Resume Tips 1
DON’T USE A TEMPLATE! CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT IN MS WORD.
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LIMIT TO ONE PAGE!
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USE 10-12 PT. FONT. ½ – 1” MARGINS. DON’T
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CHECK VERB TENSES AND NEVER USE THE WORD “I”.
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USE BULLET POINTS AND POWER VERBS WHEN
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THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR EDUCATION AND
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DO NOT LIST HOBBIES. LIMIT INFORMATION FROM
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DON’T JUST RELY ON SPELL CHECK – PROOFREAD!
LISTING DUTIES.
YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DAYS.
OVERUSE BOLD, ITALICS AND UNDERLINING. WORK EXPERIENCE — NOT A NOVEL.
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS WORKING WITH PEOPLE/LEADERSHIP
Managing, Translating, Organizing, Supervising, Project management, Project planning, Decision making, Effective communication
Transferable skills are supplemental to your degree and can be general skills or specific to your industry. Here are examples of transferable skills that many college students acquire during their college career.
WORKING WITH THINGS
Designing, Operating machinery, Maintaining equipment, Surveying, Attention to detail, Computer skills, Time management, technology skills
Power Verbs for your Resume
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WORKED WITH OTHERS
COMMUNICATED
ADVISED AIDED CHAIRED COACHED CONSULTED WITH HELPED INSTRUCTED MENTORED MET WITH PARTICIPATED IN MOTIVATED SERVED SUPPORTED TAUGHT TEAMED WITH TRAINED WORKED WITH
ADDRESSED ADVERTISED ANSWERED BRIEFED CORRESPONDED WITH DEBATED EXPLAINED FACILITATED INFORMED INTERPRETED INTERVIEWED PRESENTED PUBLICIZED RESPONDED TO ANALYZED DATA OR PROCESSES ASSESSED APPRAISED AUDITED
CALCULATED COMPUTED ESTIMATED EVALUATED EXAMINED FORECASTED INSTPECTED INVESTIGATED MEASURED MONITORED RESEARCHED SURVEYED TESTED OPERATED EQUIPMENT INSTALLED MAINTAINED PROGRAMMED SERVICED UTILIZED
WORKED WITH MONEY OR CONTRACTS
ORGANIZED SOMETHING
ADMINISTERED APPROPRIATED AUTHORIZED BALANCED CONTROLLED DIRECTED DISPERSED ENFORCED FINANCED FUNDED INVESTED MONITORED NEGOTIATED
ARRANGED ASSEMBLED CATALOGUED COMPILED COORDINATED FILED INVOICED ITEMIZED ORGANIZED ROUTED SCHEDULED STOCKED STAGED TRACKED
2020 CAL MARITIME CAREER GUIDE — NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER PATH
