Personal Resume

Resume goals

• List your accomplishments
• Highlight applicable skills
• Show employer your experiences

Requirements

• Keep under one page
• Make format visually pleasing
• Correct grammar and spelling

Contact section

• FULL name
• Email address 
• Permanent address
• Phone #
• Website/URL (if applicable)

Education section

• Full name and location of school
• Date of graduation
• GPA if over 3.0

Experience section

• Work experience
• Volunteer experience
• Leadership experience
• Can be separate sections if you have enough 

Honors & Activities section

• Awards/honors
• Extracurricular experience (sports or clubs)
• Include any leadership positions within

References section

• Choose 2-3 reliable people
• Include contact info
• Ask the person before including them!

Tips

• No first person
• Maintain consistency
• Start description with a verb
• Choose legible font
• Final copies should be printed on quality paper