KIA JONES

•Cell: 312-434-0436 • kjone24@uis.edu • 2160 Vachel Lindsay Drive, 62703, Springfield IL

Motivated Honors student open to experience in various fields, especially opportunities

involving communication, public relations, and nonprofit organizations. Interested in
contributing positively to an organization and its members through social skills, and in the
process gain valuable communication experience.

EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Springfield • Springfield, IL (Expected Graduation: Spring 2020)
Capital Honors Student; Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Communication • Cumulative GPA:
3.16/4.0

CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE
Student Worker, Career Development Center, University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield IL.
September 2017-Present
• Assisted students in the development and creation of resumes • Provided counseling to
students in regards to job search, resume development, and interview preparation • Acted as a
receptionist, greeting visitors and provided basic information on services • Kept up to date files
of students interacted with • Developed relevant workshops related to interviewing and
transferable skills • Posted fliers about upcoming events around campus

ON CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT
Member of the Black Student Union, University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, IL.
December 2017-Present
• Created educational and entertaining activities for students • Developed a design for
graduation certificates • Collected feedback from students to create better, more efficient events
• Collaborated with 5 other members at a time to plan and develop events, such as Black
Graduation • Communicated with other student organizations to potentially collaborate on events
Peer Mentor, University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, IL. April 2017-May 2018
• Offered guidance as a Peer Mentor to four incoming freshman students during their first
semester in order to assist in mentee’s transition to university • Corresponded with student’s
issues and offered feedback, solutions, or viable resources in order to make experiences more
productive • Wrote detailed summaries of each freshman’s progression at UIS in order to
monitor for any needed improvement or assistance
 SKILLS
Confident public speaker • Comfortable in leadership roles. • Attentive listener • Open to new
experiences • Open to learning from other’s leadership • Skilled writer • Proficient in social
media usage, including Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft Office, and Tumblr • Observant • Sociable
• Motivated
ACHIEVEMENTS
Academic Scholarship • University of Illinois at Springfield • Springfield, IL. (2016-Present)
Capital Honors Student • University of Illinois at Springfield • Springfield, IL. (2016-Present)
Student Affairs Employee of the Month • University of Illinois Springfield • Springfield, IL •
(Dec. 2018)
Commented [1]: good skills section; overall: with
resumes you want to make sure you are tailoring it to
the job description. one way to do this is to go through
the job description and highlight all of the action verbs
used (i highlighted some that i caught in red) and
putting them in your resume. your resume should not
be more than a page at this stage. also based on the
job descrip it is a campus job, so dont overthink things
too much lol they know the people applyign are
students, and that this may be one of there first jobs