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Resume Criteria
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Heading includes all of the first-order information the employer needs.
Include name, phone number, professional email address , city and state or region, and written out hyperlinks to LinkedIn.
Summary
- Title of role pursuing (do not identify as a student).
- Try to connect past experience (work or volunteer roles) to target role.
- Avoid pronouns.
- 2-3 technical skills and cybersecurity certifications and/or security clearance (if applicable).
- Accomplishments, recognitions, and/or awards.
- Training or certifications
Highlight Skills
- Include skills / concepts / methodologies (etc.) acquired in the program.
- Ensure programming, languages, and technologies conform to standard spelling and style for the industry.
Projects
- Include three of your strongest projects
- Include a brief description for each project (1-2 lines)
- Include skills / concepts / methodologies (etc.) used
- Include written links to projects (if applicable)
Experience
- Experience listed in reverse chronological order, with job title, job description, company name, city & state or province, and dates of employment.
- Start every bullet with an action verb; don’t use the same verb more than once.
- Cite accomplishments, recognitions, and/or awards (do not list job duties).
- Bullets are concise, direct, and listed in order of importance.
- Quantify work as much as possible, eg. “200 tickets closed per month”.
- Use transferable skills from past roles or volunteering that will speaker to your target role (e.g. attention to detail, thrives under pressure, etc.).
Education
- List in reverse chronological order with locations and certifications.
- List education above Experience (unless you have work or volunteer experience).
- Include city and state
- Include title (ex. certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, etc.)
- Include the current program as the most recent item in education and ensure it is listed as a certificate.
Applicant Tracking Systems
- Include standard heading titles (Education, Projects, Technical Skills, Summary, Experience).
- Spell out acronyms and abbreviations (abbreviated months are acceptable).
- Use bullets instead of asterisks.
- Avoid images, icons, or photographs.
- Avoid colored text.
- Avoid columns, tables, text boxes, and graphs.
- Do not write in the header or footer of the document.
- Use keywords that match the job description and align with required skills needed for each specific role.
