Functional Resume

Your Name

Street Address

City, State, Zip Code

Telephone  Number

E-mail Address

PROFILE STATEMENT:

Tell the reader a little about yourself.  If you have the job ad or job description use the words they are looking for if it matches your attributes.  In a sentence or two list the skills you have to fulfill that job.  Focus on the employer’s needs, not your wants. 

EDUCATION:  (List most recent education first – If you education was years ago you might list it after Work Experience instead of before.)

¨ List any college or training above high school first. If you don’t have college then list your high school. 

¨ If you have a high gpa list it here, anything below a 3.0 don’t list. 

¨ You may put down that you are planning to go to College if that is one of your goals and what you plan on studying. 

¨ Under the school you attended you can list a couple of classes that might help you in the job you are looking to obtain or mention a project on which you received a high grade.

QUALIFICATION/SKILLS

¨ Bullet point several skills that the company needs and that you have.   For example:

o Communication

o Customer Service

o People Skills

¨ Under each skill give several examples from your work, school, volunteer work and outside activities that support that claim

¨ Results of tasks are important, as well as quantity (how much you increased sales, how many children you supervised, how you saved the company time or money)

¨ Stay away from I or My statements.  You do not need complete sentences such as you will use in your cover letter, phrases that describe your skills are fine here

WORK EXPERIENCE: (list your most recent work experience first)

Title of Position, Dates of employment, Name of Employer, City, State

· You do not need to describe each position as you are giving that information in the Qualification/Skills section.

RECOGNITION AND ACTIVITIES

            List clubs, volunteer experience, scholarships, awards or activities that might be related to the job

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST (Optional)

Use this section as a heading only.  Do not include references on your resume – bring a sheet to the interview that lists your references.  Make sure they are not friends and relatives, but people who can vouch for your dependability and good work ethics. Two or three is fine.  The exception to this rule is when they ask for references ahead of time. Then, give them here.

It is okay to have a two page resume but, you don’t want to be wordy just to fill up space.

FRED FUNCTIONAL

400 Ute Drive

Farmington, NM 87401

505-321-4499

fredfunction@sanjuancollege.edu

PROFILE STATEMENT:

Hard working, multitasked, computer literate, college student who enjoys the sciences and has experience in working with children and their parents   

EDUCATION: 

San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico                        Anticipated Graduation May 2009 

¨ Biology Major, GPA 3.8, Received an A in the following classes:

§ Biology § Human Anatomy

§ Advanced Microsoft Office § Speech

Shiprock High School, Shiprock New Mexico, gpa 3.6                                             May 2006 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Communication Skills

¨ Taught other employees how to safely use the large two-person lawn mowers

¨ Talked to parents of middle school children who picked up their summer campers informing them about the activities the children participated in during the day

¨ Updated 25 computerized progress reports weekly for student files

¨ Worked on an enunciation project with a child who had a cleft pallet

¨ Was a part of the Debate Team in high school

Team Player

¨ Assisted the grounds keeping team in making San Juan College a beautiful campus

¨ Worked with camp director and other camp counselors to create fun filled and educational activities for campers which utilized camp educational goals

¨ Instilled the buddy system during swimming events

¨ Worked with Circle K Club members to create child oriented service projects

Computer Knowledge

¨ Entered information on completed duties in job overview data base

¨ Above average understanding in the use of Microsoft Office Excel program

¨ Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access and PowerPoint

¨ Helped campers with Internet research of animals and insects discovered during hiking trip

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Summer Grounds Keeper, 2006 & 2007, San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico

Summer Camp Counselor, 2005 & 2006, Boys and Girls Club, Shiprock, New Mexico

RECOGNITION AND ACTIVITIES:

            Circle K Club, Activity Chair, San Juan College, 2006 to present

            Debate Club, Gold Ribbon, Shiprock High School, 2004-2005