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Please write your NYSC experience, any Internship under the “Work Experience Section” not under the “Education Section” on your resume if you are using it for a job or your CV if you’re using it to apply to grad school.

At least 2-4 responsibilities should be listed using an action word in the past tense (if you have already completed your NYSC experience).

For Example;

Work Experience.

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Mathematics Teacher (Bold letters) – Caleb High School, Lagos, Nigeria 2013-2014

• Managed up to 20 students at a time to ensure appropriate behaviour/
• Motivated students to maximize academic performance.
• Successfully increased pass rates on standardized testing to 70% for Juniors and 90% for Seniors.
• Collaborated with colleagues by participating in team meetings, sharing ideas, contributing to team goals, and documenting progress toward reaching those goals.
• Filed reports and appropriate paperwork on students, which included assessing student progress

Always remember the rule NUMBERS GAME. in stating your accomplishment in the role.

This involves using numbers & percentages to highlight your key achievements in any previous or current job when writing your resume or a CV.

Quantifying your accomplishments tends to draw more attention from the recruiter. Use numbers effectively.

Always quantify TIME, MONEY, AMOUNT, etc, using action words when writing your resume.

For Example.

Accomplishment

• Created an academic simplification process model that bolstered productivity by 25 per cent.
• Wrote five articles in four weeks under daily and weekly deadlines
• Managed the teacher’s union’s budget of more than $40,000

See the sample below

 

How to Create a Resume