Open a document in Microsoft Word 2007. Type your name, address, telephone number and email address at the top center of the page on separate lines. Highlight your name with the cursor and change the font size to 16 and press the "Bold."
Press "Enter" to get to the next line, and flush the cursor to the left of the page. Change the font to 12. Press the "Bold" icon, type "Objective," then click "Enter" and "Tab," and then type out an objective. An objective is a phrase that tells your potential employer your short- and long-term goals in about one to two sentences.
Press "Enter" to go to the next line. Type "Education," and highlight and bold just as you did in step 2. Press "Enter" and then press "Tab." Type in the school name, the type and name of the degree you received, your GPA, and the year in which you graduated in this section.
Also, you should include any other educational training you have like certificates, seminar training, and educational workshops. For example, if you received a nursing certificated from a seminar that you attended, you should list this information under this "Education" section. Press "Enter," to go to the next step.
Type "Work Experience" on the next line and highlight the words with your cursor, then press "Bold." Press "Enter" and then list your work experience in chronological order. You should list the name of the place you worked at, the job position you held there, and the dates in which you worked there. Press "Enter" and "Tab." Press the "Bullet" and then list at least two responsibilities that you held at each job.
Press "Enter," and then type "Honors and Special Skills" in bold. Press "Enter" and "Tab," and then list in bullet format all of your honors and skills that pertain to the job for which you are applying." Click "File" then "Save" to store your resume onto your computer.