YOUR RESUME is a personal statement of your professional strengths, measured accomplishments, work experience, education, as well as your career direction for the future.

To be effective, your resume should highlight your relevant qualifications and accomplishments as they relate to the employer's current needs. I am sure you have read a lot of articles on resume writing, may have even had a professional re-write your resume. Everyone has their own opinions... and they are probably right, however.... after 15 years of writing resumes for our industry... we feel we have a good lay out that is clear, concise and effective.

We believe the first half of the first page will get the attention of the Employer and determine if you meet their qualifications.

OBJECTIVE - Start with a clear OBJECTIVE tailored to the specific job for which you are applying.

Sample Objective: To secure a Senior level Food and Beverage position where I am able to utilize my skills in back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house operations, menu design, purchasing and storage, as well as staff development and delivery of excellent customer service to streamline operations, improve customer loyalty, and increase revenue.

QUALIFICATIONS - List your QUALIFICATIONS - Why the employer should hire you. Why you are qualified for the job.

• Start sentences with…More than 10 years experience…. Excellent…. Skilled… Created…… Built…. Accomplished……Drove revenue… Improved profit margins… Reduced turnover...
• Quantify your experience; whenever possible, citing figures that demonstrate progress due directly to your work
• Select high points of your career with measured results using numbers, percentages, dollars, increased by, and decreased by facts
• List technical and software skills and experiences
• State management, communications and leadership styles
• List your degree(s) – include major, minor, school and year completed

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS - Including professional courses.

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC - Activities, terms and positions.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES - We are a heavily regulated industry; these should be included.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS - This shows some of your personality and values.

PERSONAL - Please list your tribal affiliation, if you are an enrolled Tribal member.

BE SURE TO:

• Limit your resume to no more than two pages when possible
• Be honest and be accurate
• Organize education and employment beginning with most recent dates
• If appropriate, list amount of time (percent) that you are willing to travel
• Give attention to the attractiveness and clarity of the resume.
• Proofread it numerous times
• Remember that the purpose of your resume is to present your qualifications honestly and accurately as they relate to the opening AND to get an interview based on the close match between your background and the company’s requirements.

DO NOT…

• Sell yourself short. This represents your professional history.
• Provide irrelevant information such as travel history, previous pay rates, reasons for leaving jobs, irrelevant awards Or the phrase "References upon request." In most cases you will be required to complete a company application, no matter what position you are applying for and how senior level it is. This is for the protection of the company.
• List references on your resume. Prepare a separate list to be offered at interview time.
• Make it a biography of everything you have ever done.
• Use introductory phrases such as "My duties included" or "I was responsible for."
• Use unusual font types, underlines, italics, shading, graphics, and adjusted spacing. This will prevent your resume from being easily accessed by different computer programs.