Resumes

Education
Southern Methodist University-Dallas, Texas 2011
Bachelor of Administration in Marketing, minor in Advertising
Overall GPA: 3.75
Rotunda Scholar, scholarship based on incoming academic standing
Award for Academic Achievement, award for first semester GPA of 4.0
Honor Roll, Fall 07-Fall 08

Experience
Team Member, SMU Women's Varsity Golf, Fall 08-Present
Pro Shop Assistant, Rockford Country Club, Summer 07-Present
Hostess, Carlson Ice Arena, Fall 05-Summer 07
Volunteer Leader, North Dallas YoungLife, Fall 07-Spring 08
Delegate, Resident Hall Association, Fall 07-Spring 08
Floor Representative, Resident Hall Council, Fall 07-Spring 08

Activities/Interests
Intramural Basketball, league champions, 08
Campus Crusade For Life, member, Fall 07-Present
CRU Women's Bible Study, participant, Fall 07-Present
SMU Ad Club, member, Fall 07-Spring 08
Interests include: wakeboarding, rock climbing, traveling to Hawaii, and Monopoly

I loved reading the section on resumes (and if it had taught me how to add accents, I would have done so.) It was short, sweet, and to the point. It almost made me excited to dive right in and make my resume the best it can possibly be. The above is just the Blogger version, but I really did learn a lot from this section. I already knew that fancy paper is a negative, as well as listing the fact that you can use Word. But I found the tips on the different sections very helpful. I have always been "iffy" on what to list first, what order to put everything in, and what should go where. It all made sense when I read it, I just couldn't have done it myself. I was also relieved to see the question of an objective addressed, finally. Specific job=no, general company=yes. Got it. Thank you, something that is black and white, right and wrong when it comes to resume writing. Now... about those interviews...