Resume Writing
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Resume Writing Notes
*see attached sample resume at the bottom of this page
Resume Requirements: major, school, GPA, Graduation year, your contact information, prior work experience, extracurricular involvements, awards.
♦Your resume is your opportunity to show the firm who you are. Although it needs to be somewhat formulaic, it should speak to what your personal strengths are and give a taste of your personality (although your cover letters will focus more on that aspect).
♦ Use bullet points to describe your experiences. Don’t go overboard. You should have 1-5 bullet points for each experience depending on the importance and amount of responsibilities you had. Don’t list obvious responsibilities (ex. Cashier- counting money) or put too many bullet points for a job that isn’t as relevant or important.
♦ Use as much white space as possible. This means extending the margins beyond the standard 1 inch in Microsoft Word. Extend your words and sentences to create a full line. Play around with your wording, margins or font size to fix this.
♦ Recruiters love results. Each bullet point should not only say what you did and how you did it, but must also include the impact you left. (i.e. Created…by…resulting in…). This is a great opportunity to include
♦ Quantify anything that can be quantified- integrate numbers into the script whenever possible (This is especially useful in the results part of a bullet point. Ex: Planned a strategic marketing initiative, boosting sales by 40%).
♦ Use power/action words to begin each bullet point (lead, managed, executed, built, analyzed, studied, etc. *For a large list of action words, pick up the Career Center’s Career Guide). Be as descriptive as possible. Remember, some recruiters may glance only at the first few lines or the first few words of each line.
♦ Create symmetry. This includes dates, bullet points, etc. The resume should be very neat and easy to read.
♦ DO NOT use more than one page. You are free to disregard irrelevant experiences (Take out your flipping burgers at In-N-Out unless you somehow managed to do something that left a lasting impact on the business). Never include activities and awards from high school.
♦ Be Consistent! Use the same font throughout. Make sure it is easily readable. If you are adding periods at the end of your sentences, add them everywhere.
♦ Include SAT scores if they are high otherwise only if a firm asks for them. Some firms will ask for them, but others won’t.
♦ With Interests: Do not simply list activities (biking, hiking, and acting), try to make this
intriguing and a tool to portray your personality (i.e. Team player? Prefers to work alone?).
| Attachment | Size |
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| Sample Resume.docx | 14.92 KB |
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