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RESUMEGUIDELINESWHATISARESUME?Aresumeisadocumentyoucreatetomarketyourexperience,skillsandaccomplishmentstoapotentialemployer.Itshouldbetargetedtowardtheopportunityyouhopetosecure.Aboveall,itshouldcommunicatetotheemployerwhyyouarequalifiedforthepositionyouareseeking.TIP:Acollege-levelresumeshouldbelimitedtoonepage. WHOAREYOU?
AcompleteHEADINGincludesyourfullname,emailaddress,phonenumber,andhomeorcollegeaddress.Makesureyouremailaddressisprofessional;yourOxyemailworksbest.Youcanchoosetoincludeapermanentandschoolmailingaddressifnecessary.
EDUCATION.Believeitornot,thefactthatyouareabouttoreceiveyourBachelorofArtsdegreeisyourmostsignificantaccomplishmenttodate.Thissectionisalwayslistedatthetopofyourresume.Youreducationinformsanemployerthatyouarestillenrolledincollege,orarecentcollegegraduate.
GETSTARTED:Brainstormexperiencesthatarerelevanttothepositionyouareapplyingfor.Thencreatecategoriesthatwillbestfeatureyourmostrecent,relevantand
significantaccomplishments.
TIP:Ifapplicable,feelfreetolisthonors
andawardswithin
EDUCATION
FAQ:DOIINCLUDEHIGHSCHOOL?Unlessyouareafirstyearstudent,youdonotneedtoincludehighschool.However,youmaychoosetolistyourstudyabroadexperienceintheEDUCATIONsection.WHATABOUTCOURSEWORK?Undersomecircumstances,itcanbebeneficialtolistkeycourseworkattheadvancedlevel(300/400level)todemonstraterelevantknowledgewheretangibleexperiencemaybelacking.Listthetitleofthecourse,omittingallcoursenumbers(sincethisdoesn’ttranslatetotheworldoutsideofOxy).Updated11/22/16
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WHATHAVEYOUDONE?
Ifyouareasocialscientist,orascientist,youmaychoosetoincludeRESEARCH.Listanyresearchexperienceyou’veobtained.YoucanlistyourtitleasUndergraduateResearcheranddescribewhatyoudidasapartofthatparticularresearchproject,likeyouwouldinEXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCEisthemostimportantpartofyourresumebecauseitcommunicatestotheemployerwhoyouhaveworkedforandtheexperiencesandskillsyouhavegained.Startbylistingyourtitle,theorganizationandthespanofdates.Thendescribewhatyoudidineachposition.
Areyouinvolvedinclubsandorganizations,orathleticsoncampus?AnACTIVITIESsectionwillallowyoutolisttheseitems.Ifyouhavesubstantialleadershipexperienceintheseextra-curricularactivities,youcanfeelfreetolistthemdirectlywithinyourEXPERIENCEsection.
Didyouknow?Anemployer
takes30secondstoreviewyour
resume.
TheSKILLSsectioniswhereyoucanlistyourcontentskills.“Content”skillsrefertothetangibleskillsyoupossesssuchascomputer,language,ortechnicalskillsaswellasanylicensesorcertificationsyoumayhave.
OTHERCATEGORIESmaybeneededdependingonyourexperience,andthepositionyouareapplyingfor.Youmaychoosetoincludeothercategoriesthatwillshowcaseyourworkandhighlightwhyyouarebestqualified.Thesesectionscanincludebutarenotlimitedto:RelatedExperience,AdditionalExperience,LeadershipExperience,ProfessionalAffiliationsorPresentations,VolunteerWorkandInterests.
RESUMECHECKLIST
ü Researchthepositiondescription
ü Useconsistentformattingü Utilizeaccomplishment
statementsü Absolutelynospellingor
grammaticalerrorsü Nouseof“I,we,usorme”ü Limittoonepageü SaveintoaPDFto
preserveoriginalformattingwhensendingasanattachment
DESCRIPTIVESTATEMENTS:*SeeACTIONVERBSListUsinganactionverbtobegineachphrase,describewhatyoudidwithineachpositionintheEXPERIENCEsection.Feelfreetobespecificbyincludingexamples,details,andtransferableskills.Examples• Manageddatabaseof400+imagesacrossmultipleinterconnectedwebplatforms
• InstitutedresidencehallstutoringprogramincreasingaverageoverallGPAfrom2.9to3.3
Youmaychoosetolistyourdescriptivestatementsinabulletedformat,orinaconciseparagraphseparatedbypunctuation.Eitherway,eachphrasewillstartwithanactionverbandexcludeanypronounssuchas“I,we,us,orme.”Youshouldalwaystrytolist3-5statementspereachexperience.
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WRITINGACCOMPLISHMENTSTATEMENTS
Anaccomplishmentstatementisadescriptivestatementwithinapositionlistingonaresumethatgoesbeyondwhatyoudidintheposition.Ittellsthereaderwhatyouaccomplishedinthepositionbyhighlightingyourachievementsandtheresultsofwhatyouachieved.Whattoincludeinabulletpoint,ifapplicable
! Quantify–Howmanypeople?Howmuchmoney?! Describethepopulation–Kids?Adults?Educationlevel?Region?Country?! Results–Whatwastheimpact?Didyoumakeadifference?Werescoresimproved?! KeyWordsfromJobDescription–Whatskills/qualificationsistheemployerlookingfor?
EXAMPLE
STEPBYSTEP
TRYITYOURSELF!Write an exampleofan accomplishmentstatement thatshowcasestheabove:Actionverb:Project:Result:Accomplishment:
for local over goal) andgreatly
Plannedcharityevents
: Coordinated
:threefundraisingeventsforlocalshelters
: whichraisedover$8,000(20%overgoal)andgreatlyimprovecommunityawareness
: Coordinatedthreefundraisingeventsforlocalshelters,whichraisedover$8,000(20%overgoal)andgreatlyimprovedcommunityawareness
+ + =
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ACTIONVERBS
Usingactionverbswillensurethatyourexperienceandqualificationsstandout.
Management & Leadership administered appointed approved assigned attained authorized chaired consolidated contracted controlled coordinated decided delegated directed eliminated emphasized
debated defined described discussed drafted edited elicited enlisted expressed influenced informed instructed interacted interviewed involved joined judged lectured
gathered identified inspected interpreted investigated located measured researched searched summarized surveyed tested
Technical adapted assembled built constructed
Helping advised advocated aided answered assisted cared for coached collaborated contributed cooperated counseled demonstrated educated enabled encouraged ensured expedited
ordered organized prepared processed purchased recorded registered reserved reviewed routed scheduled submitted standardized systematized updated validated verified
enforced enhanced executed handled headed hired hosted increased instituted led managed merged overhauled oversaw planned prioritized produced recommended streamlined strengthened supervised terminated Communication addressed advertised arbitrated articulated authored clarified communicated composed condensed conferred consulted contacted conveyed convinced corresponded
listened mediated moderated motivated negotiated observed outlined participated persuaded presented promoted proposed publicized recruited reinforced reported responded solicited specified spoke suggested synthesized translated wrote
Research analyzed compared conducted critiqued detected determined diagnosed evaluated examined experimented explored extracted formulated
converted debugged engineered fabricated fortified installed maintained operated programmed rectified regulated remodeled repaired replaced solved specialized studied upgraded utilized
Financial/Data adjusted allocated analyzed appraised assessed audited balanced calculated computed conserved corrected estimated forecasted managed marketed projected reconciled retrieved
explained facilitated familiarize furthered guided helped individualized insured intervened motivated provided referred rehabilitated simplified supplied supported taught trained tutored volunteered
Organization/ Detail arranged cataloged categorized charted classified coded collected compiled distributed filed generated implemented incorporated logged monitored obtained
Creative acted began combined conceptualized created customized designed developed displayed drew entertained established fashioned founded illustrated initiated integrated introduced invented modeled modified originated performed photographed revised revitalized shaped
Accomplishments achieved completed expanded exceeded improved pioneered reduced resolved restored
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YOUR NAME 1600CampusRoad,Box123,LosAngeles,CA90041
(323)555-1234|[email protected]|www.linkedin.com/in/customizedname
EDUCATIONBachelorofArts,MajorPsychology;MinorSpanishOccidentalCollege,LosAngeles,CA ExpectedMay2017StudyAbroadUniversityofLondon,London,England;Fall2015RelevantCourseworkJournalism,LiteraryCriticism,GraphicDesign RELATEDEXPERIENCEOxyEngageStudentCoordinator, Pre-OrientationProgram-OccidentalCollege,LosAngeles,CA5/15–9/16
• Trained30studentleadersinstudentdevelopment,safety,andleadership.• Managedcommunicationsfor200studentparticipants.• Handledlogisticsfor200studentstravelinginLosAngelesover3days,includingtransportation,
locationbooking,andemergencyresponse.Editor,OxyWeekly-OccidentalCollege,LosAngeles,CA 5/13–5/15
• Increasedcampusreadershipby15%viaimplementationofuniquesalesstrategy.• Enhancedoverallcontentqualitybyleadingatrainingsessionforfivestaffwriters.• Improvedthepaper’slookbycreatingartisticgraphicsandanattractivelayout.• Interviewedfacultyandotherstoobtaininformationfortwoinvestigativeassignments.
Intern,SavetheChildrenFoundation,LosAngeles,CA5/13–5/14 • Resolvede-mailandtelephoneinquiriesfromSavetheChildrenemployeesbasedthroughouttheU.S.• Troubleshotandeffectivelyarticulatedcomplexinformationtotechnicalandnon-technicalusers.• Keptsupportqueueslowandreducedtheaveragewaittimeforticketresolutionby14%.
LEADERSHIPANDACTIVITIESTutor,NeighborhoodPartnershipProgram,OccidentalCollege,LosAngeles,CA 8/14–Present
• ProvidedacademicsupportformiddleandhighschoolstudentsinESLandEnglishwritingclasses.• Developedpeer-mentoringskillstoengagewithstudentsandencouragepursuitofhighereducation.
Member,SigmaLambdaGammaNationalSorority,Inc. 2/13–Present
Participant,DanceProduction,OccidentalCollege,LosAngeles,CA 9/13–9/14SKILLSLanguage:|FluentinSpanish.Computer:|ProficientinMicrosoftWord,Excel,PowerPoint;knowledgeableofAdobeIllustratorandPhotoshop.SocialMedia:|ProficientinHootsuite,Facebook,Instagram;andTwitter
MakesuretheDATESareright
justified,itlookscleaner.
UseaCLEARFONT.WeusedCalibriforthisresume.Other
acceptablefontsareTimes,ArialCambria,etc.
BulletpointsforCURRENTpositions
shouldbeinpresenttense.
BulletpointsforPASTpositionsshouldbeinpasttense.
KeepyourresumetoONEPAGEifyouareacurrentundergraduateorrecentgraduate.Somefields/employersallowfor2pagesbut
youshouldcheckwithacounselor.
FONTSIZEcanbeassmallas10pt.andaslargeas12pt.
UseCONSISTENTFORMATTING
throughoutyourresume.Chooseaformatforyourpositionsanduse
boldtohelphighlight,butdon’toverdoit.
NAMEshouldbeboldandinalargerfont(14-16pt.)thantherestofthepage.
HEADINGSshouldbesetapartby
bolding,capitalizing,oracombination.
Ifyouhaveanexperiencethatyouwanttolist,butdon’thaveroomforbulletpoints,it’sokaytolistitwithoutbulletpoints.
MARGINSshouldbeconsistent
aroundthepage;theycanbeassmallas.7inchandaslargeas1
inch.
Ifyouhaven’tgraduatedyet,
put“Expected”infrontofyour
targetgraduationyear.
USEBULLETPOINTS;they
drawtheeyeandkeepyourinformationorganized.
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J.DSALINGER12345AddressAve,LosAngeles,CA90041|(123)456-7890|[email protected]|www.linkedIn.com/in/custom EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Minor in Philosophy Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA May 20XX
GPA: 3.89 | Dean’s List 2014-2016
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY Fall 20XX Phillip S. Wilder Jr. Award for Academic Distinction
GPA: 3.93 | Dean’s List 2013 RESEARCH Undergraduate Researcher 8/2015 – 6/20XX Directed Psychology Research with Dr. Schell, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
• Head Researcher. Tested and scored over 60 participants in a study on aspects of classical conditioning. • Hooked up participants to Biofeedback mechanism and then ran program to identify spikes in somatic response
activity in response to phobic or neutral images seen on a screen. • Identified the amount of somatic activation in participants following unconditioned response and conditioned
response and then entered data into SPSS. EXPERIENCE Social Worker Investigator, Children’s Law Center of California, Los Angeles, CA 5/2016 – 8/20XX
• Supported investigator staff of the attorneys who represent abused/neglected children. • Conducted approximately 30 home visits to gather information for attorneys. Wrote reports for every visit. • Started visits under supervision eventually completed my own case-load including five independent home visits. • Interviewed children and caregivers to obtain information about services, psychological well being, and general
concerns related to the current case.
Games Management Assistant, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 10/2015 – 10/20XX • Regularly assisted in athletic events through selling tickets, scoring and filming athletic contests, and general
manual labor required in setting up events as well as cleaning up post-event. • Worked one to two events a week.
. Soccer Referee, Rochester, NY (Summer) 1/2011 – 3/20XX
• New York State Licensed Grade 8 Soccer Referee. • Refereed elite youth club soccer age ranges 9 to 19, four to six times a week. • Handled frequent conflicts involving players, coaches, and parents by calmly explaining the consequences of their
actions and reminding them of the example they were setting.
Soccer Coach, Riverflow Soccer Club, Rochester, NY 10/2011 – 12/2013 • Assistant Coach in charge of tactical and technical skills training, as well as general team management. Ran many
sessions independently of other coaches and given free license to structure practice sessions. • Coached one boys team as they progressed from ages 13 to 16. Practices were held two to three times a week.
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES Senior Fellow, Occidental College Admissions 7/2016 – Present Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Occidental College 10/2015 – Present Manager, Men’s League Soccer Team, Glendale, CA 11/2015 – Present Member, NCAA Division III soccer program, Occidental College 8/2014 – Present Manager, treasurer, and creator, customized digital draft-style fantasy soccer league 7/2012 – Present Joseph Mancini Leadership Award, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Occidental College 3/2015 Member, NCAA Division I soccer program, Hartwick College 8/2013 – 12/2013
SKILLS Language: Fluent in Spanish | Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, SPSS, JCATS and Powerpoint Certifications: CPR Certified. NYS Licensed Referee
JUNOT DIAZ 1234 Alumni Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90041 / (323) 567-8910 / [email protected]
EDUCATION Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA Bachelor of Arts, Politics Expected May 20xx HONORS AND AWARDS Latino/a Endowed Scholarship (date), Anderson Summer Fellowship recipient (date) RELATED EXPERIENCE Center for Community Based Learning, Occidental College – Education In Action Facilitator Los Angeles, CA 12/14-5/xx
Work with a faculty member teaching a Community Based Learning class to develop workshops, discussions, and speaker panels with various community partners
Assist students in organizing and leading Community Justice events on campus that focus on advancing social justice in the Los Angeles community
Maintain frequent contact with community partners and organize logistics for the class’s Rebellious Lawyering Speaker Series, made up of ten speakers.
Wendy Davis for Governor Campaign – Communications Intern, Fort Worth, TX 8/14-11/xx
Organized a list of over a hundred media outlets and ensured that all contact information was current to streamline the pitching process
Contacted radio, print, and television outlets in various media markets to pitch newsworthy stories for coverage on a daily basis, resulting in some significant coverage for our campaign.
Created briefing documents, transcribed interviews, and wrote press releases or advisories to be reviewed by the Communications Director of Battleground Texas
Attended campaign press events in support of the candidate Public Counsel Law Center – Statewide Education Rights Intern, Los Angeles, CA 5/14-8/xx
Assessed and organized two years worth of school arrest data pertaining to juvenile arrests made by the Los Angeles School Police and shared relevant evidence with my supervisor.
Created a rubric integrating Restorative Practices and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports that was shared with the Restorative Practices task force
Followed up with attendees of a juvenile ticket clinic and provided them with information about substituting their ticket fines for community service
Attended the Dignity in Schools task force meetings and Children’s Rights Project staff meetings Neighborhood Legal Services Self Help Center – Legal Intern, San Fernando, CA 1/14- 4/xx
Assisted self-represented litigants with properly filling out and reviewing Family Law legal packets and Unlawful Detainer cases during three weekly shifts
Met with the site attorney for final review of all legal documents Walked litigants through the steps of their legal process, including filing and appearing in court
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Shift Supervisor – Occidental College Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA 12/12-6/xx
Supervise shifts, handle customer service inquiries, and ensure that transactions run smoothly Close the store twice a week and run register reports, handle cash, and post sales at days end Run the store on Saturday mornings without managerial supervision
ACTIVITIES
Kappa Alpha Theta - Eta Mu Chapter at Occidental College 2/13-12/xx SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; NGP Van; Proficient in Spanish
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER 1600 Campus Road, Box 123, Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 555-1234 | [email protected]
REFERENCES
First and last name (Relationship to you) Title Company/Organization Address City, State, Zip Phone Email
Dominic Alletto, (Supervisor) Assistant Director for Career Counseling Career Services, Occidental College 1600 Campus Rd Los Angeles, CA 90041 Phone: Email:
Kerry Thompson, Ph.D. (Research Supervisor) Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean
of the College, Associate Professor of Biology 1600 Campus Rd Los Angeles, CA 90041 Phone: Email:
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