There are two versions of a resumé here. The first version starts with "Objective", where you outline what you are looking for, versus the second, which starts with 'Summary'. The ‘Summary’ is a quick 1-2 sentence statement of the value you are bringing to a prospective employer. You can use either. I chose to go the "Summary" route as this is the first thing someone going through a stack of resume's will see. Some important things to consider:

• A traditional resume lists an 'Objective' or 'Summary' followed by work experience, then Education. I led with "Leadership Experience" after the 'Summary' statement. This is the first thing I wanted someone going through a stack of resumés to see. I also put a little note up front that all of the things listed were just from my senior year while taking a full-time course load. This did two things: 1) they knew I could have put much more down based on what I had done in prior years, and 2) demonstrated I was very busy my senior year balancing my formal and informal learning.
  
• Following "Leadership Experience" was "Work Experience." Every single position noted was related to Sales or Marketing, my desired career. After reading my leadership experience, then seeing my work experience, I know my resumé was put in the 'interview' pile. The person reading then only had to check to see if I was graduating…which I was. For every company I applied to, I got an interview. I had 3 job offers to choose from when I graduated!
  
• You'll see in 'Education' that I noted I had achieved 'Honor Society' status in high school and earned the designation of "Ontario Scholar" in my senior high school year. While my college grades were not as good as high school, it showed I was a good student. Because I had so much leadership and relevant work experience, the question about my grades in college never came up in a single interview.

If you put it down on your resumé, it is fair game for a question. Good interviewers can sift through ‘fluff’ very easily. Be prepared to talk to what you accomplished and learned in every leadership role or job.

Student Resources

1. Resume and Interview Tips To Help You Get A Great Job
2. Resumé Samples
3. Interviewer Questions
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