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  Common Components

Resumes have many different styles and formats, but essentially contain similar information. Below are the common and optional components of a resume. As you go through this tutorial, each component will be described in more detail and examples will be given.

 Heading  Name, Address, Phone Number, & E-Mail
 Career Objective  Shows your Job Target
 Education  Describes Academic Achievement
 Experience  Paid and Volunteer Experience
 Activities  Professional, Educational, or Civic Activities

 Optional Components

 Skills / Summary of Qualifications  List Relevant Skills and Qualifications
 Functional Skills  Used with Functional / Combination Resumes
 Honors / Awards  Contains Educational and Related Honors
 Certifications / Licenses  Those which are pertinent to your Objective
 Others  Additional Qualifications related to your Goal

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