Example JFK Resume
John F. Kennedy
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 465-1111
[email protected]
Key Skills
Political campaigning
Commanding military units
Inspiring leadership
Encouraging international and national communication
Achievements
Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in Courage (1957)
Navy and Marine Corps Medal for extremely heroic conduct (1944)
Purple Heart Medal for injuries suffered in combat (1944)
Experience
President
United States Government
1961-1963
Founded the Peace Corps in 1961
Invested in Latin America through the Alliance for Progress
Co-signed a treaty limiting nuclear testing
Proposed a Civil Rights bill that passed in 1964 as the Civil Rights Act
Sought Congressional approval for the $22 million Apollo Project
Senator for Massachusetts
United States Government
1953-1961
Advocated for extensive foreign aid
Encouraged France to grant Algerian independence
Served on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Backed the opening of the St. Lawrence Sea Way
Congressman for Massachusetts
United States Government
1947-1953
Backed for better working conditions and more public housing
Promoted national increase in wages and decrease in the prices of goods and rent
Supported an increase in Social Security for the elderly
Journalist
Chicago-American Herald
1945-1946
Covered the United Nations conference in San Francisco
Reported on the elections that ousted Winston Churchill
Captain
United States Navy
1942-1945
Captained PT boat in the South Pacific
Organized and managed personnel and resources
Education
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science International Affairs 1936-1940
Example Resume
Janae Doeing
555 Street St. Westminster, CO 80031 (720) 555-5555 [email protected]
EDUCATION:
University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB)
B.A. Ethnic Studies, Magna Cum Laude
B.A. Anthropology
Boulder, CO
May 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Pre-Collegiate Developmental Program (PCDP)
Boulder, CO
Interim High School Coordinator
July 2014- Present
Tracked a caseload of 500 high school students in meeting the requirements to continue participation with PCDP
through transcripts and Saturday academies attendance
Planned Saturday academies on college readiness, financial aid, scholarships and standardize testing to 500+
students and parents
Revised and updated paperwork to prepare for fall recruitment in the 18 PCDP target high schools
Head Peer Counselor
May 2013-July 2014
Supervised 13 peer counselors and 95-120 incoming high school seniors in 5 week intervals
Communicated on a daily basis with administrative staff and peer counselors about schedule changes,
program schedules and events held on campus
Visited 4-5 core classes, collected and reported notes to administrative staff in order to enhance teacher
performance
Office Assistant/Teacher Assistant
May 2010-July 2012
Created teacher evaluation forms with the goal of improving teacher performance and student-teacher relationships
Revised, critiqued and assisted over 50 students scholarship essays, admission essays and resumes for UCB admissions
City Year, Inc.
Denver, CO
Corps Member, Denver North High School Team
July 2013- June 2014
Admitted into one of the most national selective AmeriCorps programs with an 18% acceptance rate
Provided leadership to my team as data and evaluation coordinator; created excel spreadsheets, graphs and visual
presentations of student intervention hours, student attendance rate and student afterschool activities
Assisted partner teachers on a daily basis in geography, literature and algebra with classes ranging from 25-28
students
Provided over 1,700 service hours of targeted math and literary intervention through classroom lessons and
tutorship
Regularly managed a caseload of 18 freshmen students on attendance, behavioral and academic progress in order
to assist students in staying on track to graduate
Led and mentored an advisory group of 9 freshmen in career and college planning and advocating for higher
education
Co-facilitated and organized a 1 week corps-wide clothes drive competition to donate to homeless youth at Urban
Peak
Career Services
Boulder, CO
Peer Career Advisor (PCA)
August 2012- May 2013
Co-delivered 10-15 workshops on resume building, social media benefits, major exploration and in-classroom
presentations on Career Services to student body
Worked one on one with students to develop professional skills
Provided leadership to the organization as Student Group Project Manager; compiled a list of contact information
from 100 student groups to outreach Career Services resources
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Boulder, CO
Student Volunteer
January 2012- May 2012
Promoted and outreached to 60 students during volunteer fair on workshops and sessions provided by CAPS
Led meditation and breathing exercises sessions with 5 different student groups with members from 10-15
students on stress relieving and re-energizing the body during finals and midterms week
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Conversant in Hmong, Spanish, and English
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Prezi
Connector
Community Unifer
Inclusivity
Team player
REFERENCES: Available upon request
