Resumes

There’s no better time than your first year on campus to begin writing this document that you’ll be rewriting before (and after) you earn your degree.

References available upon request is  a statement that can make or break your job offer.  Here are 10 tips for assembling a successful reference list. 

A resume checklist, courtesty of George Mason University, will help you put together a successful resume.

Many colleges and universities have been accredited to award degrees.  However, fewer than half have secured accreditation status for the business degree program or entire school of business.

A resume needs to communicate education, skills, and experience clearly and be free of glaring grammatical and spelling errors.

A well-constructed resume, identifying your goals, academic background, skills, experience, and activities, is just as necessary for the internship search as it is will be for your job search.

Have your resume and cover letter critiqued and proofread. Take it to the career services office for a professional opinion.

Any student thinking of falsifying his or her academic record or resume would do well to give careful consideration to the story of George O'Leary. Many years of hard work can be undone in a matter of days if you embellish your resume.

How to make your technical resume attractive to business-focused employers.

How can you best navigate HR screening programs so you can get to the interview? How important are key words? As in the traditional application process, employers using online application processes are looking for students who have the skills, experience, and qualities that best match the requirements for the job opening. To properly target a company requires some in-depth knowledge and proper research techniques.

A resume checklist to help you write and format a successful resume, courtesy of University Career Services at George Mason University.

A rubric to help you measure your resume format, education, experience, and honors/activities sections.

If you have experience, your resume should be a showcase of your track record, demonstrating to a potential employer what you can “bring to the table.”

Resumes and interview expectations vary greatly around the world. Know how to present yourself on paper and in person.

Use one of the following rubrics to check your work before asking a career counselor to critique you cover letters or resume.

Pay attention to detail and focus on what you bring to the employer, not what you want from the job.

Aa video resume may not be the best way to market yourself as the best candidate for the job.

The online portfolio, your professional web site, enables you to “show and tell” employers that you have the right mix of skills and qualities for the job by showcasing your work.

Resumes are now commonly required of undergraduates applying for internships, co-ops, and other experiential programs.

A letter of recommendation must be taken seriously. It could mean the difference between being hired or being rejected. Print a copy of these tips for anyone you ask to serve as a reference.

Typos or grammatical errors are the most common mistakes on resumes.

If you're thinking about a job overseas, you may need to reformat your resume to fit the traditional requirements of the country where you'd like to work. Here are job application guidelines from five countries you may be interested in (and a link at the end to information from more countries).

A resume is a one or two page summary of your education, skills, accomplishments, and experience. Your resume's purpose is to get your foot in the door. A resume does its job successfully if it does not exclude you from consideration.

Use action words to describe your experience and accomplishments.