• Name

• Address, Phone, and Email

• Include the type of position or occupational field you wish to enter, your special interests, skills, and experiences or immediate and long-term goals.

• Example: Advising position using student service experience and a proven ability to apply excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Example: Assistant Product Manager position using business education, marketing experience and well-developed communication and organizational skills.

• Institution name, city, and state;

• Post secondary degree(s) received and date earned or dates enrolled (place in reverse chronological order). Include major, minor, area of concentration or specialization;

• Significant job-related secondary education experience.

For Educational Highlights (optional), include

• Major courses, special projects, thesis, research projects;

• Honors, awards, scholarships, overall and/or major G.P.A. if over 3.0;

• Relevant extracurricular activities. (This category may be a separate section or divided into subsections depending on the type of information presented.)

• Include employment, fieldwork, student teaching, internships, volunteer work, etc.

• List position title, employer or setting, city, state, and dates held (in reverse chronological order)

• Emphasize responsibilities, accomplishments, and skills.

• Certifications, licenses, publications, presentations, research

• Memberships, professional associations, military or community service experience

• Computer skills (software and hardware), languages, etc.

• Include a statement indicating that references are available upon request.

• Never include names of references on the resume. If an employer requests a list of references, enclose a reference sheet.

• For more on references, see our Reference Sheet page.

Sources:

“Preparing your Resume for the Internet and Posting it Online.” The Riley
       Guide: Resumes and Cover Letters. 10 Mar. 2001.                                 <www.dbm.com/jobguide/eresume.html>.

“Resume and Cover Letter Development.” University of Wisconsin at                  Milwaukee. 10 Mar. 2001.<http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CDC/jobsearch
       _preparation_resume.html>.

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