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Résumé   M USTS  
 
1. Your   r ésumé   m ust   b e   e asily   s cannable   t o   t he   e ye.     O n   a verage   y ou   w ill   g et   b etween   1 0-­‐
20   s econds   o f   a   h iring   m anager   o r   r ecruiter’s   a ttention   o n   y our   r ésumé.     T his   m eans   y ou  
must   b reak   i t   u p   i nto   b ite   s ized   p ieces   o f   i nformation   t hat   c an   b e   a bsorbed   q uickly   b y   t he  
reader.       G ood   u se   o f   b ulleted   l ists   a nd   w hite   s pace     a nd   a voiding   l arge   c hunks   o f   t ext   w ill  
make   y our   r ésumé   a   m ore   e ffective   d ocument.  
 
2. Your   n ame   s hould   b e   p rominent   a nd   l arger   t han   t he   t ype   i n   t he   r est   o f   y our   r ésumé.    
If   w e   t hink   o f   t he   j ob   s earch   a s   a   m arketing   j ob   y our   n ame   i s   y our   b rand   a nd   y ou   w ant   y our  
customers   ( potential   e mployers)   t o   r emember   t hat   b rand   a nd   b egin   t o   a ssociate   p ositive  
qualities   w ith   t hat   b rand.  
 
3. Use   a n   o bjective   s tatement   b ut   k eep   i t   s hort   a nd   s imple!   E xtraneous   d etails   a nd   l ong  
sentences   d ivert   t he   a ttention   o f   t he   r eader   f rom   m ore   i mportant   d etails   i n   t he   d ocument   o r  
get   i gnored   e ntirely.     A   s hort,   s imple   o bjective   t hat   s imply   s tates   w hat   k ind   o f   w ork  
(internship,   f ull-­‐time,   p racticum,   e tc.)   a nd   i n   w hat   f ield,   i ndustry   o r   f or   w hat   c ompany   g ives  
your   r eader   v aluable   i nformation   a nd   l et’s   t hem   m ove   o n   t o   e xamine   y our   s kills   a nd  
experience.  
 
4. Use   r everse   c hronological   o rder.     S tart   a ll   s ections   w ith   t he   m ost   r ecent   p osition   o r  
degree   a nd   w ork   b ackwards   i n   t ime.  
 
5. List   y our   G PA   i f   i t   i s   3 .0   o r   h igher   –   c onsider   o mitting   i t   i f   i t   f alls   b elow   3 .0.     A   p otential  
employer   w ill   p robably   g uess   t hat   y our   G PA   i s   l ower   t han   3 .0   i f   i t   i s   n ot   l isted,   h owever,  
making   t hem   a sk   a bout   i t   g ives   y ou   t he   o pportunity   t o   g ive   a   p ositive   m arketing   m essage   t o  
explain   y our   G PA   a nd   m ake   t he   c ase   t hat   y ou   a re   a   w orthwhile   c andidate   n evertheless.    
Confidence   a nd   g ood   c ommunication   s kills   w hile   t alking   t o   a n   e mployer   w ill   o ften   t rump   a  
lacking   G PA.  
 
6. For   y our   w ork   e xperience   –   l ead   w ith   t itles   o r   c ompany   n ames.     A   g ood   t itle   o r   a  
recognizable   c ompany   n ame   c an   i ncrease   y our   c hances     o f   g etting   a n   i nterview   s o   l ead   w ith  
those   r ather   t han   w ith   d ates   w hich   c an   b e   p ushed   t o   t he   f ar   r ight   s ide   o f   t he   p age.  
 
7. Use   3 -­‐5   b ulleted   a ccomplishment   s tatements   u nder   e ach   p osition   y ou   l ist.     T hese  
bullets   s hould   b egin   w ith   a n   a ction   v erb   ( see   a ttached   l ist   o f   v erbs   f or   h elp)   a nd   s hould  
quantify   t he   r esults   o f   y our   w ork   w henever   p ossible.     ( e.g.,   A udited   a ccounting   s tatements  
and   l edgers   r evealing   n early   $ 50,000   i n   u npaid   b ills.)    
 
8. Highlight   c omputer   s kills.     C omputer   s kills   s till   r ank   v ery   h igh   i n   a ttributes   t hat   m ost  
employers   v alue   i n   n ew   h ires   s o   b e   s ure   t o   h ighlight   t hem.     E verything   f rom   o perating  
systems   t o   M icrosoft   O ffice   t o   s oftware   t hat   i s   u nique   t o   y our   f ield   w ill   h elp.  
 
9. Highlight   t itled   p ositions   y ou   h ave   h eld   i n   c lubs   o r   o rganizations.     E mployers   l ike   t o  
see   s tudents   w ho   h ave   b een   a ctive   o n   c ampus   b ut   t hey   l ove   t o   s ee   s tudents   w ho   h ave   t aken  
on   p ositions   o f   l eadership   a nd   a uthority   w ithin   t hose   o rganizations   s o   b e   s ure   t o   l ist   t hem  
first   i n   y our   A ctivities   s ection   a nd   p ut   t hem   i n   b old   t o   b ring   a ttention   t o   t hem.  

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