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Social Worker Resume Tips:

Contact Information :

  1. Full name
  2. Campus and permanent addresses
  3. Telephone numbers
  4. Email address

Education : List your highest degree first.

  1. Name of institution, city and state
  2. Degree, major and year awarded
  3. GPA (optional)

Experience : List the most recent experience first.

Activities : Campus and community activities, memberships in professional organizations etc.

Personal : Certifications, security clearances, patents, special awards, citizenship etc.

Try to incorporate the following verbs when making your resume.

Try to use Action Verbs when constructing your statements :

Now lets take a look at the necessary information that will make your resume stand out. The following are some of the points you should consider while making a Social Worker's resume.

  • Strategic, planning and budgetary responsibilities.
  • Your main areas of work.
  • Details of your typical caseload.
  • Contacts with other professionals.
  • Assessment of your clients' needs.
  • Building a relationship of trust and providing practical help.
  • One-to-one and group work.
  • Organization and planning.
  • Producing detailed casework reports.
  • Any major projects that you have worked on.
  • New procedures, practices and processes that you have introduced or developed.
  • Any contribution to reduction of cost, improvement in efficiency, or increase in revenue.
  • Any other achievements that have benefited your clients / employers.