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3. STRATEGIES FOR AN EFFECTIVE JOB SEARCH
  3.10 CREATE AN EFFECTIVE RESUME
   
  SAMPLE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
   
 
 
   
   
Jeffrey Peterson
123 South Taylor Street
Lima, Virginia 12345
 
Home: (000) 555-5555
Office: (000) 555-5555
 
 
 
 
OBJECTIVE: Electrician with full range of responsibilities from maintenance to
installation.
   
SUMMARY: More than 12 years experience in all phases of the electrical field.
Expertise in troubleshooting electrical circuits and providing
necessary maintenance. Effective supervisor of trades people.
   
EXPERIENCE
19XX - Present
XYZ Management Company, Lima, Virginia
  Master Electrician
  • Total electrical renovation of apartments for new tenants, replace fixtures, switches, receptacles and wiring.
  • New wiring of single family homes, townhouses, commercial work on high rise office buildings in the Central Virginia area.
19XX-19XX United States Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  Electrician
  • Repaired, installed, adjusted, modified, and tested electrical
    systems and devices for 300,000 square feet of office and
    classroom space; including:
–Electrical panels
–Conduit
–Motors
–Ballasts
–Fluorescent
–Computer
–Breakers
–Wire
–Magnetic Starters
–Switches, Receptacles
–Incandescent Lights
–Telephone Lines
  • Purchased over 1,000 electrical items.
  • Trained two apprentices on electrical maintenance procedures.
  • Supervised from 1-4 trades people.
  • Read blueprints and schematics for wiring of new equipment, new additions, and new buildings.
  • Worked with voltages up to 480-volt 3-phase systems.
19XX-19XX Morgan’s Pharmacy, Retail Clerk
   
EDUCATION
 
19XX-20XX Best Community College, North Carolina
Courses focused on technical mathematics.
19XX-19XX Training Community College, New York
Electrical Construction, 1,920 hours of study, certificate awarded
19XX.
   
SPECIAL LICENSE  
April 6, 19XX Virginia Journeyman’s License #5678-JK
 
     
     
     
     
 
 
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