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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!