{"id":166,"date":"2015-07-21T21:46:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T21:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/styleforstudents\/?post_type=chapter&p=166"},"modified":"2015-07-21T21:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T21:46:23","slug":"sample-conventional-resumes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-styleforstudents-1\/chapter\/sample-conventional-resumes\/","title":{"raw":"Sample Conventional Resumes","rendered":"Sample Conventional Resumes"},"content":{"raw":"
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\r\n\r\nThe sample resumes that follow, which you can download by clicking on the link below, all came from student writers guided by tried-and-true conventions of content and form. All of these writers use the left margin for their headings followed by a new margin for the descriptions about one-third of the way across the page. Though the overall form of these resumes varies slightly, the resumes all include the traditional, expected sections of \u201cObjective,\u201d \u201cEducation,\u201d \u201cExperience,\u201d and \u201cActivities,\u201d but the writers make sure to tailor the content to their background by making choices such as combining language skills with computer skills and activities with honors. Several of the writers chose to include material related to high school, both to fill out the page and because their high school experience was so recent. Note also that not everything detailed under \u201cExperience\u201d is a paid position\u2014the resume by the first-year student smartly gets mileage out of volunteer experience at a campus weather service and a homeless shelter. Finally, the types of activities and honors showcased at the bottoms of the resumes range from fraternity awards to blood donorship to water-skiing, showing that these writers are interested in representing individual and interesting traits about themselves. By studying these conventional resumes and examining their likes and differences, you have models on which to build your own, whether you\u2019re a first-year student or a graduating senior.\r\n\r\nClick here to download a pdf of six sample conventional resumes.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The sample resumes that follow, which you can download by clicking on the link below, all came from student writers guided by tried-and-true conventions of content and form. All of these writers use the left margin for their headings followed by a new margin for the descriptions about one-third of the way across the page. Though the overall form of these resumes varies slightly, the resumes all include the traditional, expected sections of \u201cObjective,\u201d \u201cEducation,\u201d \u201cExperience,\u201d and \u201cActivities,\u201d but the writers make sure to tailor the content to their background by making choices such as combining language skills with computer skills and activities with honors. Several of the writers chose to include material related to high school, both to fill out the page and because their high school experience was so recent. Note also that not everything detailed under \u201cExperience\u201d is a paid position\u2014the resume by the first-year student smartly gets mileage out of volunteer experience at a campus weather service and a homeless shelter. Finally, the types of activities and honors showcased at the bottoms of the resumes range from fraternity awards to blood donorship to water-skiing, showing that these writers are interested in representing individual and interesting traits about themselves. By studying these conventional resumes and examining their likes and differences, you have models on which to build your own, whether you\u2019re a first-year student or a graduating senior.<\/p>\n

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