Help with Resumes!

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<p>I have no idea what sounds good and what sounds stupid in a resume. Please help me.</p>

<p>Should I say…</p>

<p>Represented Region in National Catholic Forensic Tournament (selected to attend after rigorous competition)</p>

<p>or do I assume they know about the hard competition?</p>

<p>Do I say…</p>

<p>4th best Impromptu speaker in the State Tournament</p>

<p>or placed 4th in Impromptu at State Tournament?</p>

<p>And
Do I say</p>

<p>3rd best Extemporaneous Speaker in the Region, representing region at Catholic Forensic National Tournament</p>

<p>or </p>

<p>Qualifed to CFL National tournament.</p>

<p>Does it even matter? Am I just worrying about semantics?</p>

<p>Please help I feel so stupid for not knowing how to write a resume… :/</p>

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<p>Is this a resume for a job, or a summary of your EC’s for a college or scholarship application?</p>

<p>You certainly don’t need more than a line or two about any EC’s. A fourth best placing probably should be at the state level or higher to be mentioned. Summarize your EC’s and get to what they really want to read: why you are the right person for this job/scholarship/college.
A suggested wording: 3rd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking, Chicago Region, Catholic Forensic Tournament, 2009
Or summarize under a topic, i.e., Forensics: 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking, Chicago Region; 4th place, Impropmptu Speaking, Midwest Region; 4th place, Illinois State Final, National Catholic Forensic Tournament, 2009.</p>