MUST HAVES
For most college students, this is the recommended maximum length for a resume.
What is one page?
This section tells employers where you went to school, your degree, and other academic information.
What is Education?
Rephrase this: "Responsible for organizing events."
What is "Organized events..."?
Other acceptable answers: Coordinated, Planned, Executed, Produced
Before submitting your resume, check for spelling, punctuation, and this overall element.
What is consistent formatting?
Spelman College was founded in this year.
What is 1881?
Your experiences appear with your most recent experience first, this is called...
What is reverse chronological order?
CLUE:
These are short statements that describe what you actually did in a job, internship, volunteer role, or organization.
What are resume bullet points?
"Helped with a project."
What is "Coordinated a project..."?
Other acceptable answers: Executed, Developed, Organized, Supported
Your resume should generally use a font size between these two numbers.
What are 10–12 point?
These two HBCUs are located in Atlanta and are part of the Atlanta University Center.
What are Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University?
Your resume should be easy for an employer to do this quickly.
What is skim/read quickly?
Your resume should focus on experiences and skills that are most relevant to this.
What is the job/position you're targeting?
"Worked with a team."
What is "Collaborated with a team..."?
Other strong options: Coordinated, Facilitated, Guided, Led
The recommended margin range for a resume is this.
What is 0.5–1 inch?
This civil rights leader, author, and scholar graduated from Morehouse College. He became one of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Instead of writing "I managed a team," resumes should generally leave out these types of words.
What are first-person pronouns such as "I," "me," and "my"?
If an acronym is uncommon, your resume guide says you should do this the first time you use it.
What is spell it out?
"Did research on student experiences."
What is "Analyzed student experiences..."?
Other acceptable answers: Investigated, Examined, Surveyed, Evaluated
This file format is recommended when saving and sending your resume, unless the employer says otherwise.
What is a PDF?
This filmmaker, actress, and entrepreneur graduated from Howard University. She created A Different World and founded a successful production company.
Who is Debbie Allen?
This is what you should do when applying for different jobs instead of sending the exact same resume everywhere.
What is customize your resume to the position?
This is one thing you should NOT include on a U.S. resume because it is protected personal information.
What is your age, gender, or photograph?
"Made the program better."
What is "Strengthened the program..."?
Other acceptable answers: Enhanced, Improved, Revamped, Streamlined, Transformed
Don't rely only on spell check. The resume guide recommends asking this person to review your resume.
Who is another person/a trusted reviewer?
At Spelman, this iconic campus landmark has a special tradition: graduating seniors walk through it as a symbolic transition into the next chapter of their lives.
What is the Spelman Arch?