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The Honors and Awards section of your resume includes any recognition you received for outstanding performance in an educational or professional setting -- making the Dean’s List, being the #1 sales representative, or receiving military honors. Most of your resume is a subjective record of your experience and achievements. Listing honors and awards gives you solid, objective credibility. This is an opportunity to focus the reader on your recognized achievements. List all applicable educational or professional honors. You may want to include some detail if the award or honor is not easily recognizable to the reader. Avoid abbreviations that may not be clear (i.e., Quality Employee of the Month nominee rather than QEM nominee).

The Honors and Awards section of your resume can also have the following titles:

Awards
Awards and Scholarships
Exhibitions
Exhibitions and Awards
Exhibits
Honors
Honors and Activities
Promotions
Scholarships
Special Mention

Start Date/Year

List the date you received the honor or award. Dates may include both months and years.

Association Name (optional)

List the appropriate agency or company that granted you the honor or award.

End Date/Year (optional)

List the date your honor or award ended. This will indicate the length of time the honor or award was in effect. Dates may include both months and years.

Title

List the name or title of the honor or award.

Location (optional)

List the city and state of the agency or company that granted your honor or award.

Description (optional)

Describe how the honor or award has some significant bearing on your qualifications for the position sought.

Compose your own Description or select one or more of the recommended Action Phrases.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Fitchen-Cumpton Corporation Golden Achievement Award
In recognition of $50 million in annual sales

Circle of Computer Excellence Award, Corporate Level