoid
 A challenging position in a growth industry
 An exciting opportunity that makes use of
my education and experience
 A responsible position in management
Objective Examples
 Chemical engineer position in the
pharmaceutical industry
 A sales or marketing position in the
consumer products industry utilizing my
competitive analysis, customer relations
and territory management skills
 Process engineer position in the pulp and
paper industry
Objective Examples
 Management consulting position with
emphasis in systems development and
integration
 Position in transportation with emphasis in
planning and design
 Electrical engineer position in the
telecommunications industry
Education
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Reverse chronological order
Name & location of institution
Degree, major & graduation date
Honors, awards, & GPA (3.0 or higher)
Relevant courses & projects
Financed ___% of education expenses
Skills
 Relevant to objective
 Computer
 Language
 Special skills
Experience
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Reverse chronological order
Employer, location, dates, your title
Responsibilities & accomplishments
Action verbs (designed, supervised…)
Key words for field/industry
Quantify (reduced production costs by
30%, responsible for $150,000 budget…)
Activities
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Relevant professional organizations
Volunteer, school, civic activities
Leadership offices held
Avoid controversial information/high risk
activities (religious, political, skydiving…)
Resume Tips
8.5” X 11” white or light beige paper
Avoid decorative typefaces, graphics
Use 10 to 14 point font
Include key words, industry jargon (CAD,
IEEE, Fluid Dynamics…)
 Grad students-publications, presentations
 Have critiqued before circulating
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E-Mail Resumes
 ASCII format – save as text file in word
processing program
 Do not send as an attachment – cut and
paste into body of E-mail
 Avoid line wrap – limit to 72 characters
 Justify left, remove bullets & underlining
 Test first – send to yourself
 Include cover letter
References
 On separate page
 Same heading as resume (your name,
address, phone number, e-mail)
 3 – 5 references (name, title, address,
phone number, e-mail)
 Always ask permission
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