Sample Resume Outline Template Page 11
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11RÉSUMÉ CHECKLIST
*Please review prior to submitting your résumé to the Career Development Office
• Fits on one page (if you have an extensive work history, please see the Career Development
Office).
• Is in one of the formats included in the Sample Résumés.
• Use Arial 12-point and 1” margins if you need to fill a page. Consider using Times New
Roman 11-point and 0.5” margins if you have trouble fitting everything on a page.
• Are you effectively using white space?
Play with CAPS, bold, italics, upper and
lowercase, and indentation to make your résumé look good. Use those tools consistently.
• You printed on white or off-white résumé-quality paper.
• You were consistent in use/non-use of periods at end of sentences and commas before
conjunctions.
• You were consistent in spelling out names of cities, states, dates, degrees awarded.
• You have at least 2 sections: Education and Experience.
• You do not have a statement similar to “References available upon request.” This is a
waste of space. Employers will request references if they need them. Have a copy of them
at every interview, just in case.
• Reverse order chronologically.
• Had a friend proofread?
• Eliminated all typos and spelling errors.
• If you have not graduated, on the line following JMLS: “Candidate for Juris Doctor, May
2010.”
• Academic honors such as cum laude or magna cum laude are all in italics and lowercase.
• Every job description starts with an action verb in the past tense (use present tense ONLY
if it is your current position).
• Job descriptions highlight skills that are relevant to your legal career, even if the job was
not of legal nature itself (e.g. research, writing, supervision of others, negotiation,
presentation of reports or information).
• Eliminated wordiness (e.g. responsibilities included…).
• Dates do not include commas (e.g. May 2008 or Summer 2008).
• Part-time, non-legal jobs are placed in a “catch-all” category as the last item in your
Experience section.
• If you are seeking a public interest or government job, consider including a separate
“Community Service” section following “Experience.”
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For an “Additional Information” or “Skills/Interests” section, consider unique computer
skills relevant to the job, volunteer experiences, or other hobbies that might be good
conversation starters. For general hobbies, try to be specific. For example, if traveling is a
hobby, be specific and include a region of the world or country you enjoy traveling to.
Similarly, if reading is your hobby, be more specific and include a genre.
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When describing languages, be sure to specify level of fluency (e.g. native, fluent,
proficient, conversational).
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Take a quick look at your printed résumé. Does it allow for a fast read?
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