Out of Egypt:

resume from the underground

I am a sick man. I am a spiteful man. I think there is something wrong with my liver...

No, seriously, I got my resume done. Here's hoping it's good enough to get me an office job with a temp agency (not a massive goal, but it's all I can hope for right now...).

Job Objective

A temporary position as office support staff, such as a clerical or data-entry position.

Summary of Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience as writer and assistant editor on college newspaper
• High school and college training in Microsoft Office suite, as well as other computer experience
• Excellent command of spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules
• Strong communication skills and work ethic

Education and Technical Skills

Covenant College, BA in English
Anticipated completion: Spring 2006
GPA: 3.78

Technical Skills: MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; Adobe InDesign, Photoshop; HTML coding experience

Significant Achievements

• In 2001, received second place in Lancaster IU-13 website design competition for a site on the Civil War
• In 2002, received Silver Key in the Poetry category of the Scholastic National Writing Competition
• In 2004-05, played an integral role in the extensive redesign of the layout of the Covenant College student newspaper, the Bagpipe
• In 2005, received a perfect grade on a website about the philosopher Boethius, designed for a class on ancient philosophy

Employment History

• Dietary aide at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, 2000-02
• Part-time child care for special needs child, 2003
• Temporary worker for Spherion’s industrial division, 2004-

Well then. What do you think? Is there anything I did wrong? Anything I forgot? Perhaps I don't know myself as well as some of you may know me...