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PREPARE YOUR RÉSUMÉ A résumé summarizes your education, experience, and credentials as they relate to your employment goals. The résumé’s primary purpose is to convince an employer, in a very short period of time, of your relevant qualifications and create a first impression that motivates the employer to contact you. Building an effective résumé is an ongoing process. It usually takes a few reviews to catch format inconsistencies, typos, and grammatical errors. Always have your résumé reviewed by a Career Advisor before sending it to potential employers. REQUIRED ELEMENTS Heading Use your full name centered at the top. Under your name, center your contact information and URL to your LinkedIn profile or your online portfolio. Please be sure that both your email address and voicemail messages are professional and appropriate. Education Starting with the most recent, list the name(s) of the college(s) attended, location, degree or certificates, received, expected date of graduation (month and year only), and major(s). Do not include high school information. If your GPA is less than 3.0, you should leave it off your résumé, and emphasize your work experience instead. Work/Relevant Experience This section shows how your experience relates to your target position. Include relevant experience from any of the following: full-‐time, summer, part-‐time work; internships; field work; research projects; volunteer work; or extracurricular activities. High school activities and achievements should be eliminated unless they are directly relevant to the job. For each experience, indicate your job title, name of organization, city, state, and dates of employment or service. See the “Writing Success Statement Descriptions” page for assistance articulating your responsibilities for each position. OPTIONAL ELEMENTS Additional Experience/Activities This section can add depth by reflecting highly desirable skills, commitment, and involvement outside academic coursework and employment. Include leadership positions, memberships in clubs or organizations, volunteer experience, professional development, and athletics. Include your position title, organization name, city, state, and dates of involvement. Related and Additional Skills Use this section to emphasize skills applicable to your field of interest. Skills could include, but should not be limited to, foreign language fluency, computer/technical applications, scientific/laboratory, and/or special certifications. Achievements, Awards, Publications, or Honors List only those received while in college and that are of particular relevance to your field of interest. Résumé Checklist Sample Action Verbs Sample Résumés Back to Table of Contents Success Statements 5
HINTS AND TIPS E-Résumé Formatting Most companies use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) for job applications. Your résumé must be formatted to be easily scanned and read by the system. Include key words from the job description for which you are applying to optimize your fit for the position. Keywords are nouns and phrases that describe your knowledge and experience. The keyword summary can be the most important part of the résumé. Infographic Résumé An infographic résumé uses picture, graphics, and sound for employers to click through to review your qualifications. You can create an infographic résumé using tools such as wix.com, Prezi, or Flipboard. DO… • Put your name first, followed by your contact information. • Keep text aligned to the left (except your name and contact information) • Use a standard font such as Times New Roman, Arial or Helvetica in 12 pt. font size • Align dates to the right of the page using a right-aligned tab to preserve formatting • When printing your résumé, use standard résumé paper, not card stock • Customize your résumé for each opportunity DON’T… • Be too lengthy. Keep your résumé to one page if at all possible. • Rely on spellcheck. Spellcheck does not catch all errors. For example, the word “lead” and the word “led”, will both pass the Spellcheck test, but have very different meanings. Be sure to have your résumé reviewed by others. • Use graphics or pictures, etc. Unless you are in a design field, steer clear of graphics. Keep your résumé uncluttered and easy to read. • List references. References should be kept in a separate document and not included on the résumé. Also do not add the line “References Available Upon Request” to your résumé. • Use personal pronouns. Do not use “I, we, or my” statements. Back to Table of Contents 6
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