Whats better on a Resume a lot of jobs you had or extracurricualr activities you had in school?
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List your contact information.
After that – list all of your employment – in the order of most recent first. Start sentences with “action words” (i.e. Reduced overhead by 19%. or – Implemented a marketing plan for women’s jeans, which resulted in a 5% increase in sales for the quarter.)
Use bullets wherever you can – it’s much easier for the hiring managers to look through a resume that’s formatted well.
Clubs, interests – etc. should be in ONE paragraph at the bottom. They are not nearly as important to the employers as the jobs you’ve held.
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If you had a lot of jobs where you only stayed for a short time you should think twice before including them on your resume. It might make it seems like you won’t stay with your new job for long either.
List extracurriculars last, but not too many. Clubs, etc… are good, but you don’t have to list the choir, or ski club.
Extracurricular stuff is fine, but work experience is more important.
Keep in mind, too many jobs give the impression that you can’t hold one. It is better to leave out a job you did for 2 weeks.