Resume RD: Elizabeth Snyder

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My resume is attached and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Well i am having a horrible time getting this to attach right now so i have copied it below.

Elizabeth Snyder
2101 Cumberland Ave Apt 5201
West Lafayette, IN
219-716-8202
esnyder@purdue.edu
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Career Objective
To obtain a position in a small animal emergency clinic that will allow me to use my skills to help stabilize and treat critical patients as well as mentor clients.

Education

Purdue University (2007) Bachelor of Sciences, Major in Animal Sciences

Professional Experience

Janssen Veterinary Clinic Veterinary Technician/ Assistant (May 2007-Present)
• Assist veterinarian in appointments and with various treatments for patients
• Prepare, monitor and recover surgery patients
• Perform venipuncture and analyze blood samples
• Take and develop radiographs

Michigan City Animal Hospital Veterinary Assistant (May2004-August 2006)
• Assisted in surgeries, including spay/castration, lacerations, dentals, mass removals
• Communicated with clients about caring for their pet
• Filled prescriptions and drew up vaccines and shots for patients
• Administered treatments to ICU and in-hospital patients, including IV and subcutaneous fluids, oral and injectable medicine.
• Cleaned and sterilized all surgery instruments
• Completed various laboratory work, drawing and running blood, x-rays
• Restrained domestic animals and exotics, birds of various breeds, reptiles, and
large zoo mammals while receiving treatments

Maple City Animal Hospital Veterinary Assistant (August 1999- May 2005)
• Assisted with surgeries, spay/castrations, lacerations, dentals, and treatments
• Communicated with clients and updated patients files, restrained patients for blood draws and treatments
• Drew and processed blood analysis, took x-rays

Activities and Honors

• 2006-2007 Indiana and Illinois 4-H Horse and Pony Judge
• CHAPS Horse Care Coordinator
• 10 year 4-H member
• 4-H Horse and Pony Queen
• Purdue University Helping Paws member

References upon request

Comments

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comments

1. I thought you did a great job tailoring your resume toward the specific job you are applying for. You had a well thought out and well worded objective, as well as including only experience relevant to the position you will be applying for.
2. I am guessing that you were not able to play with the layout because you could not attach your file. The main suggestion that I am sure you know is to make sure you adjust the alignment so that it is easier for the reader to skim. You may want to have all your header information centered and have the font adjusted to draw the eye to your name, contact information, and subject headings.
3. This one is impossible to judge but I would guess that your resume fits comfortably within the page.
4. I thought the resume was very clear to read with everything laid out logically according to proper title headings.
5. Again I am unable to tell if you are using fonts and everything properly but if you have any questions you should just review some of the other students.
6. I thought everything was well placed throughout your resume. The only suggestion I would have is to include a permanent address if you have one as well as your apartment address. I would then adjust all the heading information so that it fits with the rest of the resume.
7. I would agree that the content of you resume does support the objective that you listed. It clearly listed activities that relate and show your qualifications for the job you are applying to.
8. It is hard to judge the length on this but I would say that if it fits a page it should be fine.
9. I think that the sequences you used was great. You followed a chronological order from the present to the past just as we were instructed to. The only thing you may want to double check that you listed in order of importance would be the activities and honors section
10. You were great at listing action verbs in the beginning of all your bulleted points. I also think that you did a good job listing them in order of importance
11. I think you did a great job focusing on the specifics of your jobs and avoided generalizations. Whenever you had a task you listed it very specifically and showed the relevance to the position you were applying for.
12. I thought your resume would pass all the distance tests if you were able to align everything they way you wanted to. Just make sure you can pass them on your own computer when you are working on your final copy.
13. Overall this is a great resume. You follow a logical structure from the start to finish and you make sure all of the information is relevant to the position you are applying for. Great Job