Resume
Is this your first resume? Be sure to look at our Workshop schedule. The Career Development Center (FR 151) offers several workshops each semester, and one is sure to be right for you!
Visit us to have your resume reviewed by a specialist! If it is your first visit to our office, you will be meeting with one of our Student Consultants. They have walk-in hours each week to help you. There is no appointment necessary; first come first served. Please stop in during these times:
Monday: 10:30 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Friday: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
What is a Resume?
A resume is typically a one-page document that lists contact information and qualifications for specific professional employment.
Resume Toolkit
Some helpful handouts for writing your resume:
Resume Basics
Some basis characteristics of a successful resume can be summed up with this simple acronym: to get a job in your AREA of interest, your resume should be:
A = Appealing to the eye
- Employers look at your resume for about 15 seconds before making an initial decision.
- Use bolding, bullet points, and effective white space to create a well organized, easy to read document.
R = Results oriented
- When writing about your experiences, be clear and action oriented.
- Start each bullet point with a verb, and include relevant skills you have as a result of completing your tasks. For help, see our Magic Bullet handout.
E = Everyone is special (but you are unique!)
- Don’t leave out your best experiences! Think about something that you have experienced that another applicant for the same position has not.
- Your experience, whether it is Eurospring or camp counseling, may have provided you with unique skills and talents an employer needs.
A = Accurate
- Your resume must be completely error-free.
- Be sure to have it proofread several times.