what do you think of this resume?

Question

Saidy Castellanos
(address)
(cell and home)
(email)

OBJECTIVE

Seeking to obtain a challenging and responsible position, where i can apply knowledge and experience, while being offered an opportunity for professional growth and advancement

WORK EXPERIENCE

Cashier & Customer Service, Martin’s Taco’s and Burgers, Caldwell, ID — 2011-2012

-Cashier for 4 to 6 months
-Waitress for about 2 months
- 6 months of experience in Customer Service

Volunteer, Idaho Meth Project, Boise, ID — 2012

-Handed out brochures and information to those who wanted to know more about Idaho Meth Project
-Gave out temporary tattoos that said, ‘Not Even Once’
-Taken Pictures for the Idaho Meth Project
-Volunteered to hold the Sign Idaho Meth Project while walking in the Parade

Volunteer, Vallivue High School, Caldwell, ID — 2010-2011

-Received 30 hours of Volunteering by recycling paper and cans
Volunteer, West Valley Medical Center, Caldwell, ID — 2011
-Set up Christmas lights, reorganized chairs and tables, and set food on tables for Children’s Choir.

EDUCATION

Vallivue High School, Caldwell, ID
-High School diploma received on May 2012
-GPA 2.5

AWARDS/HONORS

-Received a thank you letter from West Valley Medical Center for volunteering (2011)
-Achieved an award for best attendance (2009)
-Achieved an award for being best student for doing my work quietly and listening (2009)

SKILLS
-Potential of leadership skills of a crew, depending on the mission
-Very well on customer skills
-Self motivated individual to consistently perform quality and productivity
-Hardworking
-Quick Learner
-On Time

ACTIVITIES
-FHLA (2010-2011) Vallivue High School
-Drama Club (2009-2010) Vallivue High School
-Gymnastics (2009-2010) YMCA

ELECTIVES
-Spanish 1 (2012)
-Environment Science (2011)
-Geology (2012)
-Astrology (2011)
-Food & Nutrition (2012)

REFERENCES
Shannon (last name), Counselor/mentor (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Cyn (last name), Volunteer Supervisor (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Elizabeth (last name), Close Friend (xxx) xxx-xxxx

ok so what do you think? what should i change?

Answer 1

1. Delete your GPA. At least for a college GPA, you should never list anything below a 3.0. I would assume you should be higher for a high school GPA.



2. You might want to embellish a bit on your work experience.



3. I would suggest moving your first volunteer experience to the first experience in your work experience.



4. Remove the 30 hours part on one of your volunteer experience. It's not something to brag about. If you list it without it, it might seem like you did it longer than just 30 hours.



5. SPELLING AND GRAMMAR! It's "Took," not "Taken." And why is "Learner" in "Quick Learner" capitalized? There's a bunch of grammatical errors here from just glancing at it. Please have a friend or teacher help you look over it. Spelling errors are the easiest things you can fix on a resume.



6. You might also consider listening skills above your experiences.

Answer 2

One page always! You have to get your resume down to one page, but that doesn't mean it is general. You need to be direct and to the point of the job listing and the company. A resume only gets skimmed so it needs to be to the point and dynamic so it stands out and shows you have the education and experience for the position. Make sure it is clearly written and has NO typos. Have it looked at by as many people as possible who have experience with resumes and take all advice to mind even if you may not agree. Take resume classes at your school also. People who review resumes for jobs are very picky.

Answer 3

For Martin's:



Don't say "for four to six months", which was it?



Don't say "about 4 months". It's OK to round. If it was 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 months, just say for 4 months.



Put the months, not just the years, when you worked there.



I'd leave the GPA off - only put GPA if it's good, yours is so-so



Leave off the thank you letter under awards/honors.



Don't put a close friend as a reference.



Looking at your additional details, I'd have left your work experience the way it was, and if you want to put electives, would leave in astronomy if you want to if it was astronomy and not astrology as you havve in your question - astrology is often looked at as fluff - if you took astronomy, leave it in.

Answer 4

you should put skills after your objective. May be describe more in skills..



Experience: do not combine all jobs in one. Give a seperate heading and job duties



Electives: you can put them with education under one heading.



Here is an example for skills, education and experience



Qualifications in Action



• Effective communication skills, shown in interactions with diverse stakeholders, ensuring a cohesive working environment in times of change, as well as when presenting training workshops in Alberta for market managers

• Strong analytical abilities, used in the quest for finding best product pricing

• Consistently exhibits leadership ability and tenacious follow through with major events and projects

• Exceptional customer service abilities, as shown while mediating between customers, management, business owners, community groups, non-profit organizations, boards, and government, in order for their views to be heard

• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

• Typing speed: 40 wpm





Experience

Market Services Coordinator (Year 2010 to 2011)

Company name, Calgary Alberta

( bullet some of the duties)

• Directed and responded to all inquires made by consumers, vendors, community groups, industry regulators and media

• Ensured market events, as well as promotional launches, were well communicated throughout the market to both the business owners and the general public

• Conducted educational tours, introducing new business owners and consumers to the market

• Educated consumers about all market products and services, location of growers, and their farming practices, as well as seasonal produce cycles

• Responded to new vendor applications and questions

• Collaborated with not-for-profit groups and schools to enhance market mandate

• Provided weekly documentation to the General Manager, including incident reports, consumer comments, vendor feedback, facilities concerns and staffing matters

• Secured market at the end of each day



Example Education &

Professional Development



Administration Assistant Certificate with Honors

College or university name, Calgary Alberta



Various Courses

College or university name, City, province

• Mediation & Negotiation Skills

• Cultural Diversity & Conflict Resolution

• Consensus Building in Groups

• Resolving Conflict in the Workplace





Community Work



President (2010)

Company name, CIty

Answer 5

don't list your gpa, recycling cans, or astrology, very well on customer skills is bad grammer, and an award for doing work quietly is just ridiculous.

Answer 6

It looks good but on the top where work exerience it nerds to be a little clearer. The girls you held where they all with that one company