Resume for Interview

If you are granted an interview, please bring two copies of your resume to the Co-op Office at 192 King Street North, second floor, at least 48 hours (two business days) before your interview. (If your interview is on a Monday, please make sure we receive your application by the previous Thursday. If your interview is on a Tuesday, please make sure we receive your resume by Friday morning.)

We will not accept resumes by email.

The Co-op Office is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

We encourage you to follow the format in the sample resume below, and to provide as much detail as possible in two pages.

Please supply two print copies of your resume if granted an interview; do not send a resume with your application.
We do not contact referees.
We will not consider reference letters.
Staff members from the Co-op and Career Centre will not provide personal assistance to students preparing a resumé for co-op admission.

Sample Resume for Applicants to Co-op

JOSE VENZA

Local:
401-22 Bricker Street
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 3T4
(519) 887-1234
venz1234@wlu.ca

Permanent:
72 Borden Road
Aberfoyle, Ontario
N1H 2L0
(519) 624-5678

Employment Skills

Fluent in French and Spanish

Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Related Experience

Smith Company, Guelph, Ontario, January - April 2009, high school co-op
Purchasing Clerk

Ordered and received parts and supplies

Prepared invoices and recorded payments using computerized system

Completed bank reconciliations and made deposits

Wrote correspondence, answered telephones and filed documents

Other Experience

The Bay, Waterloo, Ontario, January 2011 - present, part-time
Sales Associate

Assist customers with purchases of men’s clothing

Operate computerized cash register

Arrange attractive merchandising displays

Camp Tawingo, Huntsville, Ontario, Summers 2010 & 2011
Camp Counsellor

Provided instruction in tennis to children aged 7 to 15

Planned and coordinated weekly games nights for entire camp

Supervised a group of eight boys on site and during canoe trips

Ontario Hydro, Stoney Creek, Ontario, June - August, 2009
Gardener

Planted and pruned trees and shrubs

Operated a tractor mower

Bell Canada, Grimsby, Ontario, summer 2008
Labourer

Repaired and installed telephone equipment

Participated in health and safety meetings

JOSE VENZA
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Volunteer Experience

Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union, Waterloo, Ontario, September 2010 - present
Foot Patroller

Promote safety by escorting students, staff and faculty to their destinations

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Guelph and Wellington, Guelph, Ontario, 2009 - 2010
Fundraiser

Participated in sales, auctions and bingo games to raise funds for the agency

Education

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 2009 - present
Bachelor of Business Administration Program

Centennial Collegiate, Guelph, Ontario, 2005 - 2009
Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Scholarships and Awards

Ontario Scholarship for achieving an average of 86% in six Ontario Academic Courses, 2010

Rotary Award for athletics, leadership and academic achievement, 2010

Principal’s Honour Roll for achieving an average of at least 80% throughout high school

Activities

University

Member, Accounting Association; coordinate, promote and lead tours of accounting firms

Finance Representative, House Council

Staff writer, Cord Weekly student newspaper

Play intramural soccer and basketball

High School

Vice-President of Students’ Council

Advertising representative, school yearbook

Member of drama club

Member of badminton club

Captain and member, basketball team

Class Representative, grades 11 and 12