Resumes: Step by Step

Gather all of your internal research, job titles, places of employment, company mission and job descriptions, etc.

Explore O*Net Online to learn more about job skills, activities and knowledge

Review the job posting for required skills  and key words.

Name and contact information - Use your professional email and no street address

Education - Spell out the entire name of your degree and when you expect to graduate

Experience - Any jobs you have had or relevant volunteering regardless of paid status

Activities/awards - Include scholarships

Skills - Computer, languages, certifications 

Structure your bullet points with parallel phrasing 

Personalize your bullet points to your experience

Provide information about who, what, and where

Add quantification or qualification wherever possible

Match the language of the job posting  and include key skills and experiences

Every element should have a visual connection with the other elements on the page

Review literature related to your topic

Big blocks of text can be hard to read - break your resume up into sections

Avoid elements on the page that are merely similar

Repeat visual elements of the design (Bold, Italics, etc.) throughout the piece

Capitalize all the words in headings & Degree name

Fields of study are not capitalized unless they're a proper noun

Numbers nine and below are written out; 10 and above use symbols

Symbols OK Instead Of Words On Your Resume 

Know when to use hyphens vs dashes - BE CONSISTANT