Sample Resume Template For Biology Major (Page 3 of 8) in pdf

Sample 2: Bob McNutt’s resume

Bob is applying for a summer internship with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

The internship involves assessing the biodiversity of fish species in the upper Chesapeake Bay.

People applying for the internship must meet some very specific qualifications including the ability to

handle fish, the ability to pilot a motor boat, possession of a valid driver’s license, and the ability to lift

a considerable amount of weight. For this reason, Bob has chosen to start his resume with a

Qualifications Summary section which will make it immediately clear to the person in charge that he

meets the qualifications (and more!).

Bob also has other skills that might appeal to the DNR. He has created a section called "Other Skills"

and has listed those skills there. One of those skills he lists is "Able to make small engine repairs."

Although you might not expect to find this on a resume, this skill could come in very handy if his team

is out on the Bay and the boat motor breaks down!

Note that in the Education section, Bob reports not only his overall GPA but also his GPA in science

and math courses because it is impressive. He also indicates that he has maintained a decent GPA

even though he has worked or volunteered a large number of hours a week. This statement implies

that he has good time management skills, which can be very appealing.

For a position like this, it will also be helpful for Bob to have a “Relevant Coursework” section. Bob

has not listed all the science and math courses he is taken because only certain courses are likely to

matter to whoever is reading this resume.

Bob has had several jobs, but not all are relevant to the position. Bob is listing in the Relevant

Experience section the one job that is very relevant to the internship, Aquarium Manager at PetSmart.

He is also listing his volunteer work at the National Aquarium as this is relevant to the position as well.

Bob is listing his non-relevant jobs at the very bottom of the resume. Bob has worked as a sales clerk

at the Sports Authority sporting goods store in Towson. He also worked as a caddy during the

summer after his freshman year. He did have one nice accomplishment as a caddy, so he is

squeezing that into his resume.

Bob created this attractive style of resume using the Tables function in Word. If you want to do this

as well, under the Insert tab, click on the Table option and insert a table that has two columns and

one row (a “2x1” table). You will get something that looks like this:

You can then adjust the width of the columns with your mouse and enter your information. When you

have finished and everything and it has been proofread and spell-checked, you can hide the lines. On

a PC, right-click on the table, choose Borders & Shading, then choose "None" for borders. On a Mac,

click on the tab Table Layout. (It should be right next to "Table" on the toolbar or "ribbon.") Click on

Table Properties. Click on Borders and Shading, and then select "none."

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