- 1). Identify which profession you are aiming for. If you are apply for a nursing job, explain what education you have. Think about the qualities that are associated with each job. If you want to be a nurse, your employer will want someone who is compassionate and patient. If you want to be a journalist, you have to be determined, deadline-oriented and hard working. Research common requirements for the position you are applying for.
- 2). Write a list of key words. These will be your personality traits. If you consider yourself shy and you are applying for a bar job, leave out that trait. Bar work requires personality. You will not be hired if the employer thinks you will not engage with customers. Positive traits that can be used in most resumes are hard working, enthusiastic, friendly and determined.
- 3). List your achievements -- even if they do not directly relate to the job you are applying for. This will show the employer that you are hard working and have potential. List your high school grades -- the ones that count. Determine whether the job requires a good English, mathematics or science grade. There is no point in writing down that you achieved full marks in English when you want to be a surgeon. As well as grades, list your success out of school that relates to the job. If you are applying to work for a newspaper, write your previous writing experience. Have you had anything published? Have you done any writing for anyone else? These are relevant questions you need to be answering in your resume.
- 4). Show your previous experience. It is important to have some experience in the field you want to work in. Chances are there will be many other people applying for the job. You are going to want to make sure you stand out. Write down your previous employers as a subhead. Beside that, write how long you worked for them and when. Underneath, explain what your position was and what you learned. Even if it was a job you had when you were younger, it is still important. If you did not have a specific title, create a realistic one. Your potential employer will not take you seriously if you write that you are not sure what you were exactly.
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