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Resume Writing Guide

Your resume is a marketing document that should outline the ways in which you

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meet job qualifications. You can do this by relating your education, previous

experiences, and measurable accomplishments to the position at hand.

1 page; font size between 10-12; name

between 12-18; use clear front

SECTIONS TO INCLUDE

Include relevant experiences

Header: Include your name, phone number, email address, and address (typically only the

Lead points with strong action verbs

city, state and zip code). Consider including your online portfolio with samples of work or

projects and your LinkedIn profile website.

Avoid first person pronouns (I, we, my)

Education: List the university from which you've earned, or are earning, the degree, and

Describe experiences emphasizing

field of study within your education section. Additional information such as your GPA,

accomplishments, skills and projects

certificates (example: Business Foundations Certificate) or study abroad experience can be

listed within this section.

Be consistent. Be concise. Proofread.

Experience: Include internships, jobs, volunteer experience and temporary positions within

Experiences should be listed in reverse

this section. When describing your experience, focus on your measurable accomplishments,

chronological order

skills gained and projects rather than providing a general job description.

List references on a separate page

Academic Projects (optional): Projects such as advertising campaigns, media plans, short

films, research, and other projects completed in your courses can be highlighted in this

Double check that dates, hyphens, and

section. Only include academic projects that are relevant to the position on your resume.

formatting are consistent throughout

Honors and Awards (optional): Dean’s List (include each semester received), scholarships,

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academic awards and other similar information can be showcased in this section.

submitting it in an application

Leadership and Community Involvement (optional): Experiences such as volunteer

activities, community service, involvement with student organizations, and similar leadership

ACTION VERBS

roles can be added in this section.

Delegated

Solved

Built

Skills (optional): Include technical, research, language and industry-specific skills.

Participated

Oversaw

Edited

Software:

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher; Adobe

Summarized

Created

Drafted

Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Flash, After

Implemented

Planned

Advised

Effects; Final Cut Pro; Movie Magic Scheduling & Budgeting;

Coordinated

Guided

Applied

HTML; AVID; Audacity; iMovie; DV Express

Monitored

Assisted

Directed

Film/Video:

Script Coverage, Script Linking, Location Scouting, Casting, DV

Camera Operator, Boom Operator

Investigated

Prepared

Adapted

Business:

Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Training, Administration, Event

Interpreted

Developed

Assessed

Planning, Budgeting

Formulated

Managed

Budgeted

Language:

Proficient Spanish, Intermediate Japanese, Basic French, Basic

Distributed

Organized

Recorded

American Sign Language

Engineered

Assigned

Persuaded

Writing:

AP Style, Features, Copy-Editing, News Releases, Fact Sheets, Media

Researched

Integrated

Operated

Alerts, Print Style, briefs, PSAs, Client Profiles, Biographies

Research:

Mintel, SRDS, SPSS, SAS, LexisNexis, Claritas, Media Map, Ed Cals

Calculated

Translated

Allocated

Media:

Google Adwords, Yahoo! Sponsored Search, Microsoft adCenter, Atlas

Influenced

Motivated

Promoted

Media Console, Bluestreak ION Ad Manager, @plan, AdRelevance,

Established

Compiled

Explained

comScore, Eyeblaster

Facilitated

Improved

Processed

Broadcast:

iNEWS, EZNews, NewsKing, Interviewing and Reporting

Designed

Supervised

Scheduled

Social Media:

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Hootsuite, Wordpress,

Evaluated

Publicized

Critiqued

Social Mention, Blogger, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, Vimeo

Generated

Identified

Recruited

Career Advisors are available to meet with you to review your resume and other job

Performed

Reduced

Analyzed

application materials. Make an appointment with CCS by logging into STAR or by

Illustrated

Referred

Coached

calling our office at 512-471-9421. Visit our website for walk-in hours,

Examined

Increased

Surveyed

moody.utexas.edu/ccs.

Arranged

Instructed

Adapted

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