Chronological Resume — Format Example

Sales position with an opportunity for future management responsibility.

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

Long Beach City College
Associate of Arts, Business

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

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

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

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

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

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