• Include your contact information (only one phone number, mailing address and e-mail address is necessary)
• Make your document visually appealing (is the important information easy to find?)
• Use action verbs (managed, oversaw, organized, developed, analyzed)
• Use bullets to highlight information
• Make statements short and to the point (organized an campus event for 600 students)
• Have someone proof your resume (someone in the career services office or an advisor)
• Include dates on everything (except your objective and skills) - in reverse chronological order
• Organize with subheadings (education, work experience, honors/awards/leadership, other skills/qualifications, relevant coursework)
• Use numbers when possible (increased sales by 20 percent)
• Keep your resume to one page

• Include high school information (sports, awards, etc.). Okay freshman year, but after that omit.
• Discount valuable experience (especially on a family farm or as a restaurant server)
• Use cutesy, frilly, hard to read font - keep it simple yet professional

Want more help writing or polishing your resume? Contact Dr. Pat Whittington or Adam Cahill in the Career Services Office or schedule an appointment with your advisor.