Real-resumes for Students

Anne McKinney

Jan 2000 · PREP Publishing

About this ebook

Shows actual resumes and cover letters that helped students launch a career after graduation from college, technical or professional school, or graduate school. Real-Resumes for Students is based on the philosophy that students have particular problems when they approach resume preparation and job hunting. Students are usually seeking their first professional position and they must figure out how to present in a meaningful fashion work experience such as "waitress, " "tutor, " "intern, " "student teacher, " "volunteer, " "residence hall counselor, " and "sorority president." The Table of Contents is designed to present actual resumes of real individuals with a wide range of interests ranging from accounting and computer programming, to sports administration and veterinary technology. The theory behind the book is that "a picture is worth a thousand words, " and all resumes and cover letters shown in the book have been handpicked. There are numerous resumes which illustrate how to show clinical rotations and internships on a resume, and the editor also gives insight into how to use volunteer work, work-study experience, and achievements to maximum advantage. Real-Resumes Series editor Anne McKinney believes strongly that "student resumes" are the most creative (and the most difficult to write) because they must sell "potential" rather than experience.

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About the author

 Anne McKinney holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been involved in helping job hunters with resumes for 30 years, and she is the editor and publisher of the Real-Resumes Series, a series of how-to resume and cover letter books which show excellent samples of resumes and cover letters that have worked for real people in real job hunts. Sometimes seeing a great sample resume of someone in your field can help you in structuring and revising your own resume. A picture is worth a thousand words, and these books show you pictures of great resumes and cover letters that really worked!