Example Resume: Recent College Graduate With Job Experience
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JUSTIN TIMES
1234 Archer Road
Gainesville, Fl 32607
(352) 555 – 33331635
| CAREER GOAL | A position as a sports reporter or city reporter for a daily metropolitan newspaper.
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| SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS |
- Experienced sports writer and editor
- Strong background in newspaper mechanics, layout and design
- Skilled in developing and implementing a veriety of programs
- Well-developed organizational and leadership skills
- Familiarity with city government and how it operates
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| 1993-1995 |
Staff, The Exponent, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- Served as copy editor, assistant city desk editor and assistant sports editor for campus newspaper
- Assigned and covered city stories and sporting events
- Established "stringer" system among nonrevenue sports, which resulted in increased coverage of those sports in the newspaper
- Developed program matching city officials with newspaper reporters to enhance understanding of city government and its operations; resulted in more accurate of council meetings and its decisions
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| 1992-1995 |
Feature Writer, Purdue Sports Information Office, West Lafayette, IN
- Developed and implemented hometown feature program, which increased coverage of Purdue sports in athletes' local newspapers
- Wrote and placed nearly 50 articles throughout the United States
- Wrote three articles for the game-day football program
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