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Résumé Components

Your résumé should be a snapshot of who you are. As you prepare it for your internship with the Chicago Semester program please include the following sections:

Contact information:

  • Name
  • Address (you may want to list both a campus address and a home address)
  • Telephone number(s); designate cell phone number
  • E-mail address

Objective:

  • A brief statement about the kind of internship that most interests you

Education:

  • Degree
  • College or university and its city and state
  • Date of degree (or degree expected stating month and year)
  • Major field of study
  • Minors
  • GPA if above a 3.0; use, at most, two decimal places

Relevant coursework and off-campus study

Experience:

  • List work experience in reverse chronological order, starting with your current or most recent position.
  • Include company name, city and state, job title, and date for each position.
  • Add bullet points to highlight skills learned, tasks completed.
  • Use action verbs to describe accomplishments (e.g. supervise, coordinate, assisted, planned). Present tense should be used for current work. Past tense action verbs should be used for past experiences.
  • Quantify your experience as much as possible - e.g. "Supervised 18 lifeguards" or "Dance Marathon raised $15,000 for charity"

Honors/Awards:

  • List activities and honors, describe skills gained, leadership roles and include dates of involvement

Computer skills:

  • List programs with which you are familiar