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Other sections of your resume

Other sections of your resume

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Other sections of your resume

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- Depending on the jobs you're targeting and how much extra space you have once you've laid in the essentials, you might want to add another resume section or more to further validate your skills, emphasize your leadership, or even offer up hints on what you're all about in person. Here are a few optional sections that you might want to add at the end of your resume. Number one, volunteer work. If you're actively volunteering your time somewhere, I would list that on your resume, especially if you're targeting mission-driven or non-profit organizations. List where you volunteer and the dates served, the title that you hold if you have one, and a quick sentence about the nature of the organization or your work there. If you hold a board of directors position, even if it's a volunteer role, you might want to put this under its own section, especially if you're targeting executive roles. This way it will be prominent.…

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