FIRST YEAR RESUME GUIDELINES (see page 2 for sample resume)
Full Name
Email address Cell Phone
OBJECTIVE To obtain [type of position] in [what setting or environment] (Tailor to use of resume)
EDUCATION Name of University, City, State
Degree Expected (Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts), graduation month, year
Major(s) and Minor(s) (Use term “tracking” name of major if not officially in major)
Name of High School, City, State (adding high school to resume is optional)
Diploma, graduation month, year
Include College prep/AP classes, GPA (if 3.5 or above), academic rank
HONORS Academic scholarships (both during high school and for college)
High school recognitions for grades, community service, leadership
High school clubs based on academics (ex: National Honor Society)
Sports or community based honors (ex: MVP, Gold Award Girl Scouts)
RELATED Describe how you spent your time outside of class in high school, college and during summers:
EXPERIENCE Clubs that you belonged toinclude leadership roles (ex: prom committee chair)
Sports that you participated ininclude leadership or team/personal achievements
Significant activitiesinclude leadership (ex: band, theatre, committees)
Community involvementinclude leadership roles (ex: religious, town related, volunteer)
Internships, special academic programs (ex: high school projects, Girl/Boy Scouts)
Part-time job or summer jobsinclude retailing, restaurant, office, camp counselor, etc.
Formatting Activity:
Title, Club/Activity, Name of High School/College, start-end dates (month, year)
Specifics about club (focus, number of members, size of student body)
Duties (start with action verb) What were your main tasks and why?
Skills developed or utilized (start with action verb)
Significance of your roleachievements, results of your efforts
Formatting Athletics:
Title (Name of Sport), Name of High School/Organization, start-end dates (month, year)
Length of season and number of meets/games/matches
Commitment per week to training and practice, and travel
Team accomplishments (league/county/region/state tournaments)
Personal achievements/recognitions (academic and performance based)
Additional involvement related to team (summer coach, community service)
Formatting Community Service/Volunteer:
Title, Name of Organization, city, state start-end dates (month, year)
Specifics about your role and many contributions you made
Duties (start with action verb) What were your main tasks and why?
Skills developed or utilized (start with action verb)
Formatting Part-time/Summer Job:
Title, Name of Organization, city, start-end dates (month, year)
(if organization is more impressive than the position, put organization first, then title)
Average number of hours (after school/evenings, weekends) and type of organization
Significant responsibilities (ex: supervise others; oversee a department; order inventory)
Other key duties (ex: opened/closed facility, in charge when manager absent, trained others)
Skills developed/utilized (ex: problem solving, customer service, handling money)
OTHER Involvement or participation in other less significant activities, community service, clubs
INVOLVEMENT Involvement level (member, participant), name of organization or event (year)
SKILLS Computer: software, graphics, statistics, database management programs
Social Media/Technology (beyond your personal use) especially new and trending sites
Foreign Language Skills: Identify level of proficiency (basic, oral/written fluency)