William Paterson University

NAME

College Address Phone Number E-mail Address	Home Address Phone Number
CAREER OBJECTIVE	Keep your objective brief and simple, for example: "An entry level position in social service", or "Bank Management Trainee". Or you may choose to take the skills approach; "Position that requires knowledge of Visual Basic and C++".
EDUCATION	(List your college education, most recent first.) William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ Bachelor of Arts/Science, Month Year (that you will graduate) Major: Minor: (if applicable) Concentration or Certification in: (Overall or Major) GPA: (only if 3.0 or better) (Place "ACTIVITIES" and "HONORS" under this section rather than in a separate section if they are few)
ACHIEVEMENTS/ HONORS	Dean's list Awards Scholarships Earned ___% of college expenses through full- or part-time employment.
RELEVANT COURSES	List up to four courses related to your Career Objective. (This is optional, depending upon major and quality and/or quantity of other categories. Best to include when applying for internships!)
RELATED EXPERIENCE	Experience related to your Career Objective, most recent first. You may want to list internships. Name of Organization City, State YOUR TITLE Dates Use the word "Present" as the ending date of positions now held. Describe your work responsibilities, using "action words" (see list) e.g., Assisted…; Taught…; Coordinated…; Trained…. Highlight promotions, achievements, compliments, things learned. Do not list routine duties and responsibilities. Show results and significant contributions. List the most important item first and emphasize those that correlate directly to career objective.
OTHER WORK	(List and describe jobs not related to your major, most recent one first. This is also a good place to list any transferrable skills, especially if they are relevant to your Career Objective. Include your most significant work experiences. You need not include every job you've had. Be careful not to leave gaps in your work record.) Name of Organization City, State YOUR TITLE Dates Describe your work responsibilities using "action words."
SKILLS	List skills such as computers, foreign languages, or special skills. You may prefer to put this section after "EDUCATION"; either location is fine. You may also include your level of proficiency (Working knowledge of…; Proficient at…; Basic understanding of…)
ACTIVITIES	Focus on college or community-related groups, volunteer experiences, activities, sports, clubs (offices held), professional associations, leadership ability and quality of experience.
INTERESTS	Hobbies, licenses (This section is optional.)
REFERENCES	Available upon request (This section is optional.)