• Length: Resume must be one page; maximize space via margins, spacing, etc. DO NOT USE TABLES, GRIDS OR TEMPLATES.
• Font: No smaller than 10-point; choose an easily readable, professional typeface (i.e. Times New Roman, Arial, Arial Narrow, Calibri or Verdana).
• Margins: Right and left margins are consistent with a minimum of a ½ inch on all sides.  
• Alignment: Align headers, entries, bullets, dates and content throughout (use consistent font and spacing).
• Bullets: Use the same style throughout (i.e. all circular: ●).
• Dates: Cite only month and year consistently (i.e. January 2016–Present vs. 1/16–Present). List experience in reverse chronological order with the most recent experience listed first within each section (e.g. 2017, then 2016, then 2015). 
• Contact Information: Name (should be the largest font on the resume), postal address, professional email and phone number at the top. 
• Social Media: It is not necessary to include on your resume. You may include a link (i.e. linkedin.com/in/NAME) to a complete and professional LinkedIn profile in your contact information (ensure it does not look cluttered). Use this: LinkedIn Profile Check List.  Do not include links to any other social media.

If you are pursuing CIS roles, you may want to include your github or personal webpage with a link to projects built and provide a sample of coding ability.

• Sections: Your resume should have the following sections: 
  • Name and Contact Information 
  • Education 
  • Work Experience or Professional Experience – Internships and jobs (usually PAID)
  • Leadership Experience and/or Professional Development – Leadership, volunteer, development programs, etc. (usually UNPAID)
  • Honors/Awards – Not required, so include only if you have honors/awards to mention
  • Skills and/or Interests 
• Other Sections: Do not include an “Objective” or “References” on your resume. 

Education:

• GPA: Include Cumulative or Overall GPA. Do not include a GPA below 3.0. Depending on industry, you may not wish to list your GPA if it is below a 3.5 (i.e. for consulting or financial services). If your Major GPA is higher, you may list it along with your overall GPA.
• Relevant Coursework: If you have a clear target career, highlight relevant coursework under your Education section (i.e. Business Statistics, Accounting, etc.).
• Scholastic Awards, Honors or Study Abroad: Competitive awards, honors and study abroad should be listed under Education (i.e. Deans List, competitive scholarships like Gates Millennium Scholarship, relevant study abroad experience, etc.)

Work/Professional Experience: There should be 2 or more impact statements under every experience. Your impact statement should include an accomplishment or impact on the job (usually quantifiable). See below for how to quantify your impact.

Leadership/Professional Development Experience: Leverage the Leadership section to highlight your accomplishments and impact, especially if you have limited professional experience. Present 2 or more impact statements under your most significant (and/or most relevant to your target industry / function role) Leadership / Professional Development endeavors. If your resume is at risk of going beyond one page and you have maximized your space, margins and font size, then you may list some of your leadership roles (or memberships / affiliations) and organizations without impact statements.

Honors/Awards: May include professional or club recognition. If an award or recognition is not widely recognized, provide a short description to provide context. 

Skills:

• Social Media: Social Media use should not be included as a skill.
• Technical Skills: Fluency/Proficiency in coding languages and other technical skills should be included in this section.

Languages: Indicate level of proficiency (i.e. knowledge of, conversant, fluent). Do not reference English. 

Interests: May include personal interests, but ensure the list is brief and professional (i.e. Reading, Soccer, Running, Public Speaking, Volunteering, etc.).

• Voice: This is not a narrative; do not use first person or personal pronouns (i.e. I, our, my, etc). Do not use contractions; use an active voice. throughout.
• Abbreviations: Spell out acronyms on first reference (i.e. Career Prep (CP), Latino Student Association (LSA), etc.). 

Impact vs. Task statements:  Your resume should be filled with impact or accomplishments vs. tasks.  A task is what you did.  An impact statement is what was accomplished because of what you did.

Impact Statements: Quantify your accomplishments and impact on an organization. How did you make it better? What is different as a result of you working there / your contributions? 

BULLET STRUCTURE: (1) WHAT DID YOU DO + (2) HOW DID YOU DO IT + (3) WHAT WAS THE RESULT? 

• Bullets should quantify your accomplishments.
• Bullets should always start with an action verb. DO NOT start bullets with any of the following: 

1. Responsible for… (passive voice) 
2. I… (first person) 
3. [Any noun] 
4. Duties include… (“Duties” is a noun) 

• Use present tense verbs for current activities and past tense verbs for past endeavors. 
• List your bullets in order of significance and relevance to your target industry. Share details to provide context and highlight tangible and quantitative results to convey IMPACT. 
• For each experience, list 2 or more bullets.