Sample Chronological Resum

Personal Data
Your full name
Street Address or Box Number
City, Province
Postal Code
Email Address (avoid using a personal email address that might be non-professional
i.e. hotmama@hotmail.ca)
(Area Code) Telephone number

Objective/Profile/Summary of Skills:

Describe your current work objective. This tells potential employers the sort of work you
are hoping to do. Be specific about the job you want, using those Power Words (See
Resum Tips) to ensure that you make the impression you want to make. This objective
should be customized for each employer and for each job you apply to. This objective,
and the rest of the resum, should be written in third person do not use I, me, or
my.

Education: If you are a recent student or graduate, list your grade point
average only if it is over 75% (grade point 3 out of 4 or higher).

19XX-19XX Name of educational institution, city, province or country,

diploma, certificate, or degree earned, major and minor fields of
study.

July, 19XX List completed education, training, and professional development

courses or certificates, especially those which are relevant to the
position. You should omit non-relevant training.

Experience: Employers are most interested in what you did recently. If you
have a long career history, emphasize your experience most
relevant to the posting. If your early career is important to your
current goal, mention the experience without going into the details.
For example: Early Career: Council of London, London, England -
- Town Planner 1, May 1990- December 1993.

If you have held more than one position with the same employer,
make sure the employment period for each position is clear.
There is no need to explain why you left the position. If you are
applying for an engineering position, and are working towards
your professional classification, list the month you started and
completed each position.
Month 20XX- Month 20XX
Position Title
Company Name of Most Recent Employer
City, Province or Country

It is critical to explain what you did in this job that required

skills similar to those needed for position you are applying for.
Remember, the employer reading your resum may not be
familiar with the position title or company you worked for, so you
need to give them information about your responsibilities and
work.
Start each item with a verb which is active Use established
a new financial system instead or responsible for setting up a
new financial system.
List your accomplishments using numbers and expressions of
quantity to create a strong mental image of the work you did.

Month 19XX- Month 20XX

Position Title
Company Name of Second-Last Employer
City, Province or Country

Use key words to describe what you have done. You can
identify these key words by looking through the job description.
They might be key tasks, responsibilities, or training which the
employer is looking for. If you have done these tasks, or
performed these responsibilities, make this very obvious to the
reader. Do not assume the employer will know what you have
done in your position. For example, if the employer is looking for
a financial analyst, and you have done financial analysis within
your job duties, financial analysis might be one of priority points at
the beginning of your work description.

Month 19XX- Month 20XX

Position Title
Company Name of Third-Last Employer
City, Province or Country

Describe your experience in a few sentences, and do not

make your resum read like a job description.

Skills and Interests:

Include this section to demonstrate that you are well-rounded
and possess other skills than those demanded by your position.
An employee working for a public institution like The City of
 Calgary may need to understand the role of volunteers in civil
society. This section should not be too long.
Choose a title for this section which is most relevant for you. It
could be Skills and Interests, Activities/Interests, Volunteer Work,
or other appropriate title. If this information includes some of your
strongest qualifications for the position, call this section Skills or
Highlights of Qualifications and put this section at the beginning
of the resum under Objective.
Computer skills, technical skills and knowledge should be
included here.
Experience with specific machinery and equipment.
Languages spoken and written, if appropriate to the position.
Volunteer work which demonstrates that you are public-
minded and have worked with the wider community.

References:
State References available on request.
Bring your list of references to the interview.
List at least 3 relevant references.
For The City of Calgary, references are contacted by phone.
Provide the following information: Name of person, title,
relationship to you (supervisor, co-worker), main phone number
and/or cell phone. Also include an email address in case
alternative arrangements (e.g., to arrange a telephone meeting)
need to be made by The City.
References should be work-related, preferably a supervisor or
manager who knows your work.
Your references should not be related to you, unless this is
your only work experience.
Contact your references ahead of time, and get their
permission to use them as references. Ask if they would be
comfortable recommending your work. Provide your references
with information about the position you are applying for, and coach
them on the skills you want to emphasize.