RESUME WRITING

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A RESUME?

• TO GET AN INTERVIEW

2453 Deli Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84119

Phone (208) 490-1478 E-mail john.carr@gmail.com

J OHN T. CARR

Professional Profile Ambitious individual with over 10 years of professional experience in delivery and warehouse work. Recipient of numerous safety awards in the industrial work place. Assertive in meeting new challenges and willing to expand knowledge to benefit customers and employer. Professional Skills Forklift Load and Unload Inventory Pallet Jack Detail Oriented Safety Awards Packaging Driving Shrink Wrap Training Supervision Team-Player MSDS Knowledge Professional Experience Swift Transportation Salt Lake City, Utah Dedicated Fleet Driver 2003 – 2010

Unloaded and loaded inventory Operated forklifts, pallet jacks, and push broom Recognized for 100% on time delivery of product Recipient of safety awards for 5 consecutive years Worked in a team of 70 individuals Documented and inventoried merchandise Communicated in a professional manner with customers

Food Services of America Boise, Idaho Inventory Specialist 2000 – 2003

Checked inventory to manifest Assured customer received proper merchandise Made sure product was delivered on time

Education El Camino Fundamental High School Sacramento, California

High School Diploma Value to The Organization “John is one of the finest individuals I have had the opportunity to employ. He always maintained a positive attitude, and I always knew he would accomplish whatever task I assigned.”

-Tom Salt, Regional Manager, Swift Transportation

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Don’t write what you are looking for but instead what you can offer.

• To obtain a career that meets my needs and is enjoyable at the same time and to work with people that I feel comfortable around. Ready and willing to try new things.

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Ambitious individual with over 10 years of professional experience in delivery and warehouse work. Recipient of numerous safety awards in the industrial work place. Assertive in meeting new challenges and willing to expand knowledge to benefit customers and employer.

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Tell not just what you did, but how well you did it.

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Be relevant

• Forklift, Load and Unload Inventory, Pallet Jack, Detail Oriented, Safety Awards, Packaging, Driving, Shrink Wrap

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Include numbers and accomplishments

• Recognized for 100% on time delivery of product

• Recipient of safety awards for 5 consecutive years

• Worked in a team of 70 individuals

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Don’t date yourself

• Only list last 10 years of experience

• Leave out graduation dates

• Summary not story

• PROOFREAD

• No me, mine, or I

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• Tailor it to the job posting

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• References on a separate sheet

• Be careful how you word religious, or political involvement

• Microsoft Word format is preferred

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• STAND OUT PROFESSIONALLY!

BASIC RESUME TIPS

• “When job searching times get tough, it's more important than usual to make sure that you stand out from the job search crowd and show the hiring manager that you are a candidate who definitely should be selected for an interview. You will need to get noticed and be one of those compelling candidates who differentiates themselves from the competition.” - Alison Doyle