The Right and Latest Resume Format for New Graduates

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We've gotten requests for the right resume formats - and we'd be more than happy to show you.

It's important to remember, though, that the resume of the new graduate is far different from those who have been working for some time. And even then, the resumes of supervisors and managers would be different from the high-powered executives like CEOs, CFOs, and general managers.

But first let's discuss the resume of new graduates. 

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The recruiter who is interviewing new graduates knows that these young people don't have work experience yet so they won't be looking for them. What they will be looking for are knowledge, skills, and specialties.

Specialties and knowledge are defined by course subjects and academics.  Obviously, what an accounting graduate has learned would be far different from the art major - and companies looking for young accountants and up-and-coming designers would be careful to specify the degree of the person they are looking for.

Skills are a bit tricky.  They are revealed and developed not just in class but in extra-curricular activities, volunteer work, part-time jobs, and even helping out in the family business.  Let's say you're an accounting major but after classes, you and a couple of friends organize parties and raise funds.  That means you have skills in events management, fund-raising and probably networking , too.

It doesn't matter if you're just a new graduate - you're competing with half a million other new graduates looking for work and your resume has to stand out.  The more skills you can bring to the table, the better.

This is what you put in your resume (in order):

• Name, contact numbers and email addresses
• Degree and course, any honors/awards received, university/college attach school transcript of records if required
• Extra-curricular activities and skills learned and projects done, whether as part of academia or no
• If you headed or were a member of an organization, list that too

Here's a bit of an example:

• Marilyn Gamboa, 0918-765-8278, mgamboa@yahoo.com

• B.S. Marketing, Jose Rizal College

• President of Marketing Club of Jose Rizal College for 2 consecutive years, from junior to senior years
• -As president,  held and organized networking conferences that promoted the college to parents, high school students, and potential sponsors
• -worked with the Placement Department to create training classes for marketing juniors that increased their chances of finding employment after graduation

• Worked part-time three evenings a week and two Saturdays a month for the advertising department of J.R. Martin Integrated Marketing Communications Consultancy, as copywriter and project manager.

This small example immediately shows the recruiter that the applicant does not just have a school-based knowledge of marketing, but she has leadership qualities, has a working knowledge of how recruiting operates, and has already been exposed to the actual goings-on in an advertising firm.

New graduates, every bit of skill, exposure, and experience counts.  Put them in your resume.

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