Use a standard font (Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri) and size (10-12 pt.) The design is basic and conservative with narrow margins Include complete contact information name, address, phone, and appropriate email Contact information is attractively formatted to introduce the resume Section titles showcase education, experience, and accomplishments Consistently use bullet points (not paragraphs), and avoid complete sentences Always put most important information Résumé is oriented to the future rather than to the past Résumé is unique to each desired position and employer Did not refer to myself as My or I” “Me, Include for experience, but place in a less prominent area such as right side of the page No time gaps, nor hopping” are apparent to reader “job Use unique and precise action verbs and an active voice Phrases are short and concise using expressive, and direct language Eliminate all extra information unrelated to employers’ needs information about: race, religion, political affiliation, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, health, hobbies, salary history, or references) Include unique skills such as technological knowledge, lab competencies, and languages Limit abbreviations to accepted words only section is short and to the point with no more than 4-5 jobs and no more than 7-8 “Experience” bullet points for each Resume Rubric Resume needs significant Resume is average, Resume should effectively Resume could land you an improvement and would improvement to rise to the land you an interview. interview (borderline case). be discarded during "top of the stack." screening
Use a standard font (Arial, Tahoma, or Calibri) and size (10-12 pt.) The design is basic and conservative with narrow margins Include complete contact information name, address, phone, and appropriate email Contact information is attractively formatted to introduce the resume Section titles showcase education, experience, and accomplishments Consistently use bullet points (not paragraphs), and avoid complete sentences Always put most important information Résumé is oriented to the future rather than to the past Résumé is unique to each desired position and employer Did not refer to myself as “Me, My or I” Include for experience, but place in a less prominent area such as right side of the page No time gaps, nor “job hopping” are apparent to reader Use unique and precise action verbs and an active voice Phrases are short and concise using expressive, and direct language Eliminate all extra information unrelated to employers’ needs information about: race, religion, political affiliation, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, health, hobbies, salary history, or references) Include unique skills such as technological knowledge, lab competencies, and languages Limit abbreviations to accepted words only “Experience” section is short and to the point with no more than 4-5 jobs and no more than 7-8 bullet points for each Resume Rubric Resume should effectively land you an interview. Resume could land you an interview (borderline case). Resume is average, improvement to rise to the "top of the stack." Resume needs significant improvement and would be discarded during screening
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