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WRITING YOUR RESUME FOR MICROSOFT
A. Things to know about US-style resumes:
1-2 pages is good. Do not give us more than 2 pages. 1 page is best.
We do not want your life history.
We must have your email address.
No spelling errors please. Have your friends read your resume.
Your resume should look significantly different from your classmates’ resumes.
Put your unique experiences and skills on your resume!
No photo, neither marital status, gender, religion, etc.
B. A good, basic US-style resume has 6 parts:
Part One: CONTACT INFORMATION
Your full name
Your email address
Your permanent contact information (home address and phone)
Your school contact information (school address and phone)
Part Two: EDUCATION
Your university
Your degree
Your expected graduation date
Your Grade Average (“GPA” = Grade Point Average)
Part Three: WORK EXPERIENCE
Name of company, location, dates worked there
Your job title
Describe what you did in 2-3 sentences.
Part Four: MAJOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
Dates you worked on project
Describe what you did in 2-3 sentences.
Do not list projects that every other student does, unless your work was very good or very unusual.
Part Five: TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming languages: number of years of experience for each
Platforms: ones you use, ones you have administrated
Applications: just put the unusual ones, not the ones every student knows
Part Six: AWARDS AND LEADERSHIP
List any technical awards
List any technical contests you won or did well in
List any leadership experiences
List any unusual learning experiences you have had in college that are not on your resume yet
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Hints!
Put your most recent work first.
Keep it simple.
Tell only the truth. The truth always comes out in an interview.
Highlight any very good or very unusual work you did.
Keep reading - sample resume below!
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