Sample Resume (Economics)
Justin's Resume
Justin has chosen to use a combination resume economics of chronological and functional formats for his resume, which he typed on his computer using Arial , a common sans serif typeface found in most word-processing programs.
Justin Case |
Campus Address 247-F Rider Drive Hartford, CT 860/555-4678 |
Home Address 13 Peril Pass Lakewood, NJ 08701 732-555-4357 |
E-mail Address jcase @hartford.edu |
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| Objective |
| A position as a financial analyst in the insurance industry resume economics. |
Education |
| B.S. in economics, Hartford University, Hartford, Conn. | Expected Spring 2001 |
Related Work Experience |
| Common Stock Intern, Hobbs Insurance Co., Providence, R.I. | Summer 2000 |
Performed an in-depth analysis on Grandview Corp., including a review of its history, management, financial information, and business strategy resume economics. |
| Wrote a report recommending that Hobbs Insurance Co. keep its holdings in Grandview Corp. |
Made presentation to department members on research in the common-stock area. |
| Aide, Hartford University Computing Center Help Desk | Spring 2000-present |
Assist users from economic classes with various software programs. |
| Related Course Work |
| Macroeconomic Analysis resume economics |
| Managerial Economics |
| Investment Analysis |
| International Finance resume economics |
Statistics |
| Other Work Experience |
| Waiter, Irenes Family Diner, Lakewood, N.J. | Summers 1998 and 1999 |
| Professional Honors and Activities |
| Samuel Shedlock Prize for achievement in economics | Spring 2000 |
| Member, Student Investment Club, Hartford University | Fall 1997-present |
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Justin includes contact information for his near-campus apartment and for his parents’ home , along with an e-mail address that he’ll keep for at least a year after graduation. Employers should be able to find him easily. Unfortunately, Justin has committed several minor errors—he omitted his ZIP code under “Campus Address” and typed his telephone numbers in two different styles, using a slash between the area code and local number under “Campus Address” and a hyphen between the area code and local number under “Home Address.” Watchful employers will wonder about his attention to detail.
Objective
Justin includes a simple, direct objective resume economics. He’s clear about the kind of position he wants resume economics. Employers generally like that approach.
Education
Why didn’t Justin include his GPA along with his degree information? Employers will wonder resume economics.
Work Experience
Justin separates his work experience into “related” and “other” categories—and he lists his “related” experience by its importance to the job he’s seeking, not in chronological order.
Related Course Work
In another minor departure from tradition resume economics, Justin sandwiches his list of related courses between “related” and “other” work experience resume economics. He wants employers to see his work experience before his course work—but only the experience that relates to the job .
Professional Honors and Activities
Justin shows he’s been both active and proficient in his chosen field . That should impress employers—and assure them that his GPA can’t be all that low.
Missing Pieces
Justin held several other part-time resume economics and summer jobs before the ones he included on his resume, but chose to omit them in favor resume economics of including experience and course work he believes is more relevant to the job he’s seeking. Wisely, he realized that it would be better to omit old information than to send resume economics employers a two-page resume.
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