Students: Resumes & Jobs

RESUME WRITING 
A resume is sales document
 

The main focus of a resume is to highlight your academic, professional, and personal achievements. When you write a resume, you write it for the reader. It is not a historical document of what you have experienced. Resumes often follow a formula, but the only rule of resume writing is that the Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS) must be perfect. Beyond this, here are common guidelines:

• Avoid  Word, Google Docs, Canva and Pages templates 
• Do not use columns or tables
• 10-12 point font
• Consistent use of bold/italics
• 1 Page - business applications
  2 Page - schools, non-profits, government, and grad school applications 
• Focus on skills, not tasks 

The UNI Career Services recommended format is:

Organization Name, City, ST
Position Title                                                                                                           Dates
- Action verb with skills-based description
- Most experiences will have 2-6 bullets
- Focus on how this experience prepared you for what you are applying to

Samples & More ( download  |    preview)

•       Standard / General Sample ​
•       Business  
•       Experienced Candidate (often 2 pages)
•        Federal Government   
•        Healthcare   
•        IT 
•        Non-Profit/Social Work
•        Student Athlete 
•        Student Teaching Resume 
•        Teaching Resume

   

Get your resume reviewed by emailing it to careerservices@uni.edu or by scheduling an appointment.