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Resume Tips

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RESUME FORMATTING TIPS

1. Instead of Bachelor's, always write the full degree. For example "Bachelor of Business
Administration". Then add bullet points – using action verbs (see Action Verb file) –
providing more information (e.g. GPA, relevant courses taken, etc).

2. Do not use personal pronouns in your resume. It means no “I”, “mine”, “mine”, “our”,
“us”, etc. Leave that to a cover letter. Use bullet points with actions verbs only.

3. Make sure you use the right tense of the verb in your bullet points. If it is a
job/education you did in the past and you are no longer doing it, use past tense for
your action verbs. If it is a job/education that you are still doing, use present tense for
your action verbs. Do not use “ing” when talking about past experiences. For example:
instead of “responsible for maintaining” write “maintained”.

4. Align all your dates to the right side of your document.

Start with a blank Word document

Do not use Microsoft Word resume templates or resume templates you find on-line, as they do not allow for
customization. Your resume needs to reflect your accomplishments in the order that is most effective for you, not
a template designed for the masses.

In Page Layout, change:

Margins: If you have a lot of content, use .7” margins on all sides
If you need to “spread things out a bit” use 1” margins on all sides
Line Spacing: Make sure it is set to 0pt, not the default of 10pt

Font Size & Font Type

Size: If you have a lot of content, use 10pt font for everything except your name. Use 14-16pt for your name.
If you need to “spread things out a bit” use 12pt font for everything except your name. Use 16-18pt for your
name.
Headings do not need to be larger in font size than the rest of your content.
Type: Use Calibri, Arial Narrow, or another easy to read font. Do not use script fonts or fonts that are decorative.
Using italics for emphasis is fine, but using a script font or a “fancy” font is not okay.

Headings/Sections

Use headings that give the reader an idea of what follows. You do not need to stick to the headings provided on
the example. They should describe the content following the heading.
Typical headings include: Education, Relevant Experience, Skills, Additional Experience, Activities, and Volunteer
Experience
Additional possible headings or sections of your resume may include (but you can also come up with your own):
International Experience, Study Abroad, Relevant Course Projects, Research, Research Papers and Projects, Course
Presentations and Projects, Conferences Attended, Leadership Experience, Honors and Awards, Certifications,
Technical Skills, Computer Skills, Laboratory Skills, Customer Service Experience, Marketing Experience, etc.
Top 5 Skills to Express on a Resume

You are gaining relevant and transferable skills every day through your classroom, extracurricular and work
experiences. Employers are most interested in the transferable skills that relate to how well you will perform the
job they are hiring you to do. Those include (but are not limited to): Leadership, Interpersonal Communication,
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Appreciation for Diversity (appreciating differences in others)

Writing the Content

In each section of your resume, you will want to describe your experiences, skills, abilities, and accomplishments.
This is your marketing tool. Make sure you are providing employers with a sense of your capabilities so that they
can determine, at least initially, whether or not you meet the minimum qualifications. Use bullet points – not
paragraphs – to describe your experiences. Employers only spend a few seconds reading through resumes initially,
weeding out the ones that don’t clearly give them the information they need. One way to ensure you give them
that information is to use the following formula for some of your bullet points:
Action Verb + Task + Importance
The importance piece tells the employer that you understand the value of the task that you have completed for a
company, a client, etc. It also, therefore, indicates that you understand your value to your employer because you
are completing that task. It is not necessary to write the importance piece for every single bullet point, just be sure
to relay your value in other ways by including quantifiable facts such as the number of customers served, the ages
of children cared for, percentage of sales increased, or amount of money raised in a fundraiser.

Never use “I” or other personal pronouns on a resume. A resume is “just the facts” and statements containing
personal pronouns could be considered your opinion rather than fact.

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