| For recent graduates of community college, resume | | | | employer. Pay particular attention to any leadership |
| writing is an important skill. They often find out quickly | | | | positions you held. |
| that getting a job with no experience can be difficult. | | | | Third, match the skills and abilities from the first two |
| The upside to community colleges and technical | | | | steps to the career you hope to pursue. If you have a |
| schools is they generally teach in a manner that lends | | | | particular job opening in mind, note how your talents fit |
| itself to resume building. While university graduates are | | | | that position. Take into account those items about |
| often trainable but not necessarily trained, community | | | | which you are most passionate. Such feelings often |
| college graduates usually have marketable skills. | | | | come through in interviews and even in the way you |
| Here are four steps that will help translate lessons | | | | present yourself on your resume. |
| learned in community college to strong points on a | | | | Fourth, build your resume to correspond with how your |
| well-written resume. | | | | qualifications go with the occupation or specific |
| First, write down all the courses you took in school. | | | | employment you seek. To do this, you'll need to use a |
| Include everything from basic classes to advanced | | | | functional resume format, instead of a chronological |
| courses. As you think about each class, identify skills | | | | resume. A functional resume will showcase the |
| you learned. List them specifically, including details of | | | | particular skills you learned in community college. You |
| your proficiency in each. | | | | can include a section on "Selected Accomplishments" |
| Second, make a list of any other activities in which you | | | | or "Special Skills" that demonstrates your capabilities. |
| participated while in school. Include clubs, volunteer | | | | You can also include a segment called "Community |
| positions, service projects and similar endeavors. | | | | Involvement," which shows your other qualifications. |
| Consider how your participation in each activity might | | | | Making a community college resume in this manner will |
| represent abilities that would benefit a potential | | | | make getting a job with no experience much easier. |