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Look carefully at the following sample résumés. These are real people (yes, the names have been changed to protect the innocent) who are students at a private computer school in Georgia. What improvements, if any, need to be made on them?

JANE S. DOE

481 North Street

Athens, Georgia 30606

(706) 678-9254

 

OBJECTIVE An administrative position that would allow me to learn and grow within an organization
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Mature, responsible , dedicated worker.
  • Able to establish effective working relationships with co-workers and supervisors.
  • Adaptable—professional, yet able to work within a hands-on environment.
  • Able to understand and implement policies and procedures.
EDUCATION Athens Business School, anticipated graduation date: April, 2000. Administrative Support Systems. Completed courses: Windows 95, Windows 3.1.

Savannah State College, Savannah, Ga., 1992-1994. GPA, 3.4/4.0. Major: Pre-law.

EXPERIENCE Etcon, 855 Sunset Dr., Athens, GA. 1998 to 1999.

Temporary positions with several local businesses, production and clerical.

Zoom Bait Company, 1581 Jennings Mill Rd., Bogart, GA. 1996 to 1998.

Production work involving manufacture and packaging of plastic bait products. Trained new employees.

Have also worked several other temporary jobs in manufacturing and plant production.

HONORS &

ACTIVITIES

Pre-law Club, Student Government (Savannah State), Certificates of Achievement (ILS)
REFERENCES Available on request.

JOHN S. DOE

110 Tall Oak Drive

Bogart , Georgia 30622

(770) 548-7259

 

EDUCATION Athens Business School, July, 1999. Computer Applications Specialist
EXPERIENCE

1996 to present, Ryder Integrated Logistics, Norcross, GA.

Route Manager.

          Coordinate inbound and outbound route; run sequence operations to and from General Motor’s plant in Doraville, GA. Drive tractor-trailer loads of parts to assembly area for on-time production of GM cars.

1994 to 1996, Centurion Auto Transport, Commerce, GA.

Professional Car Hauler.

           Transported various vehicles to and from car dealers all over the United States. Maintained proper paperwork for business and governmental requirements.

1992 to 1994, TCL Trucking, Inc., Bogart, GA.

Owner-operator.

           Owned and managed three over-the-road tractor-trailers as well as fulfilled private contracts for various transportation services. Hired, supervised, etc., up to 5 employees. Maintained all financial records.

1988 to 1992, Classic City Moving & Storage, Athens, GA.

Driver/truck loader

.           Loaded truck and delivered household goods to other states. Collected COD accounts. Handled mounds of governmentally required paperwork.

1987 to1988, US Army, Fort Dix, NJ.

Truck driver.

            Weapons expert, recipient of various achievement awards.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows 95, Windows 3.1, MS DOS, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Lotus 1-2-3
REFERENCES Available on request.

 


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