Ohio University College of Business Communication Standards

Importance of Resume Items and Formats
American Association of Personnel Administrators (AAPA) (1999 Survey)
Percentage of respondents who considered
resume items important
Resume Item 1989 1994 1998
Name, address, telephone number 100% 100% 100%
Degree 100 100 100
Name of college 100 100 100
Titles of jobs held 99 99 99
Names of previous employers 98 97 100
Special aptitudes, skills 90 91 95
Job, career objective or Profile Statement 73 84 92
Awards, scholarships, honors, achievements 88 89 91
Grade point average 85 89 91
Willingness to relocate 74 82 90
Work experience accomplishments (learning, contributions) 72 81 89
Professional organizations 67 74 84
College activities 85 83 84
References shown on resume 79 51 32
Note saying that references would be supplied on request 35 21 20
Summary of qualifications 25 42 72
Reasons for leaving jobs 54 37 29
Name of high school 20 14 4
High school grades 18 15 5
High school activities, awards 19 14 5
List of college courses completed 42 34 21
Social security number 32 35 18
Religion, race 10 5 1
Photograph 16 11 2
Marital status 30 19 2
Height/weight 25 11 1
Church involvement 13 8 0
Birthdate 21 17 3
Health 34 19 6
Resume Format
Preference for traditional, chronological format 78 81 88
Preference for functional, skills-oriented format 22 19 12
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