Developing An Effective Resume Page 3
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13What to Include
Your Name Here
email@yourmail.edu
Permanent Address
School Address
Two addresses may be used if you are at school. Avoid
Address
Address
unprofessional email addresses.
Phone
Phone
SUMMARY or OBJECTIVE
Although this section is not required, you may summarize your skills/experience in narrative or list form or tell
what you are seeking. Or combine both in a summary. DO NOT USE “I”
EDUCATION
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Bachelor of ____________, Major, May 2014 (Use “Expected” date if incomplete)
Other information may include a minor(s), grade point averages, significant coursework, etc.
You may have more than one experience category, organized to focus on certain types of experiences or skills e.g.
“Research Experience” or just having ONE experience section may suffice for you.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Name of Business or Organization, City, State
Title of your position, dates or employment or experience
What is most relevant and important to your target reader? If you have relevant experience, you may want this
separate category to catch your reader’s attention.
Within each category, list your experiences in reverse-chronological order (most recent experience comes first).
Using action verbs, write short phrases to describe what you did that illustrates each skill. Be concise and
specific.
Describe what you did, how you did it, who you did it for or with, what equipment or software you used, and
what the results were.
Identify personal strengths and skills used to achieve your accomplishments.
Name of Business or Organization, City, State
Title of your position, dates of employment or experience
Examine your resume as a whole to determine a strategic order for the presentation of your information.
Quantify your results, if possible, and use commonly understood terminology but no acronyms.
Always write out or explain technical terminology and abbreviations; do not leave anything to the employer’s
imagination or interpretation.
Include full or part-time experiences, volunteer work, internships, teaching experiences….
Avoid using diluted phrases such as “responsible for” or “in charge of.”
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Name of Organization, City, State
Title of your position, dates of employment or experience
This section includes other experience which may not be relevant, but still shows experience.
ACTIVITIES (OR HONORS/AWARDS OR SKILLS OR VOLUNTEER)
List and describe organizations, position(s) held, volunteer work with dates of the experience or honors.
Depending on your experiences and skills, you could have more than one additional section listed here.
Important: Your sections and experiences should be listed in order of relevance to the job/internship. Within
each section, list experience from present to past. This is an just an example and you may choose a different
format to highlight your specific experience.
You may alter font sizes and margins.
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