Im 17 years old and im looking for employment just somewhere simple that any kid in highschool would work.this is the first resume i've ever written and i was just looking for some feedback and advice for areas of improvement. basically what i want to know is if you were a hiring manager and you looked over my resume would you call me in for an interview?
It's a really good start, but I would make a few suggestions: 1) You don't need to list references on a resume; take them to the interview and provide them if you are asked for them. 2) You have a lot of information on here; most hiring managers will not spend a lot of time looking at your resume so less is more provided you effectively highlight your skills. Make sure it fits on one page. I would probably leave out the activities and interests section entirely or cut it down to no more that 3 or 4 bullet points. Likewise, your volunteer experience and honors sections should be cut down significantly or you could list a variety of volunteer experience as one bullet point under the heading summary of qualifications. 3) Finally, I would change your objective statement to say, Pursue entry level employment in culinary arts, retail, customer service OR business management (although you should obviously make OR lowercase). You should say or instead of and because I'm assuming you want a job in one of these fields, not all of them at the same time. :-) Good luck!
Looks way better than my resume at age 17 I tell you that. Here are some suggestions Make your experience description in bullet points similiar to your volunteer and interests. Use action verbs like initiated, lead, pursued.. words that show you are proactive. For example: Construction: - Activity 1 (construction of roofs, floor, ....) - Activity 2 (cleared forest vegetation....) - Responsiblity 1 (list if you had any) - Projects finished 1 (cleared entire section of forest, finished an entire house.. etc..) Do this for each place you have worked. Also, make sure you list your most recent experience at the top because employers will want to see them first. The lines about able to stand for hours, work well alone or with others, motivated, etc.. You can remove them and put it a cover page if you have one. Because they sound cheezy and the fact that EVERYONE says that. Most employers don't even read them. Your objective should be focused. Not bus management, or culinery arts, or retail. Pick one depending on your employer, you should focus on one. This way your resume will seem more directed at the position, rather than a generic resume that you mass produce.
