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Donald and Cory Byers  \nRESUMES  \nYour resume is a snapshot of who you are and what you’ve done/are capable of doing. As a recent college graduate, you should probably keep your resume to one page – you probably haven’t done enough yet to warrant a second page. You may want to alter your resume based on specific job postings (make it as relevant as possible to that job) . Some types of jobs allow for more creative leeway when building a resume. For example, advertising agencies often get extremely creative resumes (search for some online), whereas if you’re applying to work at a bank, your resume should probably be more straightforward. In any case, your resume should represent you. As such, there’s plenty of room for individualizing your resume, but below are some general tips. The main thing is to make the layout visually clean, easy to read, and well organized.  \n1. Put your name at the top of the resume page, displayed prominently in bigger and bolder type than the rest of the page. If you choose a distinctive type style, make sure it’s easily readable. Include your cell phone number, your e-mail (keep in mind, your [siue.edu](siue.edu)[ ](siue.edu)account goes away 6 months after graduation) and any relevant (professional)  \nwebsite/social media links (like your portfolio) . You may or may not want to include a current address (read about the pros and cons online) .  \nBe sure to check your email account and cell phone mailbox regularly. You don’t want to miss a job because you didn’t get a message. Be sure to have a short, courteous, professional-sounding outgoing voicemail message. The same professionalism is required on social media. Expect them to Google you; so make sure your online presence shows you as the kind of person they’d like to hire.  \n2. Do not bother including a statement of objectives. There’s no such thing as a general statement of objectives on a resume that isn’t boring, uninformative and hackneyed. If you feel you must say something about specific objectives, put it in your cover letter, or better yet, save it for the interview.  \n3. When you cite your educational record, omit the high school you attended. Employers want to know what you’ve done recently. Include other relevant schools or training courses from which you’ve graduated (e.g., Army tech. schools, etc.) and professional certifications (e.g., FCC Radiotelephone License, Microsoft IT Certifications) . All these show your versatility and experience.  \nStart with the most recent school/training. In the case of SIUE, be sure to list it correctly – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. There’s no “at” or “-“ or anything else between University and Edwardsville. When you list your degree, include your GPA if it’s 3.0 or better, plus any honors or endorsements on your diploma, e.g., cum laude. The further you get away from graduation, the less important GPA will be, so at some point in the future you may drop it.  \nIf you’re resume feels a little “light,” you could include a section of “Media Courses” and  \nlist the relevant courses you’ve taken. I’d only do this if you don’t have much else to put on your resume. Otherwise it just takes up space (anyone with a Mass Comm degree probably has taken these or similar courses). Plus, just because you took the class doesn’t mean you passed or are any good at it. Your actual work – in a portfolio or demo reel or past jobs will better show what you’re capable of.  \n4. List all previous employment in reverse-chronological order (most recent first), unless there are good reasons not to list something (e.g., years spent making license plates in prison, etc.). Discuss such omissions with your advisor or the internship coordinator. Remember, a sharp interviewer will ask you why there’s a gap in your employment record for, say, four years. If this corresponds to when you were in college, you have a good answer. 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