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Chapter 10

Step Five:

Education and

Extra Credit

In This Chapter

➤ How to create a proper Education section
➤ Where to put professional affiliations, community service, and other information on
your resume
➤ How to deal with an employer’s request for your salary history

➤ What not to put on your resume

Your resume is looking pretty good, isn’t it? You’ve resolved your work history problems,
written dynamite achievement statements, made claims that blow your competition out of
the water—you’re on a roll! You need to consider only a few more things, and then you’ll
be ready to drop your resume in the mail.

In this chapter, I’ll share some helpful hints on how to make the most of your academic,
professional, and vocational training, as well as other activities that support your job objec-
tive. I’ll also explain why some information, such as references, salary history, and personal
data, may not belong on your resume at all.

Finish Lines

At this point, you may be left with laundry lists of technical, personal, and professional
details that don’t fit into the primary sections of your resume discussed so far. Lingering
lists might include the following information:
➤ Education
➤ Professional training
➤ Community service
➤ Professional affiliations