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RESUMES
A resume is NOT a professional biography.
It IS a marketing tool used in selling yourself to a potential employer.
An effective resume will show the employer how your qualifications match what they’re looking for.
Therefore, to be effective, resumes you send out must be TARGETED to the specific position you’re applying
for. This means each resume you send out should be different!
What goes on a resume?
There are some basic things that should always be on your resume, like your education, experience, and
contact info, but the key to knowing what to include in your resume is to ask yourself, “How have I obtained the
qualifications to do this job I’m applying for?” Those are the things to include and highlight in your resume.
Heading: Consists of your name and contact information (mailing address, phone number, and email address)
Education: Start with your most recent education. Include:
o Degree Title and Major (even if you’re not done- can put “Pursuing” in front or “(in progress)” behind)
o Name of School, City, State
o Minors or Emphasis areas
o Graduation date (or anticipated date if close to finishing, or date began – Present if not yet close)
o Only include your GPA if it is exceptional!
o You do NOT need to include your high school diploma/GED once you have started college
Experience: Can include anything hands-on you’ve done that is relevant to the job you’re applying for,
whether it was paid employment or not. Internships, full-time jobs, part-time jobs, summer jobs, volunteer
experiences, service learning projects, extracurricular involvement, research, class projects, etc. can all count
if the experience is relevant. When it’s a job that you’re listing, you are expected to always include:
Your Job Title (or position title, like “Volunteer Tutor”)
Name of Company or Organization you worked for, City and State where the company was located
Dates you worked there (if still there, write starting date – Present)
You may also include info about what you did, depending on the format you use (see next page)
Other things to include: Design the resume that works best for you to show off your qualifications. You can
make up your own category titles, but some other things you might include on your resume are:
Honors/Awards/Scholarships
Community Service/Volunteer Work
Extracurricular Activities
Relevant Coursework or Projects
Relevant Licenses/Certifications
Professional Organizations
Trainings/Workshops/Conferences
Service Learning
Research Projects
Foreign Languages
Relevant Computer Skills/Languages
Link to online portfolio
Resume Layout:
The visual layout is up to you, but here are some basic guidelines to follow:
You should lay out your info strategically so the reader sees your most important info in 5-10 seconds
It should look professional, and like you put time and effort into creating a polished document
Your formatting should be consistent throughout the resume
It should appear clean and organized, and there should be clear divisions between categories
Use a font size of 10-12pt (half-sizes are ok too), with 0.5-1” margins
Use a standard font to ensure compatibility on other computers
Use bolding, underlining, or italics to draw the eye to the most important things (but do not overuse!)
You should fill the page (first page), and white space should be evenly distributed