JANE SMITH

1234 Ash St.

Santa Fe, NM

505.281.2888

[email protected]

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a staff accountant position with an established accounting firm.

RELATED

EXPERIENCE: (If you recently graduated, then change this to highlight your skills and accomplishments. For example, Bilingual; Ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines.)

EDUCATION:

University of Arizona, Tempe, AZ (Zip code)

Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Accounting (May 2007)

HONORS: Dean’s List; Golden Key Honor Society

Cumulative GPA: 3.67 Magna *** Laude

REFERENCES:

Excellent references available upon request

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Best wishes.

Objectives (what sort of job you hope to obtain, etc… basically the goals of your employment)

Education (Recent information first, degrees obtained, GPA if you want to mention it, awards)

Work Experience (Most recent job first, position, name of company, location, time employed, responsibilities, and achievements for each job)

Misc (Don’t label it as Miscellaneous, lol, but include skills, leadership experience, etc)

References

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