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As industry professionals, Youngblood's Resource Specialists will offer ideas that help you construct a better, more powerful resume by illustrating how best you can represent yourself, your work history, and your talents as they relate to the opportunities you are seeking. Following are some tips to help you get started:

• Include sections such as your Objective, Work History, Education, Computer Skills, and/or Skills.
  
• When listing your Work History, begin with your most recent employment working backward.
  
• When describing each of your past jobs, be specific with your job duties/responsibilities. Do not write long paragraphs. Try bullet lists instead. Use strong verbs and industry keywords, but remember that "big" talk can sound presumptuous.
  
• Do not falsify information or over-exaggerate. An interview or background check usually reveals the truth.
  
• Do not provide personal information such as your age, weight, race, etc. These have nothing to do with your qualifications to do the job.
  
• Do not use silly fonts or pictures… show that you are serious in the employment they offer.
  
• In your Education section, feel free to include your GPA (if over 3.0) or any scholarships or awards you received. You may also briefly list any organizations/fraternities/sororities you participated in.

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