Resume Book Production Requirements		Chronological Resume
	Resumes by Department		Resume Book Index
	Resume Development

To be included in any of the resume books listed below, submit the resume book index and two (2) copies of a resume that adheres to the production requirements detailed below by the following deadline dates. Submit the resumes to the Office of Career Services.

Resume Book Production Requirements

• 1 page only
• printed on white bond paper
• 1 inch margin on the left, at least 1/2 inch elsewhere
• name and address block in right corner
• reverse chronological order resumes only, with Education block preceding the Experience block
• include a sampling of relevant courses in the Education block (see example below under the header Education Block) - this is critical if your are a first year student seeking a summer opportunity or if you are a career changer

Resume Development

A resume is a one page summary of your educational and professional experience designed to market you to prospective employers. To insure that your resume presents you in the most favorable light, follow these guidelines:

• Make the resume readable, attractive and one page only (8 1/2 x 11 paper).
• Use a professional looking font (i.e., Times New Roman, Ariel) no smaller than 10 pt.
• Include techniques that create visual interest including bold print, indentation, caps, underlining, lines to separate Name/Address block from Objective block and/or Experience from Additional Information block
• Insure there are no spelling or grammatical errors.
• Use quality offset or laser printed conservatively colored paper (white, off-white or beige) with matching envelopes for purposes other than resume books. Use paper of at least 24 lbs or 25% rag content for resumes you plan to send to prospective employers.
• Use white bond paper for resumes submitted for resume books.
• Sentences should be short, ten words maximum, beginning with a capital letter. Do not use articles: a, an, the.
• Omit personal pronouns.
• Highlight your accomplishments, achievements and strengths.
• Use action verbs, descriptive adjectives and adverbs, and quantify whenever possible: number of people, number of items, amount of money involved, % increase in funding for ambulatory care unit, % decrease in turn-around time for hospital admittance.
• Use numerals ("3" instead of "three").
• Do not abbreviate.
• Bulleting can be an effective technique, but is not required. Do not use more than 4 to 5 bullets per description.

Chronological Resume

The standard chronological resume has 5 sections: name and address, objective, education, experience and additional information. Other sections that you can use to customize your resume include: licensure and certification, references, honors, publications, relevant course work.

Name Block

This block includes name, address, phone and e-mail address. The name should be the name that appears on school records and nicknames should not be used. For resume books, this block should be to the right of the page. You can include your permanent address in the left corner to indicate ties to another community or country. If you seek a position in the Bay Area of California and your permanent home address is in San Francisco, include it on the resume, it's significant. Since you may receive calls from prospective employers during your job search, make sure your answering machine greeting is professional.

Objective Block

Your objective should be brief and to the point: Position in Healthcare Consulting or Position in Biostatistics at major pharmaceutical company. When answering a job advertisement/posting, paraphrase the description in the posting. This is a poor objective: A challenging position in hospital/healthcare administration that will allow me to utilize my education and prior experience to impact the healthcare delivery system. An objective is crucial if you are changing careers. If you have significant work experience, a profile of 2-3 sentences or a bulleted or paragraph style summary of qualifications rather than an objective is appropriate.

PROFILE

Experienced public health professional with expertise in maternal, child and family health issues. Proven expertise in gender, health and poverty issues. Adept at establishing priorities and managing competing interests.

Education Block

This block lists the institutions from which you earned degrees. It is in reverse chronological order and, therefore, information on your Mailman School of Public Health education will be listed first. Make sure to include your month of graduation in the text: M.P.H., Population and Family Health, May 2009. Official months of graduation are May, October and February. However, if you are a February graduate, you can indicate your date of graduation as December so that employers know you are available as of the turn of the year. If an October graduate, you may do the same and indicate August. Honors can be included in this section and should be affiliated with the institution at which earned and bolded or italicized. In this section you can also include co- and extra-curricular activities: President, Healthcare Management Association, Publicity Coordinator, Black and Latino Student Caucus, Member, ACHE. It is suggested that you include reference to your coursework in this block (see example below). It is critical that you highlight a few courses relevant to your stated objective in this section if you are a first year student seeking a summer opportunity or if you are changing careers.

• Include expected licensure or certification as: pending, or in-process if you have not yet received it.events_deadlines
• List state and area of licensure or certification and date.

• Professional experience should also appear in reverse chronological order. It is also appropriate to include volunteer work in this section.
• Include dates employed, name of employer, city, state, and your title.
• Dates of employment are easier to locate if they are listed in the left margin. If your experience spans more then a year, use years only (2007-2008). If not, use seasons rather than months (Spring, 2008).
• When applicable, include practicum, internship, volunteer, part-time, or summer employment. If you have completed a practicum, but have full-time work experience that is more significant, you can include the practicum in the Education block. (See resume templates). If, however, your practicum experience is directly related to your ultimate career goals, include the practicum in the Experience block.
• Use action verbs and focus on your achievements, your accomplishments and quantifiable results in your description of job and educational experiences. Do not use passive phrases such as duties included and was responsible for.
  
  

• Most resume reference publications include lists of action verbs that can help you to create active, descriptive phrases. Some typical action verbs used in resumes include:
  

• If you choose to segment your experience, headings to consider for the Experience block include the following. Remember to use reverse chronological order within each experience segment.

Professional Experience		Related Experience
Healthcare Experience		Additional Experience
Administrative Experience		Professional Highlights
Supervisory Experience		Experience Highlights
Counseling Experience		Experience Summary
Research Experience		Relevant Experience