At the top center of the page, type your full name, your complete mailing address with zip code, and your telephone with area code.

There are two reasons for including an objective on your resumé:

1. To show that there is a match between the kind of work you are seeking and the position being offered by an employer.
2. To clearly state your career goals for the benefit of any employer who needs assurance that you have clear goals. Potential employers may be hesitant to take a risk on a candidate who is unsure of his or her career direction.

Tips For Writing Job Objectives Be specific! A vague objective invites a vague response or no response at all. Avoid the use of trite terms, such as: "an entry-level position" "a challenging and interesting position" "opportunity for advancement" "dealing with people" "a progressive organization" State only one functional area in a single objective. Make your objective "work centered" rather than "self-centered". Don't count on your cover letter to do the work of an objective. Employers who are overwhelmed with paper frequently separate cover letters and resumés.

At a minimum, the education section should include your current educational placement, including what grade/year that you are currently enrolled or degree you have already earned and in what year that degree was earned. If you have a 3.0 GPA ("B average")or better it should also be included. If a GPA is not listed than many employers will assume it's less than a 3.0.

You may want to include:

• Apprentice training
• Workshops
• Seminars
• Military training
• Vocational training
• On the job training
• May include relevant course work

Note: Any training in conflict resolution, sexual harassment, and team building strategies can also be used.

If you have never worked, skip this section.

If you have any work experience - full-time, part-time, volunteer, etc. - put it in your resumé.

Start with your most recent employer.

In one line include the following:

• The date you left that job (if you are still employed there, state "Present")
• Your job title
• Name of the company
• Company's city-state address

You do not have to include your age, sex, race, marital status, handicaps, etc. in your resumé or to anyone —THAT IS THE LAW.

This section of the resumé is purely optional. However, this is the section to include your special talents, skills interests, accomplishments or experiences that are relevant to the position that you are applying for or leadership that you possess.

Don't waste the valuable space of a resumé to include references. Instead use the phrase, "References available upon request."

Only list references on an application.

Before you do offer anyone's name as a reference, make sure you have that person's explicit permission to do so.