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Chronological Resume — Format Example

Hal Schaffer
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach CA 90840
(562) 555-1234
xxxx@aol.com

Objective:

Sales position with an opportunity for future management responsibility.

Education

2004–present

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
GPA: 3.5 Expected graduation: May 2007

2002–2004

Long Beach City College
Associate of Arts, Business

Experience

2004–present

Daily 49er Newspaper, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Student Editor

  • Edit articles for campus newspaper
  • Create department newsletters
  • Prepare advertising copy and layout
  • Develop story ideas and angles for publication

2002–2004

Ralphs, Long Beach, CA
Assistant Manager

  • Hired, trained and evaluated new employees
  • Supervised 10 part-time and full-time cashiers
  • Negotiated vendor product purchases
  • Organized all store displays and placement

Prior to 2002

Worked in a variety of part-time positions concurrent with college:

  • Bartender/Waiter—Friday’s, 1998–2000
  • Phone Fundraiser—CSULB, 1999

Skills:

Language: Fluent Japanese, Conversational Spanish
Computer: MS Office-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Pagemaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Filemaker Pro, both Mac & PC

Awards/ Activities

Dean’s List
President, Communication Studies Student Association
Vice President, Student American Marketing Association
Member, Community Youth Group