My Resume!

Lauren Krueger

Education:
Southern Methodist University—May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, Journalism minor
Overall GPA: 3.65
New Trier High School Honor Roll, 2004-2007
Pi Beta Phi Honor Society, awarded to sophomores
With GPA 3.6 and above

Experience:
Dance Instructor, 2005-2008
Nicchia-Retail Store, salesperson, 2007-2008
Child Caretaker, 2003-2008
Winnetka Park District, counselor, Summer 2004
Three at your Service Catering Company, founder, 2004-2008
Save the Schools Fundraiser, Chicago, IL, member, 2006-2008
“Big Sister” to Intercity Girls Dance Foundation, 2005-2008
Northwestern Settlement House Charity, volunteer, 2006-2008
Soup Kitchen, Chicago, IL, volunteer, 2006-2008

Activities/ Interests:
Advanced Dance Competition, competitor/ High gold trophy, 2005
Tremain Dance Competition, participant, 2004
ELS (Work with mentally challenged Students at New Trier High School), member, 2005-2006)
Habitat for Humanity, member, 2008
Pacific Coast Dance Fest, participant, 2007
Adventure Treks Wilderness Camp, participant, 2006
Relay for Life, volunteer, 2007
Fisher Dance Studio, member, 1996-2007
Pi Beta Phi Homecoming committee, member, Fall 2008
Pi Beta Phi Philanthropy committee, member, Fall 2008
Pi Beta Phi Mr. University committee, member, Fall 2008
Pi Beta Phi Skit- 22 girls personally selected, member, Fall 2008
Interests include: Dancing, running, rollerblading, skiing and writing

Those few pages in the textbook opened a whole new world of “things to know” when constructing a resume. I learned quite a bit while reading this chapter. For instance, I was not aware of the purpose of an objective and when or when not to include one in your resume. When I began, I was also somewhat skeptical of whether I was allowed to include any of my high school information in my resume and while reading the chapter I soon discovered that it is expectable up until senior (acceptable as a freshman or sophomore) in college when you future employer does not care if you were president of the Chess team your junior year in high school. Another little fact that I found interesting was that the date is the least important piece of information and should always be listed at the end of the description and your resume should NEVER exceed one page. This chapter helped me organize my accomplishments into three categories (Education, Experience and activities/interests) and provided examples that helped me along the way. My resume still consists of a great deal of my high school accomplishments but I am hoping that will change shortly as I progress through my college career and obtain more experience through internships and hopefully studying abroad in London or Florence the second semester of my junior year.