Resumes

Creating an effective resume is critical in the job search process!

 

An effective resume will help you land an interview and the job that you are looking for. Check out the resume samples below to aid and assist you with creating your own resume. These sample resumes are in Word format for you to download and make your own. Or, you can copy and paste the content into a Google Doc to edit and make yours! 

Career Services would love to help you make your resume perfect, so after you’ve created it, please give us a call to schedule an appointment with a Career and Employment Services professional. You can call us at 806-371-5147 or email us at employmentservices@actx.edu 

To have a more efficient resume, make sure to tailor your resume for each and every position you apply to. Tailoring means matching your resume to the job description to ensure that it is seen by a recuriter. To check the keyword density to help you get past the computer resume filtering (Applicant Tracking Systems) use JobScan. Also, check out our page on these applicant tracking systems here:  Computer Tracking ResumesResume clipart

 

Amarillo College Resume Builder 
 

The resume builder above is powered through Career Coach. This website has the resume builder, a career assessment, and labor market data. 

 

General Chronological Resume Samples

You may be asking, what is a Chronological Resume? A Chronological Resume is organized by your past experiences, and is organized by time. 

Download: Generic Resume with tipsThis sample shows important tips in creating a Chronological resume. 

DOWNLOAD: GENERIC AC STUDENT RESUMEThis resume takes out the tips, and is one version of what a resume can look like. 

DOWNLOAD: GENERIC AC STUDENT RESUME V2 This resume takes out the tips, and is another version of what a resume can look like. 

 

 

General Functional Resume Samples

You may be asking, what is a Functional Resume? A Functional Resume is organized by skills and abilities that you may posess. 

Download: Generic Functional Resume with tipsThis sample shows important tips in creating a Functional resume. 

Download: Functional Heading Samples 2020This is a document with sample headings you can use in your functional resume. 

Download: Funtional Resume v1This resume takes out the tips, and is one version of what a functional resume can look like. 

 

 

Degree Specific Sample Resumes

Note: if your degree program isn’t listed, please email us and we can work on creating one with you

 

HIGH SCHOOL SAMPLE RESUMES

 

Download: High School Sample Volunteer Experience

Download: High School Sample Pet Sitter Lawn Care

Download: High School Sample Functional No Work Experience 11.19

Download: High School Sample No Work Experience 11.19