RESUME CHECKLIST

In critiquing your resume, ask the following questions:

 

    Yes    No

    ___    ___        Do you have your identifying information (name, address, e-mail, and
                            telephone) as the heading of your resume?  (IS your e-mail 

                            address professional enough for future employers to use?)

 

    ___    ___        Is your resume divided into major sections to show education,
                            experience (internship, volunteer work, etc.) and is each section

                            prominently labeled?

 

    ___    ___        If you have included an employment objective, does the rest of    

                            the resume support the objective?

 

    ___    ___        If yours is a chronological resume, have you listed the most recent
                            experience first? Are your educational and experiential listings in        

                            reverse chronological order?

 

    ___    ___        Have you shown a job title, name and location of employer,and dates

                            of employment for each work experience?  Are descriptions of

                            responsibilities and accomplishments in a bulleted format?

 

    ___    ___        Are your work and related experiences written in concise 

                            statements?  Do these statements emphasize skills and  

                            accomplishments?

 

    ___    ___        Is it no more than one to two pages in length? (Check with your

                            career advisor before you leave possibly important information off to

                            keep it on one page).

 

    ___    ___        Are there any typing, spelling, and grammatical errors?

 

    ___    ___        Is it typed or printed on 8 l/2" x 11" paper of good quality?

 

     ___    ___       Is the format attractive, with adequate margins and spacing? 

                            Have you used underlining, bold print, italics, or capitalization to 

                            highlight important information?

 

    ___    ___        Does the resume present you in a positive manner? Does it   

                            reflect you as a person?

 

    ___    ___        Have you had several people critique your resume? (Staff 

                            members in the Career Services Office should evaluate the

                            effectiveness of your resume.)