,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,Compose appropriate rsums Give details with numbers Use action verbs in a rsum Keep the structures parallel,Objectives,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,A rsum is a brief description of your educational background, work experience, and other relevant information. The rsum is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview, when seeking employment. It should be short and clear, but it needs to include enough information to show a potential employer why you are well qualified for a job. One of your main goals for writing a rsum is to be invited for an interview!,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,If you were the employer, what would you like to know about the applicant?,1. What is your full name? _ 2. What is your full address? Include the number and street, city, state/province, country (if different from the country the job is in), and postal/zip code. (Note: use an address which wont be likely to change within the next six months.) _ (number and street) _,Do you want to know the following aspects? Write down the information of yours.,(city, state/province, postal/zip code),Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,3. What is the phone number to contact you during the daytime? (Include city/area code) _ 4. What is the email address to contact you? _ 5. What colleges/universities are you attending? Include the full name of the school, the city, the degree, your major, and the year you graduated. IF YOU ARE A RECENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATE, you may want to also include your high school information. Universities/colleges: _ High school (if applicable): _,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,6. What jobs have you had before? Include the name of your position, the name of the company, the city, the month/year you began the job, the month/year you ended the job. _ 7. What special skills do you have? (These can include computer programs you are proficient at using, languages you can speak/read/write, or any other special training/ certificates you have received.) _ 8. What special awards, scholarships, etc. have you received? Include the name of the award and the year. _,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,Sample 1,Bradford M. Sturgess 1638 Baker Ln. San Francisco, CA 94129 (415) 356-1124 b_m_sturgessmail.com OBJECTIVE To obtain a challenging position in the field of finance EDUCATION May 2007 (Expected) Bachelors Degree, Business University of San Francisco,Name of the applicant in bold to highlight Contact information of the applicant Position to seek Degree and major,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,Sample 1,June 2003 High School Diploma Southwest High School, Fort Worth, Texas EXPERIENCE May 2006present Teller, Bank of America, San Francisco Assist customers with banking transactions,Mention recent experience first Indicate present duty with verb in present tense,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,Sample 1,September 2005April 2006 Clerk, University of San Francisco bookstore Ran cash register and recorded inventory SKILLS Speak and read intermediate level Spanish Work proficiently in Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Indicate previous job duty with verb in past tense Mention skills related to the vacancy,Integrating Your Message,Getting Started,Consolidating Your Skills,Writing Your Message,Composing Your Message,Sample Study,Checklist,Sample 2,Liu Xiaoming #253 Huang He Bei Da Jie Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110034 China (86)(24) 86578