HEADING/CONTACT INFORMATION

• Name, address (street address, city, state and zip code)
  
• Telephone (and area code),
  
• E-mail address (if applicable), website (if applicable)
  

Make sure an employer can contact you or your answering machine by using a professional sounding message at the number you have indicated. If necessary, include both your current and permanent address and phone on the resume.

EDUCATION

• Name of institutions attended, city and state where school is located
• Degree awarded: major and/or minor
• Date degree to be awarded
• GPA, if 3.5 or above
• Off-campus study/Study Abroad
• Thesis and Research, if applicable to career objectives
• Course titles, if employer requests them or if they substitute for lack of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• Position title, organization name
• City and state where organization is located, dates of service
• Description of skills used

Within this section include paid employment, internships and/or volunteer experiences that support your objective. Describe your experiences using short phrases beginning with past tense verbs. See the Action Words Section. Do not use the first-person (pronoun "I" or "my") on a resume. Quantify your experience wherever possible. (Example: Managed a $5000 budget, supervised 15 people). A common way of presenting your experience is in reverse chronological order (most recent to least recent).

You can also put group related experiences together under special titles: TEACHING EXPERIENCE, RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE or LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

AWARDS & HONORS (if applicable)

• Award title and organization, purpose awarded for, date awarded

ACTIVITIES (if applicable)

• Position title, organization name, city, state
• Dates of participation/membership
• Description of skills used in position
• Highlight activities and affiliations in which you have been active and developed your skills. Use past-tense action verbs as in the EXPERIENCE section. Caution: Personal information has the potential to be used in a discriminatory way and can weaken a resume.

INTERESTS (optional)

• Consider how the interests you list might impact an employer´s view of your ability to do the job.

SKILLS (if applicable)

• Specify relevant skills and describe your proficiency level: Fluent in French, Advanced Excel

Do not include marital status, age, ethnicity, religion, place of birth or citizenship.