THE RESUME

Lindsey Paige Perl

3100 Daniel Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75205 847-767-7375— LPERL@SMU.EDU

Education
Southern Methodist University—Dallas, Texas, expected to graduate May 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
G.P.A.: 3.75
Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Fraternity, awarded to students with GPA of 3.5 or above
High Honors with distinction, Fall ’07-present
Glenbrook South High School—Glenview, Illinois, 2007

Experience
President, Southern Methodist University Best Buddies, Fall 2008- Spring 2009
• Entered 25 college students and 25 people with intellectual disabilities into meaningful and impacting one-to-one friendships
• Planned over a dozen successful events engaging both students and people with intellectual disabilities
Sales Associate, Nordstrom—Skokie, Illinois, May 2008- October 2008
•Sold over $56,000 in merchandise for company
Director of Activities, Delta Gamma Fraternity Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Fall 2008
•Planned event for families and friends of Delta Gamma in which created a foyer of a fraternity house to look like a safari inspired tent
• Crafted float for homecoming parade in which one first place in float design
Director of Public Relations, Delta Gamma Fraternity Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Spring 2009
Treasurer, McElvaney Residence Hall, Fall 2007- Spring 2008
• Kept finances in check for residence hall and allotted budgets to be used for community based events and charities
• Voted into position by residence members
1st Place, National Academy of Television Arts, Spring 2007
• Produced news package that won a student Emmy in the Midwest Region
Leader, Kairos—Glenview, Illinois, 2006-2007
• Led a group of 50 peers through a spiritual retreat about finding yourself
• Selected to be one of 14 leaders out of over 70 applicant based on my personal reflections
Leader, Habitat for Humanity—Meridian, Mississippi, Summer 2007
• Organized group of 6 peers to go to Meridian to help reconstruct homes for people affected by Hurricane Katrina
• Finished building the last 2 homes of Katrina victims in Meridian within less than 2 weeks
Leader, Peer Group—Glenbrook South High School, 2006-2007
• Mentored groups of freshman high schoolers to guide them and transition them into high school
Hostess, Mitchell’s Fish Market—Glenview, Illinois, March 2007- August 2007
• Responsible for upholding positive image of restaurant while interacting with all customers

Activities & Interests
•SMU Student Foundation, 2008
•Village Art School, student—Skokie, Illinois, 2003-2007
•Art Institute of Chicago, student, Summer 2004 and 2006
• St. Martin de Porres House of Hope, volunteer—Chicago, Illinois, 2006-2007
• Interests include: Running, Painting, Art, Traveling, and Film

References Available upon Requests

I really learned a lot when reading this section of Idea Industry that I did not know about making my resume. One thing that I learned was to make the resume concise. Before, my resume had many more than 3 sections and it was not my sections were not the easiest to follow. Also, I thought that the advice given in the book about how to describe what it was you accomplished in the "experience" section was very helpful. In my updated resume I tried to describe my experiences uniquely to what I actually did.