Question

13.1 Radical Rewrite: Rescuing a Slapdash Résumé (Obj. 4)

The following poorly organized and written résumé needs help to remedy its misspellings, typos, and inconsistent headings.

Your Task. By using the information in the resume, revise Isabella’s resume into a correctly formatted one-page chronological resume.

RESUME OF ISABELLA R. JIMENEZ

1340 East Phillips Ave., Apt. D Littleton, CO 80126

Phone 455-5182 • E-Mail: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE

I am dying to land a first job in the “real world” with a big profitable company that will help me get ahead in the accounting field.

EDUCATION

I graduated from East High School, Denver, CO in 2009.

AA degree from Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado during fall 2013.

Now, I am pursuing a BA in Accounting at CSU-Pueblo, majoring in Accounting; my minor is Finance. My expected degree date is June 2015.

ACHIEVEMENTS

· Named Line Manger of the Month at Target, 08/2009 and 09/2010

· Obtained a Certificate in Entry Level Accounting, June 2012

· Chair of Accounting Society, Spring and fall 2013

· Dean’s Honour List, Fall 2014

· Financial advisor training completed through Primerica (May 2014)

· Webmaster for M.E.Ch.A, Spring 2015

SKILLS

Word processing, Internet browsers (Explorer and Google), Power Point, Excel, Type 40 wpm, databases, spreadsheets; great composure in stressful situations; 3 years as leader and supervisor and 4 years in customer service.

EMPLOYMENT

Mr. K’s Floral Design of Denver. I taught flower design from August, 2008 to September, 2009. I supervised 5 florists, made floral arrangements for big events like weddings, send them to customers, and restocked flowers.

Target, Littleton, CO. As line manager, from September 2008-March 2012, I supervised 22 cashiers and front-end associates. I helped to write schedules, disciplinary action notices, and performance appraisals. I also kept track of change drawer and money exchanges; occasionally was manager on duty for entire store.

Primerica Financial Services, Pueblo, CO. Worked part-time (January 2014-present) as Financial Consultant to assist clients in refinancing a mortgage or consolidating a current mortgage loan and also to advice clients in assessing their need for life insurance.

Answer 1

RESUME

ISABELLA R. JIMENEZ

1340 East Phillips Ave.,   E-Mail: [email protected] Apt. D Littleton, CO 80126 Phone 455-5182

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To work with a company in the field of accounting where i can utilize my accounting skills to face the challenges in real world with confidence and perseverance.

EDUCATION

Degree/Education	Institute/University	Year of Completion
Bachelor of Arts (Majors - Accounting)	Colorado State University, Pueblo, Colorado	2015 (Pursuing)
Associate Degree	Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado	2013
Graduation	East High School, Denver, Colorado	2009

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Awarded as Webmaster for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán, Spring 2015.
• Completed the training of Financial Advisor through Primerica, May 2014.
• Listed in Dean's Honour List, September - November, 2014.
• Selected as Chairperson for the Accounting Society, September - November, 2013.
• Selected as Chairperson for the Accounting Society, March-May, 2013.
• Completed a certification in Entry Level Accounting, June 2012
• Awarded as Line Manager of the Month at Target for the month August - September,2010.

SKILLS

Technical Skills -

• Microsoft Office
• Internet Browsers
• Typing (40 words per minute)
• Database Management
• Spreadsheet Management

Interpersonal Skills

• Mentally Resilient
• Experienced as a leader and a supervisor
• Experienced in customer service.

EMPLOYMENT

• Primerica Financial Services, Pueblo, Colorado - Financial Consultant (Part-time) - January,2014 to present

Roles and Responsibilities - To assist clients in refinancing a mortgage or consolidating a current mortgage loan and to advice clients in assessing their need for life insurance.

• Target Retail Stores, Littleton, Colorado - Line Manager - September, 2009 to March 2012.

Roles and Responsibilities - As a line manager, i was responsible for supervising 22 cashiers and the front-end associates in the retail store. My role at Target included Scheduling, Notifying Disciplinary Actions and helping in performance Appraisals for the employees. Worked on Change Drawers and Money Exchanges for the store and acted as a manager for the store in the absence of the senior manager.

• Mr. K's Floral Design School, Denver - Customer service Manager - August, 2008 to September, 2009

Roles and responsibilities - As a manager, i supervised 5 florists, made floral arrangements for weddings. I was responsible for timely delivery of flowers to the customers and restock the inventory on time.