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I Am The Walrus
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Where should membership to a professional organization go on a resume?

My resume is laid out:

Name/admin information
Professional summary paragraph
Professional experience (bullet points)
Education/Certifications
Technical skills

I’m a member of SHRM and the local chapter and wanted to put it on my resume.


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Last. Add a section called Professional Affiliations



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Originally posted by mojojojo:
Last. Add a section called Professional Affiliations


This.

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Your option but
1) I would put your professional summary paragraph as bullet points also.

2) you can go to your local chapter and fill in a billet slot. They need the bodies and you can then also add it in the summary highlights like "Serves as Treasurer on SHRM local podunk chapter. Working in the local chapter also gets you to connect with people who might know people who needs a position filled.



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It depends. are you something meaningful like an elected position, grand master and all that. if not the end.


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Remember that the only purpose of the resume and cover letter is to get you to the interview. You don't need a detailed breakdown: it's just the hook to get you to the interview table.

If there is anything that doesn't concretely move your story forward, toss it; people clutter resumes too much, and the typical HR person reviewing it will give it a cursory glance. A lot of resumes look the same.

Open with your intent, or objective, and name the specific company. Never give a generic resume. Your objective is Chief Bottlewasher for Joeblow's Antigue Bottle Emporium.

It's nice that you have a masters degree in electrical engineering, but Joeblow wants to know about your qualifications to lead, and to wash bottles. Tailor the resume to his needs.

(I really don't know what your qualifications or the job are, but use the above as an example).

Spell check it, and if you haven't done a resume before, get with someone who does them professionally.
 
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I’d put it with education and certifications.

As for the “clutter” issue mine has my Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, earned in Korea. A career counselor torn my early resume to pieces but had me leave that in. It made for a great ice breaker.



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Sounds about right with what I see as the standard. I'm a IT Recruiter by trade. If you want me to give it a once over. I'm happy to.

Sounds like you've got it down.




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Originally posted by mojojojo:
Last. Add a section called Professional Affiliations

Yep, and to me, the least important.


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I'm glad I don't need to look for a job so I don't have to play this game. I wonder how many perfectly good people have been passed up because their resume didn't contain the right "buzzwords" and got shit-canned.
 
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Don't forget, if you're a fighter include the following (verbatim) F/A-18 PILOT

Just interviewed someone and that was the last qualification listed - in all CAPS.

It's also the only thing he could talk intelligently about. Everything else out of his mouth was pure b.s.







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It's also the only thing he could talk intelligently about


Did he talk with his hands?...those fighter pilots like to talk with their hands. Usually preceded by the statement, “There I was...” Razz



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Professional experience (bullet points)

See the second link in 4MUL8R's post.

Specific accomplishments have greater impact than duties performed or responsibilities. Items that can be quantified to show their importance to the organization mean the most.
 
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It's also the only thing he could talk intelligently about


Did he talk with his hands?...those fighter pilots like to talk with their hands. Usually preceded by the statement, “There I was...” Razz


He called in. Seems his old squadron was transitioning from F-18s to F-22s(?) and as the ceremony just wrapped up, he was heading to the O-Club to network and reestablish old connections (his words)

Did I mention we are located 15 minutes from Miramar, where he was located? Eek







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