Resume Section Checklist

Personal Data

• Include name, both current and permanent addresses, phone number, and e-mail address.

Objective

• Not required for all majors, but may be included to clarify skills and a short-term career goal.
• Strongly encouraged when searching for a position that is not full-time, such as Co-op or Internship.
• Use phrases to indicate position desired or areas of interest.
• Avoid general statements and terms such as: opportunity for advancement, challenging position, position dealing with people, or progressive company.

Education

• Begin with most recent education.
• Provide name and location (city and state) of college or university, degree received, major and minor; dates of attendance or month and year of graduation, and GPA. 
• May include relevant, specialized coursework if unknown by employers(i.e. minor coursework, or electives), but list no more than 4-6 important classes. 
• Can include schools from where you received a degree, if space. *If you transferred from a junior or community college, or received credit for 30 or more hours, you can include this, with GPA.
• Can include high school, if a freshman or sophomore but replace with more updated/relevant information as involvement increases.
• Provide amount, if over 50%, of financial support provided through scholarships, grants, loans and/or employment.
• Include honors received, Dean's list, class rank, awards, and scholarships. List them in a separate "Honors" category if there are multiple items to include.

Experience

• List full-time, part-time, internships, or co-op jobs.
• Include, company or organization name, city and state of location, your job title, and dates of employment.
• Describe your duties using phrases beginning with action verbs in present or past tense depending on the time of the experience.
• List most relevant experience first, then list in reverse chronological order, with most recent dates next.

Leadership

• List your professional affiliations, clubs/organizations, campus activities, and dates of involvement.
• Include any offices you held or committees you chaired.
• A brief description may be necessary for an activity; for example, Fish Camp Counselor.
• Describe your duties and responsibilities within the organization.

Activities

• List activities, organizations that you are a member of, but have not had a leadership role in.
• A brief description may be necessary if the group or activity is not well-known.

Skills

• Include any technical skills such as computer software applications, hardware, and/or languages.
• List level of foreign language skills.

Other Categories

• Can be used to demonstrate valuable attributes. For example: study or travel abroad, military experience, publications and presentations, relevant projects completed, special training licensure or certifications.

Miscellaneous

• Optional information includes willing to relocate, willing to travel, dates of availability.

References

• A statement "References upon request" is common, but not necessary. 
• For the interview, have references available on a separate sheet.