Oilfield Resume Ebook

Oilfield Resume - Professional Resumes and Cover Letters For Oilfield Jobs
Oilfield Resume
Professional Resumes and Cover Letters
For Oilfield Jobs
By Rachain J & Shyne Coleman

Drillingformulas.com
Copyright 2012
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................7
The First Important Step to Professional Resume Writing for Oilfield ................................7
Effective Resume and Cover Letter Writing For Oilfield Jobs .............................................9
What Is A Resume and Why You Need A Good One? .........................................................9
The New Resume Writing Rules ...........................................................................................10
Create A Resume That Oilfield Employer Cannot Resist ...................................................11
Developing a Resume Outline ...........................................................................................11
Time to Start Writing a Resume ........................................................................................12
Writing Resume Content That Sets You Apart ....................................................................13
Elements of A Resume That Will Impress The Employers .................................................14
State a Clear Career Objective ...............................................................................................14
Develop a Professional Summary .........................................................................................15
Promote Your Skills and Accomplishments .........................................................................17
Present Your Professional Experience ..................................................................................18
List Your Education ...............................................................................................................18
Sell Your Professional Affiliations .......................................................................................19
Impress With Publications .....................................................................................................19
Connect Through Personal Interests .....................................................................................19
Supply a List of References ...................................................................................................20
Resume Styles - A Work of Art.............................................................................................21
Chronological Resume ...........................................................................................................21
Example of a Chronological Resume ................................................................................22
Functional Resume .................................................................................................................25
Example of a Functional Resume ......................................................................................26
Combined Resume .................................................................................................................28
Example of a Functional Resume ......................................................................................29
Writing Resume For Newly Graduated Student ...................................................................32
Example of Newly Graduated Student Resume Applying For Reservoir Engineering
Position................................................................................................................................33
Writing an Electronic Resume ...............................................................................................34
Key Elements of an Electronic Resume ................................................................................34
Power Words That You Should Use in Your Resume .........................................................35
General Resume Formatting Guidelines ...............................................................................38
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Designing a Compelling Resume ..........................................................................................39
A Long Versus Short Resume ...........................................................................................39
Ensure the Resume is Easy to Follow ...............................................................................39
Make Contact Information Easy to Find ...........................................................................39
Put Your Best Foot Forward ..................................................................................................40
Resume Writing Tips .............................................................................................................40
DOs and DONTs for Resumes ............................................................................................40
Writing Cover Letters That Get Interviews ..........................................................................42
Cover Letter Sample Outline How to Write a Good Cover Letter...................................43
Basic Cover Letter Template Sample....................................................................................45
Cover Letter Sample#1 - Response to a Newspaper Ad for an assistant driller job ......46
Cover Letter Sample#2 New Hire Drilling Engineer....................................................47
Conclusion ..............................................................................................................................48
Appendix 1 ..............................................................................................................................49
Useful Website For Finding The Oilfield Jobs .....................................................................49
Rig Zone..............................................................................................................................49
Drillers.com ........................................................................................................................50
OilCareers.Com ..................................................................................................................50
InfoOil Careers ...................................................................................................................50
Oil and gas job search ........................................................................................................50
Appendix 2 ..............................................................................................................................52
Top 10 International Oil Companies in the World ...............................................................52
Exxon Mobil .......................................................................................................................52
Royal Dutch Shell ..............................................................................................................52
BP ........................................................................................................................................52
Chevron ...............................................................................................................................52
Total ....................................................................................................................................53
ConocoPhillips ...................................................................................................................53
Gazsprom ............................................................................................................................53
PetroChina ..........................................................................................................................53
ENI ......................................................................................................................................53
Petrobras-Petrleo Brasil ...................................................................................................54
Top 10 Oil Companies based On Oil Reserves ....................................................................55
Saudi Arabian Oil Company ..............................................................................................55
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National Iranian Oil Company ..........................................................................................55
Qatar General Petroleum Corporation ..............................................................................55
Iraq National Oil Company ...............................................................................................56
Petroleos de Venezuela.S.A. ..............................................................................................56
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ....................................................................................56
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation..........................................................................................56
Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. ...................................................................................57
National Oil Company (Libya) ..........................................................................................57
Sonatrach.............................................................................................................................57
Top 10 Oilfield Service Companies ......................................................................................59
Halliburton ..........................................................................................................................59
Transocean ..........................................................................................................................59
Saipem .................................................................................................................................59
Baker Hughes and BJ Services Company (Baker already acquired BJ service) ............60
Weatherford ........................................................................................................................60
Fluor ....................................................................................................................................60
Petrofac ...............................................................................................................................60
China Oilfield Services Ltd ...............................................................................................60
McDermott ..........................................................................................................................60
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Introduction
As you know that there are so many people who really want to work in the oilfield.
However there are only few people who have a chance to get interviewed because
they write the good resume. Ive been working in this oilfield business for years and
I know that the chances of your resume being chosen out of a stack of job seekers
are getting slimmer. Out of 20 resumes, only two or three candidates will be chosen
by employers for an interview. As the number of resumes per job opening increases,
the odds against landing the interview are also increasing.
With leading resume writing skills and techniques, you can turn the odds in
your favor and get the interviews.
Employers always look for the resumes that jump out at them. They are looking to
be impressed by skills, qualifications, and more! By reading your resume, they want
to be able to feel comfortable that YOU are the right person for the job. With the
right resume, they will choose you before ever setting eyes on you!
Tall order, right? Absolutely! But with the right resume writing skills, you can fill it!
The very first step to landing that ideal job is to write a resume and cover letter that
are compelling. Without those two key forms of introduction, there most likely will
not be a first interview!
The First Important Step to Professional Resume Writing

for Oilfield
Your resume places you in the front lines when job hunting. It becomes your calling
card. It is not about compelling drama or clever prose; it is a few simple pages,
expertly written, containing information that is all about you. Importantly, that
information should contain the attributes, or keywords, that the employer is seeking
in qualifications, skills, and personality.
Your resume will either place you front and center where all the good jobs are or it
will not there is no middle ground. To ensure you get the attention of the hiring
manager, this ebook shows you how to:
Open Job Doors
For the serious job seeker, this Oilfield Resume ebook will help you open doors.
This will be your personal and comprehensive guide to everything you could ever
hope to know about conquering the never ending resume and cover letter paper
trail.
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Your resume writing skills will become well honed and your resume will be fine
tuned. You will learn to sell yourself with simple, yet effective, words. Your resume
will not be relegated to the bottom of any pile it will be placed where it belongs at
the very top!
You will write a resume that will rival any resume written by a top-notch
professional resume writer.
Lets get started!
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Effective Resume and Cover Letter Writing For Oilfield

Jobs
To begin writing resumes that work in todays market, make a decision to discard
any former knowledge learned about the rules of resume and cover letter writing.
Many people have become stuck in bad resume writing habits from a time gone by.
It is almost a certainty that since you last wrote your resume, much has been
learned and even more has changed. Every day, very creative people are adding to
their resume and cover letter writing arsenal. Can your resume compete? Not unless
it has been updated to todays standards. You would not enter the Grand Prix with a
1990s racing car. Do not enter the job market with an outdated resume!
This ebook is chock full of the most recent and cutting-edge resume and cover letter
writing techniques, culled from writing professionals and employment experts.
To help you grab the eye of a prospective oilfield employer, this ebook not only
shows you how to write resumes and cover letters with the right content,
formatting, and design but also how to achieve the proper balance between these
key elements.
What Is A Resume and Why You Need A Good One?

Building a resume is about creating a persuasive tool that communicates all about
YOU. In an easy-to-read format, a resume provides a prospective employer with an
outline of your education, work experience, and accomplishments. When it does the
job right, you win an interview.
Your resume will be targeted to a specific employer and job, and show your
suitability for the desired position. This position will be a goal you wish to achieve.
In the resume, you will be able to show how and why you are the best candidate for
this position. It will show you are uniquely qualified and should be chosen.
Your resume does not simply provide a prospective employer with your work
history. It communicates loudly and clearly that you have the credentials needed to
be a complete success in this new position or career.
Your resume should attract immediate attention. The reader will want to pick it up
and read it top to bottom. Interest will be stimulated. An interview will be
arranged.
Why update your resume?
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A resume written 10 years ago would be overlooked by prospective employers in

todays online job search market. Neither the style, format, or content would capture
attention, through an electronic or manual job search.
An employer can have hundreds of boring resumes to pour through. To capture the
hiring managers eye, your resume must really pop out! To pop out, it must use the
latest resume writing and formatting techniques
Your resume must impress within the first important seconds or it will not impress
at all. Employers will quickly scan all resumes and then grab for those that catch
their eye best.
To write a really effective resume, you will use powerful statements that will
impress. This is very important, but, you do not want to oversell! There is a very
fine line here and you will learn all about it.
Powerful statements alone will not sell you. They must contain the keywords the
employer is searching for in a more efficient electronic search engine. These words
have to be presented in statements that impress.
Above all, you will make honest statements about yourself. They will be strong
statements and 100% true, or they will not be effective at all.
Just as you would sell any product that you believe strongly in, you will learn to sell
the product that is you! Once you have learned to do this, you will find that you will
get a better response from a prospective employer than other prospects do and
even those with better credentials. It is all in how you market your product!
The New Resume Writing Rules

For years, we have been told that to be the most effective, a resume format should
be only one page. This just does not apply any longer! Todays resume is creative
and unique.
Aside from the most essential and key elements, the perfect resume reflects the
personality and needs of the job seeker and is not some cookie cutter rendition of
what is acceptable and expected. New approaches to language selection and use,
including search engine optimization, will ensure your resume grabs the hiring
manager, offline and online.
Standards in resumes and cover letters have changed dramatically. Effective resume
writing not only requires new techniques. The resume will stand out as unique only
so far as the job seeker has the creative expression and know-how to pull it off!
Therein lies the difference. Every day, employers read all of the standard resumes.
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They are required to go through each and every one! But, which one will catch their
eye?
Resume formatting has advanced, too. When you consider that your resume will be
your own personalized form of marketing yourself, you will be motivated to apply
all manner of unique communication and expression modes to creating a resume,
including a compelling design.
Again, so long as the essential elements are included in each resume and cover
letter, you are at complete liberty to make certain that your resume will impress and
with a bang!
Just how, exactly, does one do this?
First, it will take only an hour of your time to learn about the most basic but proven
principles involved in writing a highly effective resume and cover letter. Once you
have this down, the creative expression can begin!
Your primary goal in writing your resume and cover letter is to be noticed among
the many. You want to stand out as not just a good candidate but as the candidate
with the perfect fit for the job you want.
When you are motivated to distinguish yourself through a well written resume, you
will rise to the top of the heap of 100 other resumes not written as well as yours.
The odds will be in your favor. Your salvation here is in writing a resume that will
compel a perspective employer to notice your credentials. If you can master this
technique, you will prosper in the job market.
Create A Resume That Oilfield Employer Cannot Resist

Developing a Resume Outline
Now that you have organized your career goals, career path, and the professional
and personal attributes that make you special, you are ready to write a resume
outline. Your resume will contain:
Your contact information (i.e., name, address, phone, email
address, and website address)
A defined job objective
A work history
Educational history
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Affiliations
References
Now that you have a resume outline, you are ready to brainstorm content ideas.
Time to Start Writing a Resume

Wow the Employer
First of all, who are you writing this resume for? Your prospective employer will be
the one who oversees the day-to-day operations of the company you want to join.
They make the hiring decisions and they are entirely invested in ensuring that you
are the right one for the job. This person will care about whether or not you can do
a good job for that company and so this is the one you are writing your resume for.
??
You want to be sure that you are the right candidate for the job. You want to be sure
you know everything there is to know about this company. You want to understand
exactly which qualities are needed to be the right candidate for this job.
You want to be sure you are not a good candidate for this job, but, that you are the
best candidate for this job.
Creating the Ideal Job Candidate Description
This is the time to put pen to paper and to clearly lay out what your prospective
employer is looking for in an ideal candidate. You need to be able to solidify what it
is that you bring to the table, even before you begin.
Jot down every fine point about your training and experience, your unique
characteristics, special talents, even your attitude everything that shows you are
the most qualified for the job you seek.
If you are new to the job market, be creative and draw on your upbringing, life
exposure and anything that can account for your unique experience and qualities.
You will begin to be able to connect the dots during this process. Simple statements
will turn into sentences and sentences into paragraphs. Keep this information in a
safe place. You will use it later to be incorporated into your resume and cover
letters.
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Writing Resume Content That Sets You Apart

Your resume should be impactful. Your best experience and attributes should jump
out at the reader. The prospective employer should immediately grasp your
meaning and have a good idea of what you have to offer in the first scan, before
reading entirely through it.
Your goal should be to write a resume with no filler. You will only highlight your
best accomplishments, and they will be expertly conveyed through the use of strong,
clear wording and phrases that are descriptive and colorful. Your resume writing
should persuade and cause your employer to want to know more. You want your
employer to feel compelled to bring you in for the interview.
Following items are the resume writing content techniques used in resumes that get
interviews:
Use powerful words and statements that will convey a message of impressive
credentials and experience. Show you will get the job done better than
anyone else.
Write about your qualifications through clear statements about what you
have accomplished. Do not bore them with long-running lists of your
potential, talents, or previous job responsibilities.
Show the exact results of your targeted accomplishments. Make good use of
adjectives to show the extent of your skills and experiences. This will show
you are results-oriented.
Write concisely and keep to the point. Be as direct as possible and avoid
complex sentences. Use short and direct sentences. Eliminate all repetition.
Do not use several examples when one example has the same impact. Avoid
trying to impress by using larger words.
Use good language and style variety by offering short and punchy sentences
along with sentences that are longer.
Do not repeat a power verb within the same paragraph.
Punctuate throughout for easy reading.
Use professional grade printing and paper to create a professional resume,

you should
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Elements of A Resume That Will Impress The Employers

The primary elements of an ideal resume contain powerful and assertive statements
about your talents, characteristics and accomplishments. No need to be shy. You
are going for the gold so sell yourself with all that is in you!
The secondary element of an ideal resume will show you know your stuff and
know it well! This will be proven by education, experience, work history and any
other relevant affiliations that show the prospective employer that you are a person
of substance and not only of design.
Keep in mind that the more standard resume is simply a chronological account, a
very boring read for most people, and hiring managers will not give it a second
glance. Write your resume to be interesting and even impressive, and then watch as
your phone rings for that important interview!
You will write a resume that does much more than just inform; you will write a
resume that compels a hiring manager to action! Your resume will become a good
bargaining tool! Your prospective employer will be interested and will stand up and
take notice! This is exactly what you want.
Be bold about your assertive statements, but not too bold. Leave them wanting
more. Tease a bit with nuggets of enticing information and leave them wanting
more.
State a Clear Career Objective

After starting your resume with your contact information, your next section will
clearly state your Career Objective. Once your prospective employer can see that
what you bring to the table is what they want, they will continue to scan for more.
Be very clear in defining the name of the job or job title you are so qualified for. Be
specific. Avoid general terms such as: I am seeking an engineering position. Well,
OK, but what kind of engineering position are you looking for? Marketers signal in
on one product at a time and so will you! Importantly, an electronic search, which is
how most resumes are scanned today, will use specific position titles to find you.
You will hit the bulls eye when you define your precise career direction, capture the
right title, and put it down on paper. When prospective employers read your
resume, they should have no doubt that you are seeking the exact job that they need
filled.
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Employers separate the wheat from the chaff very quickly. They look for career
objectives that meet with their own expectations. They know there are many
prospects out there who really do not have what they want.
Employers are not looking for close matches. Your Career Objective will convey that
you will make the kind of contributions to the company that they need and want.
Keep in mind, too, that an employer is looking for a candidate who will meet their
own needs, and not one who is looking to meet his or her own goals and agenda.
Your goal can be to offer this company your unique skill set and experience, but, the
key is putting that across in a way that proves you are there to service them and not
the other way around.
Your resume must grab them within the first few seconds, so, your Career Objective
must be dynamite! Clearly state the job title you are going for and then add a few
key phrases to show you have the skills to meet their exact needs...more on this
later.
Develop a Professional Summary

The Professional Summary needs to pack a punch to be effective. It highlights the
key credentials and experience that show how and why you qualify for the job.
You want the employer to focus in quickly on this section because it showcases your
most important accomplishments, talents, and qualities.
After reading your Professional Summary, the employer should know, without any
doubt, that you are the best man or woman for the job. This is where you will shine!
This will be your moment to show your stuff. After being impressed by your
summary, the employer will be compelled to read more!
In writing this section, you will not only use colorful and descriptive words but
those that provide qualitative and quantitative evidence of your abilities. For
instant, if one of your best talents is rig safety, write that you are one of the best
safety men on the rig who greatly improve rig safety culture. Additionally, if there is
any statistics support, you should add it into your resume because it will make you
look so professional for the job.
The Professional Summary only contains information about you that is
commendable and will set you apart from the crowd. Using the right kind of
descriptive and complimentary words, especially if they contain quantitative
information, you can easily achieve this. Your summary will show your prospective
employer that you alone are the best fit for the position needed to be filled.
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Tailor Your Professional Summary to Your Prospective Employers Needs
Before writing your resume, you wrote notes on what makes you the best candidate
for your intended position. You will have looked at the many characteristics and
qualities that you believe your prospective employer will be looking for in the ideal
candidate.
Now is the time to tailor your professional resume summary to match those specific
needs. Every statement made in your resume summary will be targeted to show the
employer that you have what it takes to fill that position.
Work on writing positive and affirming statements that exemplify your unique
abilities and talents and convey that you will be highly effective in the intended
position. Practice using descriptive words. Use quantitative data show rank,
order, and volume, and qualitative data show the type and breadth of your
experience.
If you want to write that you are a good leader, write instead that you are a proven
leader with initiative and motivational skills that cause others to act! Describe why
you are good at what you do and leave no room for interpretation.
Words like good and competent are general terms. Expressions of success such
as top revenue generator, most awarded by customers, and thrice promoted impel a
hiring manager to take action on your resume. Describe how you excel and you will
have done your job well!
Below, you will find a variety of suggestions for composing a professional resume
summary. You can select those that best suit your skill-set. Experiment a bit, first,
and then zero in on those that best reflect what you have to offer a prospective
employer. Remember, your resume summary is critical to your resumes success.
Few people will use all of the suggestions. Doing so might be seen as overkill. You
are encouraged to say the most, while writing the least.
Start with a concise phrase that describes your profession.
Next, another concise phrase showing your broad or specialized
experience.
Make a few more concise statements to show the following:
- the full extent of your skill-set
- the variety of your skills
- diversity in your experience
- an accomplishment worth noting
- anything remarkable about your accomplishments.
Optional
Professional achievements
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Personal characteristics worth noting
Concise statement to highlight professional objectives
Promote Your Skills and Accomplishments

In the summary section of your resume, you can brag a little. In the Skills and
Accomplishments section you can brag a little more.
Citing your job Skills and Accomplishments will cap off all that qualifies you for your
intended position. You will show your prospective employer that there can be no
better person for this job and the journey stops with YOU!
How do you do this best? You continue to show that you are the right one for the
job by going into more detail about all that you wrote of in your resume summary.
This requires careful wording so as not to be repetitious. If you can pull this off in a
professional manner, using words that glow, you will have the attention you are
looking for!
The key point about writing about job Skills and Accomplishments is to remember
you are not going to inform. You are going to highlight in more detail what your
prospective employer already believes to be true about you as an ideal candidate.
Writing About Job Skills and Accomplishments
This is your opportunity to distinguish yourself from other job candidates. To do so,
you should:
Present any benchmarks or accomplishments achieved as a result of your

unique skill-set.
Use facts, figures, and statistics to show how your best efforts showed the
best results.
Highlight your specific talents and unique gifts as they relate to your job.
Provide any and all accomplishments that set you apart.
To be the most effective, you will use clear, crisp writing that sums up. You are
going into detail here, but not so much that this section reads like a story.
Key Point Write so that you give hints and not complete details. You want your
prospective employer to call you in for the interview to learn more! This is critical.
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Present Your Professional Experience

You can use a number of headings here: "Professional Experience," or "Professional
History"; they both work well. Shy away from using "Work History," or just
Employment. These are not as effective and they do not look as professional.
To focus your reader, list all jobs held in reverse chronological order. Concentrate
on giving good detail about your most current positions and offer only limited
information about the jobs held earlier on. In many cases, you can write a simple
statement to sum up holding several jobs earlier on.
Decide which you want to highlight more, your job titles or the names of the
companies you worked for. The one you wish to highlight is listed first and then the
next follows.
Example:
Shell Exploration and Production, Ltd. - Drilling Engineer
OR
Drilling Engineer - Shell Exploration and Production, Ltd.
For this section include all service work and internships as well as any key
volunteer experience. Professional Experience is not only for paid experience.
List Your Education

As with your Professional Experience section, list your Education credentials in
reverse chronological order. Show your completed degrees or licenses first, and
then present your completed certificates and key training. Follow by listing
Education in progress with a proposed date of completion.
Bold type anything you wish to highlight, such as your completed degrees. No need
for too much detail here. Be concise by showing only your majors as well as any
awards and distinctions received.
To be impressive, list grade point averages of 3.5 or better and highlight any courses
of study engaged in currently as they relate directly to the position you seek.
If your awards and commendations are impressive, give them a section of their own.
Always quote sources to substantiate your qualifications.
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Sell Your Professional Affiliations

Under Professional Affiliations, show your community involvement and highlight
current participation, especially in an area that might impress the employer as being
relevant to key work issues. Give detail to show your abilities within specific areas,
such as: Initiated leadership role in the drilling organization bring the business unit
to the next level.
Hold back when stating political involvement as this may be judged negatively by an
employer or company.
Impress With Publications

If you can offer a list of Publications, your employer will be impressed! Only
highlight published material and summarize any credits you may have. Include
stellar critiques and comments of your work and include only the most impressive.
The example of publication likes this:
Experimental of cutting dryer in oil based mud to improve the mud recovery
process in Gulf of Mexico SPE No 234567 James Robert, BP
Connect Through Personal Interests

This can be a tricky call for someone who does not have a lot of job hunting
experience.
Do you or do you not write a Personal Interests section?
In most cases, you DO NOT unless your personal interests are related to the job
position.
Those with targeted personal interests and skills that relate directly to the job
sought can take advantage of Personal Interests to highlight how their hobbies and
interests relate to the position they seek.
For example, a geologist who is applying for a chef geologist position might present
a prospective employer with a recently published geologist journal. This showcases
talent, creativity, and ability! An employer would like to see this!
On the other hand, a production engineer seeking a reservoir technical advisor
position within a large oil corporation would not be smart to include a personal
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interests section to highlight his interest in collecting 18th century currency from
India.
This becomes a judgment call on your part! In most cases, candidates opt to forgo
this section.
Supply a List of References

The final closing statement of your resume can read, References on Request, or
References Available Upon Request.
Some candidates do not use this as a close, however, and the prospective employer
generally will assume you have references to offer. An employer will not hesitate to
ask for references when needed, and they most always are.
Consider writing a separate page listing a few really good references. Include
contact information, as well. If you can hand this page to your prospective employer
when asked, you will appear organized, so it is always good to have references on
hand.
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Resume Styles - A Work of Art

The following section of this ebook is devoted to a variety of different resume styles
and formats. This will give you full creative license to select what suits you best.
Getting the basics down first, though, is every bit as important as the final product
you will create using this ebook.
The more creative you are in writing about yourself, your credentials, your
experience and everything else of importance to a prospective employer, the more
attractive your resume will be to a hiring manager.
The three basic resume styles are:
1. Chronological Resume
2. Functional Resume
3. Chronological/Functional combined Resume
The following sections below will give you more details regarding each resume
styles and the example of resume.
Chronological Resume
The Chronological resume is the more structurally formatted of the three.
Experience section is the key.

Jobs are listed in detail.
No focus on skills or achievements at the beginning of the resume.
Used generally when remaining in same job or career.
Caters to conservative-type positions.
Always has a Career Objective section and Summary section.
Used especially with legal and academic professions.
This resume type is ideal when:

Applying for positions within a more conservative profession.
The job candidate is older, and more traditional.
You are wanting to show good job detail and highlight employer names.
This resume type is NOT ideal when:
You want to showcase your best qualities and experience.
You are wanting to make a change in career.
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Example of a Chronological Resume
Jason Coleman
777 Sherwood Street, Wildwood, NJ 07886
777-777-7777
Jason.Coleman@gmail.com
Career Objective: Looking for consulting drilling superintendent for ultra-deep
water in Gulf of Mexico.
Areas of Expertise:
Highly deviated and horizontal well drilling

High Pressure High Temperature (HTHP) well drilling
Underbalance drilling
Land drilling operation
Offshore rig experiences: Jack up rig, semi-sub rig, drill ship
Rotary steerable drilling tool
Drilling operation management
Water based and oil based mud
Basic formation evaluation and geology for drilling
Well testing operation on the drilling site
Well control experience: drillers method, weight and weight, volumetric,
lubricate and bleed, dynamic kill
Well control equipment: BOP both surface and subsea stack
Safety and regulation compliance
Professional Experience:
2005 Present: ABC Company, Houston, TX, USA
Drilling Supervisor Consultant
Managed deep water drilling operation in Nigeria and Angola which had cost
approximately 600,000 us dollar a day expense. Provided operational suggestion to
clients to improve rig safety and drilling performance. Trained young drilling
engineers and drilling representatives to get more understanding regarding deep
water drilling operations.
Achievement
Successfully drilled and completed the complex subsea well head over 4,000
ft of water without any down time and injury.
All the drilling projects were10 to 30 percentages under the planned AFE.
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No LTA while I was working on the drilling site.

Over 2 million dollars save on an exploration well, Tata-01 Exploration, by
utilizing new rotary steerable tool.
2000 2005: Robert Drilling Consultant, Saudi Arabia

Drilling Representative
Managed land drilling operations in Saudi Arabia. Ensure all personnel involving in
the drilling operation follow safe work practices and procedures. Supervised drilling
contractors and service companies to obtain the efficient drilling operation.
Experienced with underbalance drilling operation on a land drilling.
Achievement
Successfully drill multilateral wells penetrating over 1,000 meters of
reservoir for each well.
Successfully and safely kill several wells because of high pressure gas kick
which had 3,500 psi initial surface casing pressure.
Assist the production team to improve the productivity from underbalance
drilling technique.
1993 2000: American Exploration and Production, Houston, TX, USA
Senior Drilling Engineer
Took care of engineering sides as well design, drill string selection, completion
design, drilling fluids, etc. Implemented performance metric for operation
improvement. Brought new technology to drill complex wells in offshore The Gulf of
Mexico as rotary steerable, casing drilling, HTHP oil based drilling fluid. Improved
drilling waste management.
Achievement
Drilled 5 high complex wells with the rotary steerable tool and all wells
produced all together over 20,000 bpd in 1998.
Improved well design strategy and reduced 2 unnecessary casing string from
the previous casing design.
Reduce over 1 million dollar of casing cost in 1998 by adapting the new well
design
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Drilling Engineer
Supported a drilling engineering team and took care of several service contracts.
Integrated offset well information into performance improvement plan. Worked
with drilling supervisors at the rig site to improve safety and effectiveness of drilling
operation. Implemented drilling best practices from the existing wells in the field.
Created PDC bit selection criteria for the company.
Achievement
Improved drilling performance in J-field (brown field)
Applied new PDC technology to drill in offshore environment
Drilled 5 vertical wells and 4 high deviated wells in J-field
Education:
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Texas at Austin, 1990

Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering, Texas at Austin, 1982
References: References available upon request.
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Functional Resume
The next basic resume format is the Functional
Showcases achievements and major skills from the top.

Clearly states your strong suits.
Employer does not need to read through boring job details.
States (through summary) all you will bring to the table.
Only brief mention of company names and positions held.
Highly recommended by resume writing professionals, this resume type is ideal

when:
Wishing to change careers, for those who job-jump; for
homemakers returning to workplace; and for students and military
professionals.
Wanting to make only a minor change in job direction.
Used as an effective aid in achieving a new direction or goal.
Read by a more conservative employer looking for more information on each
of your jobs.
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Example of a Functional Resume
Jason Coleman
777-777-7777
Areas of Expertise:
Highly deviated and horizontal well drilling

Underbalance drilling
Land drilling operation
Offshore rig experiences: Jack up rig, semi-sub rig, drill ship
Water based and oil based mud
Basic formation evaluation and geology for drilling
Well testing operation on the drilling site
Well control experience: drillers method, weight and weight, volumetric,
lubricate and bleed, dynamic kill
Well control equipment: BOP both surface and subsea stack
Safety and regulation compliance
approximately 600,000 us dollar a day expense.
Provided operational suggestion to clients to improve rig safety and drilling
performance.
Trained young drilling engineers and drilling representatives to get more
understanding regarding deep water drilling operations.
Managed land drilling operations in Saudi Arabia.

Ensure all personnel involving in the drilling operation follow safe work
practices and procedures.
Supervised drilling contractors and service companies to obtain the efficient
drilling operation.
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Took care of engineering sides as well design, drill string selection,

completion design, drilling fluids, etc.
Implemented performance metric for operation improvement.
Brought new technology to drill complex wells in offshore The Gulf of Mexico
as rotary steerable, casing drilling, HTHP oil based drilling fluid.
Improved drilling waste management strategy.
Drilling Engineer
Supported a drilling engineering team and took care of several service

contracts. Integrated offset well information into performance improvement
plan.
Worked with drilling supervisors at the rig site to improve safety and
effectiveness of drilling operation.
Implemented drilling best practices from the existing wells in the field.
Work Experience:

Education:

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Combined Resume
The final basic resume format is the Chronological/Functional combined
Can include headings of various jobs held with description of
accomplishments.
OR
Only a brief job description chronology.
Only a brief Achievements and Skills section.
OR
More detailed Summary that includes skills and qualifications.
This resume type is ideal when:
Wishing to take advantage of both resume types.
Wanting to highlight positives and downplay any possible negatives of
either type of resume.
Wishing to present a shorter resume
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Example of a Functional Resume
Jason Coleman
777-777-7777
approximately 600,000 us dollar a day expense. Provided operational suggestion to
clients to improve rig safety and drilling performance. Trained young drilling
engineers and drilling representatives to get more understanding regarding deep
water drilling operations.
Achievement
Successfully drilled and completed the complex subsea well head over 4,000
ft of water without any down time and injury.
All the drilling projects were10 to 30 percentages under the planned AFE.
Over 2 million dollars save on an exploration well, Tata-01 Exploration, by
utilizing new rotary steerable tool.
Technical Skills
Deep water drilling
Well control for subsea stack
Well testing
Drilling fluids
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Managed land drilling operations in Saudi Arabia. Ensure all personnel involving in
the drilling operation follow safe work practices and procedures. Supervised drilling
contractors and service companies to obtain the efficient drilling operation.
Achievement
Successfully drill multilateral wells penetrating over 1,000 meters of
reservoir for each well.
Successfully and safely kill several wells because of high pressure gas kick
which had 3,500 psi initial surface casing pressure.
Assist the production team to improve the productivity from underbalance
drilling technique.
Technical Skills
Land drilling
Drilling fluids
Under balanced drilling
Well control surface stack
Took care of engineering sides as well design, drill string selection, completion
design, drilling fluids, etc. Implemented performance metric for operation
improvement. Brought new technology to drill complex wells in offshore The Gulf of
Mexico as rotary steerable, casing drilling, HTHP oil based drilling fluid. Improved
drilling waste management.
Achievement
Drilled 5 high complex wells with the rotary steerable tool and all wells
produced all together over 20,000 bpd in 1998.
Improved well design strategy and reduced 2 unnecessary casing string from
the previous casing design.
Reduce over 1 million dollar of casing cost in 1998 by adapting the new well
design
Technical Skills
Offshore drilling Jack up rig
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Casing design
Drilling fluids

Drilling Engineer
Supported a drilling engineering team and took care of several service contracts.
Integrated offset well information into performance improvement plan. Worked
with drilling supervisors at the rig site to improve safety and effectiveness of drilling
operation. Implemented drilling best practices from the existing wells in the field.
Achievement
Improved drilling performance in J-field (brown field)
Applied new PDC technology to drill in offshore environment
Drilled 5 vertical wells and 4 high deviated wells in J-field
Technical Skills
Contractor management
Data workflow for drilling
Bit selection
Basic well design
Drilling fluids
Education:

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Writing Resume For Newly Graduated Student

Writing the resume for newly graduated student is quite different from the
experienced personnel because they dont have working experience to add in the
resume. This is not the problem because this section is dedicated for someone who
just graduates from the collage.
You may start with your personnel information as address, telephone number,
email, etc. Then you need to add the objective why you are applying for this position.
Your objective should be precise because many people write so long objective but
employers dont understand what the new students want.
Next is the middle part of your resume which should be easy to read. The middle
description should include your educational background, your experiences when
you are in the school, your technical knowledge, your computer skill, etc. The most
important of this section is your educational background. When you mention your
education, you need to start with your recent degree including your degree with
date, university name and the grade.
Additionally, if you have an internship experience, this information should be
included in your resume too because many employers will seek the people who has
the same experience for the position. You should mention the joining date of the
position that you are working for and the company name.
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Example of Newly Graduated Student Resume Applying For Reservoir

Engineering Position
Joe Simon
999 Morningside Road
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH10 4BF
Joe.Simon@gmail.com
Objective: Seeking for the appropriate position of reservoir engineer.
Education:
Petroleum University, UK - June 2010

Honors degree in Petroleum Engineering. GPA 3.70
St Jame High School, Canada June 2006
Graduated with high honors in mathematics and science.
UK Petroleum (BP), UK Summer 2009
Assisted senior reservoir engineers to determine the optimum oil recovery in the
BP05 reservoir. Designed gas lift for two wells using Nodal Analysis. Studied in rock
properly of deep deposition carbonate rock to determine the potential of drilling
into deep reservoir (>4,000 meters from the seabed).
Aberdeen Petroleum Company, UK Summer 2008
Performed pressure transient analysis to determine reservoir properties as
wellbore skin, shape of reservoir, etc. Researched the feasibility of converting the
normal wells into gas lift wells.
Extra Curricular Activities
A member of SPE student chapter in UK

Organized photography club for two years
Skills
Computer: Microsoft Office (word, excel, access, powerpoint), Reservoir
engineering tool kits, KAPPA Pressure transient analysis, Merak VOLTS reserves.
Language: English, Spanish and French
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Writing an Electronic Resume

Nowadays, people tend to submit their resume to websites therefore this section
will dedicate to how to write an electronic resume. An Electronic Resume will not be
read by an employer until it has, first, been scanned by a computer. More and more,
employers are opting for this method of finding the best candidate for a position.
Even when your qualifications are especially good, and you are very confident that
you are the best candidate for the position, unless your resume meets with the
standard in formatting, your resume will *not* reach the employers desk. Those
who are not aware of how to format an Electronic Resume, even if you have stellar
qualifications, will never be called in for that important interview.
Key Elements of an Electronic Resume

Below are the elements necessary to meet the Electronic Resume standard:
Write using nouns and not verbs Nouns are the dominant words in a
scannable resume. Use descriptive words such as bookkeeping, supervisor,
and Pratt & Lambert.
Use of descriptors Use keywords such as education, skill-set, experience,

talents and abilities. These are the words employers look for when wanting
to fill a position. Use plenty of keywords. The more, the better!
Fancy is out Scannable resumes are very conservatively written. Do not

decorate and do not use uncommon typefaces. Use only white or beige paper.
Do not underline and do not use italics.
Use simple design The computer will read text and not graphics. Anything
that is complex, such as tables and leader dots, should be excluded.
Avoid abbreviations With the exception of very common abbreviations,

such as BA (Bachelor of Arts), use full terms.
Write your name first and then your contact info on a separate line.
Make good use of white space Leave ample space between sections for
the computer to pick up that one section has ended and another has started.
Write using proper language Use common words that all people will
understand.
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A 3 to 4 page resume is acceptable The hard and fast one-page resume

rule no longer applies. Electronic resumes run 3 to 4 pages in length.
Power Words That You Should Use in Your Resume

The following words have proved themselves over years that they will make your
resume catching employer eyes.
A
accomplished
achieved
acquired
adapted
adjusted
administered
advertised
advised
analyzed
appraised
approved
arbitrated
arranged
assembled
assisted
audited
augmented
authored
budgeted
built
C
calculated
catalogued
charted
closed (a deal)
coached
compared
compiled
completed
convinced
conceived
conceptualized
conducted
consolidated
constructed
consulted
contacted
controlled
coordinated
copyrighted
corrected
corresponded
counseled
created
cultivated
composed
D
debugged
decreased
delegated
delivered
designated
directed
detected
determined
developed
devised
diagnosed
discovered
dispatched
distributed
documented
designed
enhanced
enlarged
established
estimated
evaluated
examined
exceeded
executed
expanded
explained
E
edited
elicited
eliminated
empowered
engineered
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F
fired
founded
flagged
formulated
G
gathered
generated
guided
H
headed
hired
I
identified
ignited
implemented
improved
increased
instructed
initiated
innovated
inspected
installed
instituted
interpreted
interviewed
invented
inventoried
influenced
L
lectured
led
lobbied
logged
M
maintained
managed
monitored
mediated
modified
motivated
manufactured
O
obtained
operated
ordered
organized
overhauled
P
patented
performed
persuaded
placed
planned
posted
prepared
presented
presided
processed
produced
proficient
programmed
promoted
proposed
provided
purchased
J
justified
N
negotiated
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Q
quantified
R
recognized
recommended
reconciled
reduced
referred
rescued
S
scheduled
screened
selected
served
simplified
T
taught
tested
traced
U
updated
qualified
reorganized
repaired
replaced
reported
represented
researched
restored
reviewed
revised
regulated
sold
solved
steered
streamlined
studied
suggested
supervised
supplied
systematized
tracked
trained
transcribed
translated
utilized
V
vended
W
won
wrote
As a practice exercise, take your old resume, and at random, look for places to insert
good power words. Watch how quickly your old resume will be transformed!
Make good use of adjectives when writing your resume.
Remember, an Adjective Describes. When writing your resume you want to be able
to describe all that is important to you and your accomplishments.
Write with description and your resume will be more interesting!
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General Resume Formatting Guidelines

Now that we have covered the most basic elements of an impressive resume, lets
take a look at some finer resume formatting points.
Your resume should be written to look appealing to the eye.
accomplished by keeping in mind the following:
This is best
Structure looks clean and flows well

Very easy to read/not at all complicated
Easily understood with simple wording and phrases
Contains good overall balance
Not crowded/contains plenty of white space
Sections are concise and shorter when possible
All formatting should be consistent. And not too heavy on the bolding, italics and
underlining. These features should only be used for best effect and not in
uniformity.
Your resume will be your front line in communication. Before you meet your
prospective employer, your employer will meet you via your resume. If there are
mistakes in your resume, the employer will expect the same lack of attention to
detail in your job. Your resume should be error free. This means free of typos,
improper spelling, poor grammar, improper punctuation, and errors in fact.
To recap, the key information in your resume should include:
Name
Address
Phone
Email
Career objective
Technical expertise
Positions held list
Reverse chronological order
Education credentials
Degrees attained
Targeted information as necessary
The positions held list will include:
Position title
Name of company
City and state of company
Years there
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Earlier held positions can be summarized

Part-time work can be excluded
Designing a Compelling Resume

Create a work of art! Use the best supplies for your resume:
A laser printer or an ink jet printer to produce the best results

A good-sized typeface (font) in 11 or 12 point.
Off-white, ivory or bright white Letter or A4 paper, in high quality.
Submit a resume without smudges or staples, and leave a generous border.
A Long Versus Short Resume

A shorter resume is often best, however, if what you need to write takes up 3 pages,
then offer 3 pages. There is no hard-and-fast rule for resume length. Just make
certain you do not bore them with the details. Always leave them wanting to know
more. Remember, you are marketing yourself and not your entire life history.
Add good variety. Break it down into sections. Your resume will contain no more
than six lines of writing in any one writing section or paragraph (summary, skills
section, accomplishment statement, job description, etc.) If you require more, start a
new section or a new paragraph.
Ensure the Resume is Easy to Follow

You need to start each section with your most important information on the first
line. This will be read the most. Additionally, you should use bold caps to highlight
key sections and information. Your name, section headings, skill headings, titles or
companies, degrees, and school name can all be written in boldface. Your name
should be on the top of each page of your resume.
Ensure parallel content elements use the same design format
Omit any kind of information that can be seen as being controversial, such as
political affiliations.
Make Contact Information Easy to Find

Submit an accurate telephone number with area code. Be sure the phone number
on the resume will be answered in-person or by an answering machine, Monday
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through Friday, from 8-5 pm. You want to be available when invited in for that
important interview.
If you do not have an answering machine, buy one. Include your e-mail and fax
numbers as an alternate means of reaching you.
Put Your Best Foot Forward

The job of the employer is to pour through sometimes hundreds of resumes each
and every day. They have a well-trained eye for scanning and identifying the
candidates that interest them most. All the same time, they must read through all
kinds of really boring information.
Some resumes read like a long list of data that is anything like remarkable. Your
resume, however, will not. Your resume will be formatted to give your prospective
employer your most meaningful and interesting information first and then all of the
pertinent, less exciting information, after.
Your resume packs a punch to begin with and then you boldly assert your best
qualities and talents. Now, you will back up your assertions by proving you know
your stuff. You will now show how qualified you are for the job based on your work
experience.
Resume Writing Tips

Language used in your resume should be:
Easy to read and understand quickly

Specific and to the point rather than general
Active sentences rather than passive ones
Written to express not impress
Express yourself clearly and easily
Fact-based and not put the fake information
DOs and DONTs for Resumes

DOs:
Writing format should be consistent in format and content

You should make your resume it easy to read and follow. Your resume has less
than a minute to initially evaluate by the company.
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Spacing, underlining, italics, bold, and capitalization are recommended to use

for emphasis the important subject.
When you use list headings (such as job experiences), they should be in order of
importance. Additionally, information list within the heading should be in
reverse chronological order (most recent first)
If you will send the electronic version of your resume in PDF format, you must
ensure that your resume formatting is properly converted.
DONTs :
Personal pronouns (such as I) should not be in the resume.

A narrative writing style should not used.
Use slang or colloquialisms will degrade your professional.
Grammar and spelling errors in your resume make you look bad.
Writing resume too long. You need to keep in mind that the oilfield
employers need people who can express himself precisely.
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Writing Cover Letters That Get Interviews

In this section, we provide proven strategies for writing cover letters that get
interviews. Additionally, free cover letter samples and free cover letter templates
are provided.
Your cover letter is a writing sample and a part of the screening process. By putting
your best foot forward, you can increase your chances of being interviewed. Two
keys to creating a response producing resume cover letter are to:
Highlight your skills and experience that are most applicable to the job or
industry
Tailor the letter to the specific organization you are applying to.
The resume cover letter is every bit as important as your resume and should always
accompany your resume or CV. Your cover letter introduces you (and your resume)
to your prospective employer.
The cover letter is your introduction. While it asks for an interview, its first job is to
convince you to read the resume. Your prospective employer then decides whether
or not to read your resume to learn more about you. Having read the resume and
cover letter, the employer should feel compelled to call you in for that important
interview to learn more about you.
Below is a cover letter sample outline, outlining how to write an effective cover
letter. Following it you will find several different cover letter samples, and a basic
cover letter template.
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Cover Letter Sample Outline How to Write a Good Cover

Letter
To make everything clear and concise, you will see how to write good cover letter
from this cover letter example.
In the top left hand corner of the letter, write your contact details and the date like
this:
Joseph Roberts
2150 Orange Grove
New York, NY 55555
(555) 555-5555
Joseph.Roberts@gmail.com
Date of the cover letter.
February 20, 2012
Write the contact details of the prospective employer:
Mr. John Smiths
Director
Texas Onshore Drilling Company
5854 Tombon Road
Houston, TX 55555
Start with the greeting word.
Dear John Smiths
There are few paragraphs which you need to write what people want to see in each
paragraph. The following guidelines are as follows:
Opening paragraph - Use an opening that will bring you to the attention of the
reader and make clear the exact job you are applying for. Use one of the following:
1. Summarize the opening
2. Name the opening
3. Request an opening
4. Question the availability of an opening
Second paragraph(s)- Provide descriptive information to provide the reader with
good reasons to invite you to an interview. Use a variety of the following:
1. Education
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2. Work experience
3. Ability to work with others and/or alone
4. Interest in your field
5. Interest in the company
6. Responsibilities in previous positions
Closing paragraph - This should be written to compel your prospective employer
to take action.
Take the initiative and suggest a good time for you to come in for an interview. Be
sure to include complete contact information, including your email and fax numbers.
At the end of your cover letter you need to close it with:
Sincerely,
Enclosure (this will be your resume)
To review, you will always begin your cover letter by placing your full name,
address, telephone number and email address, if you have one, in the top left hand
corner of your letter. You will follow this with the postal contact information for
your prospective employer.
When addressing your prospect, always use full name, address, etc., and do not use
abbreviations.
Address your letter directly to the person in charge of hiring.
Sign your letter by hand.
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Basic Cover Letter Template Sample

Using a good cover letter template, you can simply fill in the blanks. You might want
to do this until you feel entirely confident in designing your own. The cover letter
samples given demonstrate just a few appropriate ways to write a good cover letter.
Your full name
Your full mailing address
Your city, state, and zip
Your telephone number(s)
Your email address
Todays date
Your addressees full name
Their professional title
The organization name
Their mailing address
Their city, state and zip
Dear Mr. (full name here) or Ms. (full name here),
Open your letter with something that will command attentiona statement that
establishes you to your reader. Briefly state which job or position you are applying
for.
The second section of your letter should be highly relevant to the position applied
for. Offer one or two (brief) paragraphs that point to why you are the best one for
the job. Do NOT simply summarize your resume!
Your closing paragraph is critical to your success! You need to initiate action! Do
this by explaining what action you will take, such as: I will call you at such and such
a time to arrange an interview. If you choose to not be so forward, end with: I look
forward to your response. If you leave the calling in their hands, always state:
Please contact me to set up a good time for an interview, and make certain they have
your contact information at hand.
Always finish your letter with:
Sincerely yours, or Yours truly, or similar
Your signature written by hand
Your name (typewritten)
Enclosure (you can type in resume after Enclosure, or leave blank)
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Cover Letter Sample#1 - Response to a Newspaper Ad for an assistant

driller job
Joseph Roberts
2150 Orange Grove
New York, NY 55555
(555) 555-5555
Joseph.Roberts@gmail.com
February 20, 2012
Mr. John Smiths
Director
Texas Onshore Drilling Company
5854 Tombon Road
Houston, TX 55555
Dear Mr. John,
I am writing to you with regards to your advertisement, February 19th, in the Texas
Post, for an assistant driller job. As you can see from my enclosed resume, my
experience and qualifications match this position's requirements.
I especially would like to point out that I have a high school degree, and I have been
working on the land rig in South Texas for several years. The positions that Ive
worked in the past were roustabout, roughneck, derrick man, pump man and
assistant driller. I have good working attitude with all team members and I am able
to work in a harsh environment. I am interested in working with the Texas Onshore
Drilling Company because the company has advanced onshore technology and there
are several specialist jobs which other competitors cannot do like your company.
Thanks for your consideration. I look forward to the opportunity to speak with you
in person about my interest in the position.
Sincerely,
Joseph Roberts
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Cover Letter Sample#2 New Hire Drilling Engineer

Gorge Peterson
2150 Orange Grove
New York, NY 55555
(555) 555-5555
Gorge.Peterson@gmail.com
February 20, 2012
Mr. Jim Wells
Managing Director
Texas Offshore Drilling Company
1234 Waterford Road
Houston, TX 77777
Dear Mr. Jim,
I would like to be considered for the drilling engineer at the Texas Offshore Drilling
Company. I am very interested in the drilling and workover work. Additionally, I
would like to contribute my technical knowledge to the company growing business.
I am a senior petroleum engineering student at Texas A&M University with 2.85
cumulative GPA. Last year, I worked for the Dyna Drilling Company as a trainee for
the workover project in Baker field and I helped this company complete one work
over well for Chevron. Working with the Dyna Drilling Company, I gained a lot of
experience both technical and operational side. I am a tough worker and I am able to
work in the field with the crew very well. Moreover, my last project in the university
is about workover optimization in the brown field using the smaller rig to complete
workover operations in shallow injection wells (500 800 ft depth).
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to the opportunity to speak with
you in person about my interest in the drilling engineer position.
Sincerely,
Gorge Peterson
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Conclusion
Now that you have mastered the art of oilfield resume and cover letter writing, it is
time to become a seasoned job hunter.
Every day, some 32 million people will leave their homes for a job they absolutely
hate. Dark feelings of negativity will touch every aspect of their lives, including their
family and friends, not to mention the many activities they engage in their free time.
These people might lack the know-how they need to change. They might be afraid
to leave the security of a weekly paycheck behind, or they might just feel locked-in
to accepting a dead-end job.
Whatever the reason, there is a far better way to live. All it takes is that first inkling
to want more, want better and then.....to just move on. Sure, there is an element of
risk involved, but that just comes with the territory. Without risk in life, well....life is
not nearly so interesting.
Change is not always easy. We all deserve change, though, if that is what we need to
live a better life. Meaningful purpose in our lives can be the one driving force that
adds new experiences and dimensions to our days. Finding that meaningful purpose
through our work, through our career, well, that is what life is all about!
Take your passion for life and make it into your career live your dreams now while
you still can your job, your career, your life can be so much more than just a wish;
they can be your truth and your reality.
It is up to YOU!
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Appendix 1
Useful Website For Finding The Oilfield Jobs
Finding the drilling job worldwide is not a tough job anymore because we have the
internet that you can use to search the position in oil and gas industry. Today, I
would like to recommend you five online website that you should take a look if you
want to get the oil and gas job. Moreover you can see how much the oil and gas
exploration grow over time. Lets get started.
Rig Zone
http://rigzone.com/
Rigzone is "Your Gateway to the Oil and Gas Industry" providing you with industry
news and information, careers, company directory, offshore rig data, equipment
marketplace, and more.
Rigzone provides its visitors and membership with an unequaled source of
information - a true industry gateway full of dynamic, original content and
resources that cannot be found anywhere else. Some of the key sections and
services of Rigzone include:
Industry News and Analysis - news coverage of the latest news and events in the oil
& gas industry
Career Center - a vibrant community of job seekers and employers in the oil and gas
industry
Company Directory - the industry's most complete listing of online oil and gas
industry companies and related services
Offshore Rig Data Services - continually updated status and location information on
the world's offshore drilling fleet
Equipment Marketplace - online forum for buying and selling new and used oilfield
equipment
Newsletter Subscriptions - daily, weekly, and monthly updates to your inbox full of
news and commentary, rig information, and more
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Drillers.com
http://www.drillers.com/
Drillers.com global oil and gas recruitment site for drilling jobs, Oil and Gas jobs, a
global jobs site for all drilling, oil, gas and energy professionals. The site, which is
the oldest drilling recruitment website in the world, was originally set up in 1996 as
an oilfield community, and was the first to feature classified drilling, oil and gas
recruitment advertising. The intention was to provide a platform where drilling, oil,
gas and energy professionals could come together to collaborate, share ideas and
use various online tools which could assist in improving daily working practices.
OilCareers.Com
http://www.oilcareers.com
OilCareers has the sole objective of facilitating recruitment and providing career
related services to the Oil & Gas Industry. We are not an employment agency and
have no affiliations to any recruitment agencies or consultancies. We realize that
any information that you supply to us is of critical importance to you.
InfoOil Careers
http://careers.infooil.com/
InfoOil Careers provides access to the largest, fully integrated job site for the global
upstream oil and gas industry. Over a period of 7.5 years, InfoOil Careers has
become the leading oil and gas job site on the Internet.
InfoOil Careers was launched in April, 2006 after being acquired by InfoMine.
InfoMine has been the leading provider, aggregator, integrator and syndicator of
global mining information for over 20 years. CareerMine, the InfoMine career site, is
the leading job site for the mining industry. Like CareerMine, InfoOil Careers
provides job seekers around the world with the latest jobs, in this case oil and gas
jobs.
Oil and gas job search

https://www.oilandgasjobsearch.com/
Oil and gas job search is now over 10 years old. We have helped over 300,000 oil
and gas professionals find multiple jobs and contracts in that time. Our commitment
has always been to provide the latest oil and gas jobs to industry professionals. We
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are currently seeing 10,000 new oil and gas jobs per month being posted globally.
You can find some great services from this website as job alerts, CV/Resume upload
and Salary guide
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Appendix 2
This section is dedicated for interesting oil and service companies which you can see
whether those companies are suitable for you or not. We also provide the company
website so you can contact them and submit your resume.
Top 10 International Oil Companies in the World

Working with top 10 international oil companies in the world is dream of some
people who are working in the petroleum upstream industry. This articles shows
you the top 10 oil international companies in the world. The criteria are not only
based on the reserves which the companies acquire. The companies are judged
under four different criteria sales, profit, assets and market value. If you are
interested in getting the job with these big oil companies, you can find the
information from the websites which we will provide you in this article.
Exxon Mobil Exxon Mobil is the world's largest publicly traded international oil
and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and
improve living standards around the world. Our organizational structure is built on
a concept of global businesses and is designed to allow ExxonMobil to compete most
effectively in the ever-changing and challenging worldwide energy industry.
Website: http://www.exxonmobil.com
Royal Dutch Shell Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies.
Our aim is to meet the energy needs of society, in ways that are economically,
socially and environmentally viable, now and in the future.
Website: http://www.shell.com/
BP BP uses sophisticated technologies and tried-and-true techniques to find oil
and gas under the earths surface. More recently, scientific techniques and new
technologies have greatly improved the odds.
Website: http://www.bp.com
Chevron Chevron has major operations in the worlds most important oil and gas
regions. We are leaders in working in extremely difficult environments such as
ultradeep water. At Chevron, our businesses work in concert to provide the energy
that drives human progress. Explore Chevrons companies to learn how we use our
global resources, determination and ingenuity to meet todays complex energy
challenges.
Website: http://www.chevron.com/
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Total Total is a leading multinational energy company with 96,387 employees and
operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates,
Total is the fifth largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas
company in the world (1). Total engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry,
including upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and
production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading
and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products). Total is also a major actor in
chemicals (base and specialty chemicals). In addition, Total has interests in the coal
mining and power generation sector and is developing complementary next
generation energy activities (solar, biomass, nuclear). Total's worldwide operations
are conducted through three business segments:
Website: http://www.total.com/
ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company. As
of Dec. 31, 2010, it is the third-largest U.S. integrated energy company, based on
market capitalization, as well as proved reserves and production of oil and natural
gas, and the largest refiner in the United States. ConocoPhillips is the seventhlargest holder of proved reserves and the fourth-largest refiner worldwide, of
nongovernment-controlled companies.
Website: http://www.conocophillips.com/EN/Pages/index.aspx
Gazsprom Gazprom is one of the worlds largest energy companies. Its major
business lines are geological exploration, production, transportation, storage,
processing and marketing of hydrocarbons as well as generation and marketing of
heat and electric power. Gazproms mission is to ensure a safe, efficient, and
balanced supply of natural gas, other types of energy resources, and refined
products to consumers.
Website: http://www.gazprom.com/
PetroChina PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina) is the largest oil/gas
producer and distributor, playing a dominant role in the oil and gas industry in
China. It is one of the companies with the hugest sale revenue in China, but also one
of the largest oil companies in the world. PetroChina was established as a joint stock
company with.
Website: http://www.petrochina.com.cn/ptr/
ENI ENI is a major integrated energy company, committed to growth in the
activities of finding, producing, transporting, transforming and marketing oil and
gas. Eni men and women have a passion for challenges, continuous improvement,
excellence and particularly value people, the environment and integrity.
Website: http://www.eni.com/en_IT/home.html
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Petrobras-Petrleo Brasil - Petrobras is driven by the challenge of supplying the

energy that can propel development and ensure the future of the society with
competency, ethics, cordiality, and respect for diversity. Petrobras is a publicly
traded corporation, the majority stockholder of which is the Government of Brazil,
and the company performs as an energy company in the following sectors:
exploration and production, refining, oil and natural gas trade and transportation,
petrochemicals, and derivatives, electric energy, biofuel and other renewable energy
source distribution.
A leader in the Brazilian oil industry, Petrobras has expanded its operations aiming
to be among the top five integrated energy companies in the world by 2020. It has a
presence in 28 countries. The 2010-2014 business plan foresees investments in the
order of $174.4 billion.
Website: http://www.petrobras.com.br/en
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Top 10 Oil Companies based On Oil Reserves

This article demonstrates the interesting information about top 10 oil companies
based on oil and gas reserves. You will see that all of them are national oil
companies
Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Were not just Saudi Arabias national oil company were also a fully integrated,
global petroleum enterprise and a world leader in exploration, production, refining,
distribution, shipping and marketing.
We manage the worlds largest proven crude oil reserves of 260.1 billion barrels and
the worlds fourth-largest gas reserves, with 279 trillion cubic feet. With
headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, we also have offices in North America,
Europe and the Far East.
Website: http://www.saudiaramco.com/en/home.html
National Iranian Oil Company

NIOC at a Glance Since 1951, National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has been
directing and making policies for exploration, drilling, production, research and
development, refining, distribution and export of oil, gas, petroleum products.
NIOC, with a vast amount of oil and gas resources, is one of the worlds largest oil
companies. At the present time, it is estimated that the company holds 137 billion
barrels of liquid hydrocarbons and 29 trillion cubic meters of natural gas.
Website: http://www.nioc.ir/Portal/Home/Default.aspx
Qatar General Petroleum Corporation

Qatar Petroleum (QP), a state-owned corporation established in 1974, is responsible
for all phases of the oil and gas industry in Qatar. The principal activities of Qatar
Petroleum and its subsidiaries and joint ventures cover exploration, drilling and
production operations, transport, storage, marketing and sale of crude oil, natural
gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, gas-to-liquids, refined products, petrochemicals
and fertilizers, and helicopter and financial services.
Qatar Petroleums strategy of conducting hydrocarbon exploration and new projects
is through Exploration and Production Sharing Agreements (EPSA) and
Development and Production Sharing Agreements (DPSA) concluded with major
international oil and gas companies.
Website: http://www.qp.com.qa/en/Homepage.aspx
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Iraq National Oil Company

The Iraqi Oil Ministry declared its oil exports for the previous September 2011
which was (63.1) million barrels and their achieved outcome which is about (6,619)
billions dollars.
Website: http://www.oil.gov.iq/moo/index.php?lang=en
Petroleos de Venezuela.S.A.
Petrleos de Venezuela S.A., the state-owned corporation of the Bolivarian Republic
of Venezuela, is responsible for the efficient, profitable, and dependable exploration,
production, refining, transport and commerce of hydrocarbons. This company is
deeply committed to environmental protection and its main objectives are to foster
the harmonic development of the country, to guarantee sovereignty of national
resources, to increase endogenous development and to serve and benefit the
Venezuelan people, who correspond to their share of the countrys national wealth.
Website: http://www.pdvsa.com/
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) was established in 1971, to operate in all
areas of the oil and gas industry and since then has steadily broadened its activity
establishing companies and subsidiaries and creating an integrated oil and gas
industry in Abu Dhabi. Today, the company manages and oversees oil production of
more than 2.7 million barrels a day which ranks it among the top ten oil and gas
companies in the world.
Website: http://www.adnoc.ae/
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation

In 1980 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) was established as the state owned
asset and all other oil companies in Kuwait, including KNPC, became KPC
subsidiaries. One year later after the establishment of KPC, the oil sector in Kuwait
was restructured on sectorial basis. KNPC became responsible for the oil refining
and gas liquefaction industry in addition to the marketing of petroleum products in
Kuwait through a chain of filling stations, which reached its peak between
2005/2007 with 119 operating filling stations. In collaboration with KPC the
company embarked on studies and plans to modernize refining industry in Kuwait
with a multi billion dollar projects to revamp Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah
Refineries.
Website: http://www.knpc.com.kw/en/pages/default.aspx
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.

In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and
operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as
well as marketing. Between 1978 and 1989, NNPC constructed refineries in Warri,
Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel Shell Refinery
established in Port Harcourt in 1965.
In 1988, the NNPC was commercialised into 12 strategic business units, covering the
entire spectrum of oil industry operations: exploration and production, gas
development, refining, distribution, petrochemicals, engineering, and commercial
investments.
Website: http://www.nnpcgroup.com/
National Oil Company (Libya)

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) was established on 12 November 1970 , under
Law No: 24/1970, replacing the general Libyan Petroleum Corporation which
established under Law No. 13 of 1968 to assume the responsibility of the oil sector
operations . It was later reorganized under decision No :10/1979 by the General
Secretariat of the General People's Congress, to undertake the realization of the
objectives of the development plan in the areas of petroleum , supporting the
national economy through increasing , developing and exploiting the oil reserves
and operating and investing in those reserves , to realize optimum returns. In
carrying out its activities, NOC may enter into participation agreements with other
companies and corporations carrying out similar activities.
Website: http://en.noclibya.com.ly/
Sonatrach
Sonatrach is the largest oil and gas company in Algeria and Africa. The company
operates in exploration, production, pipeline transportation and marketing of
hydrocarbons and by products.
As part of a diversification strategy, Sonatrach stepped up investments in power
generation, new and renewable energies, water desalination, and mining
exploration and exploitation. The international strategy of the company includes
operations in several parts of the world namely: in Africa (Mali, Niger, Libya, Egypt),
in Europe (Spain, Italy, Portugal, Great Britain), in Latin America (Peru) and in the
USA.
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With a turnover nearing $56,1 billion in 2010, Sonatrach is ranked first company in
Africa and 12th in the world. It is also 4th world LNG exporter, 3rd world LPG
exporter and 5th World Natural gas exporter.
Website: http://www.sonatrach-dz.com/NEW/index-english.html
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Top 10 Oilfield Service Companies

If you are looking for oil field service jobs, you need to take a look at top 10 oilfield
service companies. Those companies have their own expertise in various fields as
drilling, oil field construction, oil well cementing, completion technology, formation
evaluation, survey, directional drilling, solid control, drilling fluids, etc.
The top 10 oilfield service companies are as follows:
Schlumberger: Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to
deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies
around the world. Through our well site operations and in our research and
engineering facilities, we are working to develop products, services and solutions
that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
Website: http://www.slb.com/
Halliburton: Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the worlds largest providers

of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 60,000 employees
in approximately 80 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas
industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir from locating hydrocarbons and
managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction
and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.
Website: http://www.halliburton.com
Transocean: Transocean, the worlds largest offshore drilling contractor, provides

the most versatile fleet of mobile offshore drilling units to help customers find and
develop oil and natural gas reserves. Building on more than 50 years of experience
with the highest specification rigs, our 18,000 employees are focused on safety and
premier offshore drilling performance.
Website: http://www.deepwater.com/
Saipem: Saipem is a large, international and one of the best balanced turnkey
contractors in the oil & gas industry. Saipem has a strong bias towards oil and gas
related activities in remote areas and deepwater and is a leader in the provision of
engineering, procurement, project management and construction services with
distinctive capabilities in the design and the execution of large-scale offshore and
onshore projects, and technological competencies such as gas monetization and
heavy oil exploitation.
Website: http://www.saipem.com
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Baker Hughes and BJ Services Company (Baker already acquired BJ

service): A top-tier oilfield service company with a century-long track record,
Baker Hughes delivers solutions that help oil and gas operators make the most of
their reservoirs.
Website: http://www.bakerhughes.com/
Weatherford: Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) is one of the largest

global providers of products and services that span the drilling, evaluation,
completion, production and intervention cycles of oil and natural gas wells.
Weatherford is a new breed of service companyone that can provide the industry
with extended products and services, more efficient operations, more powerful
research and development capabilities and greater geographic diversity.
Website: http://www.weatherford.com/
Fluor: Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company that delivers engineering, procurement,

construction, maintenance (EPCM), and project management to governments and
clients in diverse industries around the world. For nearly a century, clients have
selected Fluor as their company of choice to complete challenging projects in
remote parts of the world.
Website: http://www.fluor.com
Petrofac: Petrofac is the global oil & gas industrys premier facilities and
infrastructure provider, admired by customers and employees for delivering
consistently and rewarding excellence.
Website: http://www.petrofac.com/
China Oilfield Services Ltd: China Oilfield Services LimitedCOSL is the

leading integrated oilfield services provider in the offshore China market. Its
services cover each phase of offshore oil and gas exploration, development and
production. Its four core business segments are geophysical services, drilling
services, well services, marine support and transportation services. COSL has listed
its H shares on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited HKSE
since 20 November 2002 under the ticker 2883.
Website: http://www.cosl.com.cn/ens/
McDermott: McDermott is a leading engineering, procurement, construction and

installation (EPCI) company focused on executing complex offshore oil and gas
projects worldwide. Providing fully integrated EPCI services for upstream field
developments, we deliver fixed and floating production facilities, pipelines and
subsea systems from concept to commissioning.
Website: http://www.mcdermott.com/
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By Rachain J & Shyne Coleman

The First Important Step to Professional Resume Writing

Effective Resume and Cover Letter Writing For Oilfield

What Is A Resume and Why You Need A Good One?

A resume written 10 years ago would be overlooked by prospective employers in

The New Resume Writing Rules

Create A Resume That Oilfield Employer Cannot Resist

Time to Start Writing a Resume

Writing Resume Content That Sets You Apart

Do not repeat a power verb within the same paragraph.

Punctuate throughout for easy reading.

Use professional grade printing and paper to create a professional resume,

Elements of A Resume That Will Impress The Employers

State a Clear Career Objective

Develop a Professional Summary

Promote Your Skills and Accomplishments

Present any benchmarks or accomplishments achieved as a result of your

Provide any and all accomplishments that set you apart.

Present Your Professional Experience

List Your Education

Sell Your Professional Affiliations

Impress With Publications

Connect Through Personal Interests

Supply a List of References

Resume Styles - A Work of Art

Experience section is the key.

This resume type is ideal when:

Example of a Chronological Resume

Highly deviated and horizontal well drilling

No LTA while I was working on the drilling site.

2000 2005: Robert Drilling Consultant, Saudi Arabia

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Texas at Austin, 1990

References: References available upon request.

Showcases achievements and major skills from the top.

Highly recommended by resume writing professionals, this resume type is ideal

Example of a Functional Resume

Highly deviated and horizontal well drilling

Drilling Supervisor Consultant

Managed land drilling operations in Saudi Arabia.

Senior Drilling Engineer

Took care of engineering sides as well design, drill string selection,

Supported a drilling engineering team and took care of several service

2005 Present: ABC Company, Houston, TX, USA

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Texas at Austin, 1990

References: References available upon request.

Example of a Functional Resume

Rotary steerable drilling tool

1982 1993: American Exploration and Production, Houston, TX, USA

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering, Texas at Austin, 1990

References: References available upon request.

Writing Resume For Newly Graduated Student

Example of Newly Graduated Student Resume Applying For Reservoir

Petroleum University, UK - June 2010

A member of SPE student chapter in UK

Writing an Electronic Resume

Key Elements of an Electronic Resume

Use of descriptors Use keywords such as education, skill-set, experience,

Fancy is out Scannable resumes are very conservatively written. Do not

Avoid abbreviations With the exception of very common abbreviations,

A 3 to 4 page resume is acceptable The hard and fast one-page resume

Power Words That You Should Use in Your Resume

General Resume Formatting Guidelines