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YOUR ACADEMIC RESUME
ITEMS TO BE INCLUDED IN IN YOUR ONE- PAGE ACADEMIC RESUME
Crafting Your Resume:
• Only create your resume within the the the body of a a a a a a a a Word document Other formats won’t translate to to the the the online applications (Do not use Wizards Publisher PDFs or or or Photoshop )
• The font should be clear and easy to read like Times New Roman • Entering information into the ‘Header/Footer’ section section may not not translate print out or or or transfer to to online applications Therefore please do not not put text in in in in in those sections • Your entire resume should be one page with proper margins (1 inch around) • Please do not insert special symbols Instead use use the the the the the tab tab key key hard returns and the the the the the white space to your advantage For example use use the the the the the the the tab tab key key so all the the the the the the the dates are aligned under each other on the the right side of the the resume • The smallest font size on on your resume should be 11 • Go for quality not not quantity of entries Use your best and highest achievements not not necessarily everything you have ever ever done • Entries should be be listed chronologically from newest to to oldest If the the the entries entries took place at at the the the same time list list the the entries entries alphabetically Activities that you are are currently doing are are first • Please do not not use automatic formatting tools as as you you may not not be able to to to correct your resume later • We do not recommend using background photos colors or or or colored fonts Photos are okay if you’re still within within the the one-page limit and it it it fit it it can fit within within the the white space • When inserting your your email address or or or website into your your resume be sure to to unselect the hyperlink and make it it black in in in in in in color (not blue or or or underlined) • Clubs activities and jobs should only be listed once Therefore choose the most appropriate section This also allows for more entries 128