ENGLISH RESUMES

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JACOB JACQUET
UNI. OF WISCONSIN
CEO @ REZI

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F O U N D E D 2 015
STUDENTS
YO U N G P RO F E S S I O N A L S
98,480 HELPED

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T H E KO R E A N
RESUME

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Basic facts and only the facts

Emphasis placed on education

Personal Information

Health

Family Background
THE ENGLISH
RESUME

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Headshot

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Summary
Objective
Personal Statement
Delete

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Education: Dont Include
Anything before College
Only Include
GPA
if its above
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Move education below
experience if youre
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Professional Student

Professional Experience Education

Projects Coursework
Education Professional Experience
Coursework Projects
Involvement Involvement
Skills Skills

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Explain WHY

Describe HOW

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 why

Created marketing plan for annual fundraiser

what

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Created marketing plan for annual fundraiser
that made $50,000.

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Created marketing plan for annual fundraiser that
made $50,000 in the first 3 days of the campaign.

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 how

Created marketing plan using Google Analytics

for annual fundraiser that made $50,000
in the first 3 days of the campaign.

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What: Marketing Plan; $50k, 3 Days
Why: Annual Fundraiser
How: Google Analytics

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Relevant Coursework
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Research
Side Projects
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Words such as: Skills such as:

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Words that cant be proven Skills that have been learned

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 Soft Keyword Hard Keyword

Created marketing plan using Google Analytics

for annual fundraiser that made $50,000
in the first 3 days of the campaign.

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 Think of all
your experiences

Include
3 - 5 bullet points
per position
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- Did you make or save money?
- Increase productivity or save
time for the company?
- Events, activities, projects that
you planned? Results?

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Past Tense

Present Job =
Present Tense

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 Quantify your
accomplishments

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Supervised staff of employees and planned
activities to grow profits

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Managed 20 employees, planned 30 promotions
which generated 40% gross profit

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essential information Date, Location, and
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Creative Formatting have ANY graphics
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