EUROAVIA YOUNG ENGINEERS CAREER GUIDE

Version: October 1 st 2006 EUROAVIA YOUNG ENGINEERS CAREER GUIDE HOW TO MAKE A RESUME EUROAVIA YOUNG ENGINEERS 2 Getting started The most important thing about a resume is that it is different than the one of the next person. Recruiters read a lot of resumes and you want them to notice yours Therefore it is of importance to include a short paragraph about yourself and who you really are. Things to include in such a section are your character

(focus on your positive character features) and perhaps some things that describe your person. This brings us to another very important point in writing resumes. People do not like to read a lot, so keep things brief and use bulleted sentences where possible (this does not apply for the earlier discussed personal paragraph). Bulleted sentences should begin with action words, like “developed” or “designed”. One thing you should realize is that a resume is not meant to get you a job, but to get you an interview. Keep this in mind to prevent yourself from adding to much information. You will have all the time during an interview to elaborate on parts of your resume. Let us go trough all the 1. Basic information. a) Name. (First name Middle name/initial Last name) b) Address. (country’s standard address formatting) c) Phone number (label as: Home/Work/Cell phone/Evening/Daytime/etc.) d) E-mail address. e) URL. Additionally you may put your photo into right upper corner of your resume. Use picture appropriate for the applied job. 2. Objective. State the purpose of your application. What is your goal? Why you’re applying for a job? Be straight to the point and summarize your objective in a few...

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