Hi, I'm Laura from NewWritersWorkshops.com and I'm going to talk about writing a resume. A resume is your introduction, it's your way to give people a little glimpse into who you are and it also can be your sales pitch. It let's people know why you're qualified, what's good about you, what it is that you're good at and why they should want to hire you. So, use your resume as a strong tool for that. It's really easy to fall into the trap of just listing things and I'm going to talk a little bit about how to avoid doing that. The beginning of your resume, of course, is going to be your contact information, it's a heading with your address, phone number, email address. Then right below that you want to talk about, sort of create a profile of yourself, something short, concise but that lists some of your strengths, some of your traits that make you a strong candidate for this position. Next you can list your experience, you could have some past jobs, include the job title, city and state where it took place and then some key things that you accomplished in that role. You want to really give specifics so that people can get a picture of what you've done and what you're proud of and what, in what ways you're strong. You'll also want to include your education, include the institution where you earned a degree and also the city and state of the institution. You might also want to include a section called skills, that just focuses in on what are your strengths. These don't have to be given in context, they can be just adjectives that describe you. Try to use really powerful words that you think are a good description. An optional part of your resume can be an area where you give referrals, list people that can serve as a reference for you. So those are some ideas about writing a resume.
