Resume Worksheet

Read all the information and instructions carefully as you fill out the resume worksheet.
Fill out the resume worksheet completely. Be sure your information, particularly dates, is
accurate. Know your email address or bring a USB device with you to the Workforce
Center to save your completed resume.

Basic Information:
• A resume is an advertisement selling you to the employer. It is not a biography.
• Never use “I” in your resume. Most of your sentences will probably begin with an
action verb: Assembled, Supervised, Created, Cared for, Improved, Analyzed, etc.
• Always have someone who has excellent grammar and spelling proofread your
resume.

Your name: ___________________________________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Street address (apt. #) city state zip code

Phone number(s): Home: (______) ______ - ________ Cell: (______) ______ - ________
(Be sure your answering machine or voicemail message sounds professional)

Email address: _________________________________________________________________

(If you put this on your resume, be sure you check your email at least a couple of times
a week. Don’t use an email address that sounds unprofessional, like babyblueeyes2003
or hottshott87)

This contact information is the only personal information you need to include on your
resume. You should not include your age, ethnicity, marital status, hobbies, social security
number, etc.

Highlights or Qualifications:
Give a short description or list of your strongest skills, qualities, and qualifications as an
employee. Describe your talents and strengths, and how you as an employee can
contribute to a business. Focus on the skills that are important for the job you want to
obtain.

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Work Experience:
This section should be in reverse chronological order, starting with your current or most
recent job and going back in time for 7 to 10 years (unless you haven’t worked for that
long). Use the questions below to help you describe the work you did. Remember, you can
also include volunteer work. This can be particularly useful if you have had long periods
without a job.

Employer #1

Name of employer: _____________________________________________________________

Location (City, State): ___________________________________________________________

(Location of your worksite, not the company headquarters)

Current or most recent job title: ___________________________________________________

Dates of employment: ____ / ____ / ________ to ____ / ____ / ________

Description: __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Employer #2

Name of employer: _____________________________________________________________

Location (City, State): ___________________________________________________________

Second most recent job title: ______________________________________________________

Dates of employment: ____ / ____ / ________ to ____ / ____ / ________

Description: __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Employer #3

Name of employer: _____________________________________________________________

Location (City, State): ___________________________________________________________
Third most recent job title: _______________________________________________________
Dates of employment: ____ / ____ / ________ to ____ / ____ / ________
Description: __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Employer #4

Name of employer: _____________________________________________________________

Location (City, State): ___________________________________________________________
Third most recent job title: _______________________________________________________
Dates of employment: ____ / ____ / ________ to ____ / ____ / ________
Description: __________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Employer #5

Name of employer: _____________________________________________________________

Location (City, State): ___________________________________________________________
Third most recent job title: _______________________________________________________
Dates of employment: ____ / ____ / ________ to ____ / ____ / ________
Description: __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Education, Certifications, Vocational Training:

This section should also be in reverse chronological order, but don’t go back farther than
high school. Leave off dates to avoid age discrimination. If you had a high GPA, won any
awards, held a leadership position, etc., you might want to put that on your resume. Do
include coursework that directly relates to the job you’re applying for. If you have a 4-year
college degree, or a lot of training, consider leaving high school off your resume.

School: _______________________________________________________________________

City and state of school: __________________________________________________________

Degree, major: _________________________________________________________________

GPA, number of credit hours, achievements, or relevant coursework: ______________________

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School: _______________________________________________________________________

City and state of school: __________________________________________________________

Degree, major: _________________________________________________________________

GPA, number of credit hours, achievements, or relevant coursework: ______________________

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References:
Employers need more than just your word to know that you are a great employee. Give
them the names and contact information of some people who are not related to you, that
you have worked with or were supervised by, at a job or volunteer organization. Be sure to
get your references’ permission first! You want to know that they will say good things
about you.

Reference’s full name: ________________________________________________________

Reference’s job title and company: _________________________________________________

How you know each other: _______________________________________________________

Reference’s phone number: Work: (____) ____ - ______ Home: (____) ____ - ______

Reference’s email address: _______________________________________________________

Reference’s full name: ________________________________________________________

Reference’s job title and company: _________________________________________________

How you know each other: _______________________________________________________

Reference’s phone number: Work: (____) ____ - ______ Home: (____) ____ - ______

Reference’s email address: _______________________________________________________

Reference’s full name: ________________________________________________________

Reference’s job title and company: _________________________________________________

How you know each other: _______________________________________________________

Reference’s phone number: Work: (____) ____ - ______ Home: (____) ____ - ______

Reference’s email address: _______________________________________________________

You probably won’t need to include references on the resume itself but print them on a nice
piece of paper that matches your resume paper, and always have them ready to give to an
interviewer.