Resumes

Office of Career Success

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A resume is . . .

• An individually designed document.
• A conventional professional document, without fancy frills.
• A document that is easy to read.
• An outline of your experience; avoid excessive details.
• Used by employers as a screening device.
• Just ONE piece of the job search process.

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Sample Resumes

Resume Check List/Template: PDF

• Soules College of Business
  
  
  • Accounting Major- Resume Example
  • Accounting Major- Resume Template
  • Other Business and Computing Majors Resume
    
• College of Arts and Sciences

• • CAS Sample Resume
  • CAS CV Sample
    
• College of Education and Psychology
  
  
  • Education Resume Worksheet
• College of Engineering
  
  
  • Engineering- Undergraduate Student
  • Engineering- Graduate Student
• School of Nursing
  
  
  • New Grad Nurse Resume
  • Nursing CV Template

Additional industry specific resumes and formatting options may be accessed by contacting a Career Success Coach or by scheduling an appointment. 

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Contact Information

• Include name, address, telephone and professional email.
  
  
• Make sure your address, telephone and email address are ones you check often.
  
  
• Telephone: Make sure your voice mail is professional and you remove ring back tones.
  
  
• Email: Make sure your email address is professional. Avoid the use of free email extensions such as Gmail or Yahoo as:
   
  • NO: princess@email.com
  • YES: name@patriots.uttyler.edu

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Objective Statement

• Optional but highly recommended if not submitting a cover letter with your application.
  
  
• Employers recommend using an objective statement only if the statement includes skills that are specific to the job that you are applying for.
  
  
• Employers will reject such statements as: A position that will utilize my skills and abilities to advance my career.

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Summary of Qualifications

Use this section to highlight your qualifications that are relevant to the job requirements.

In this section, you should include:

• Language Skills
  
  
  • "Proficient in Spanish, both oral and verbal."
• Technical Skills (Programming Languages, Industry Specific Software)
  
  
  • "Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator."
  • "Proficient in SPSS."
  • "Six years proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD."
• Indicate your level of expertise in those skills.
  
  
• Certifications that are required for the position.
  
  
• Indicate numbers and statistics that make your sentences pop out.
  
  
• Be prepared to speak about your summary of qualifications in the interview.

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Education

Academic credentials are very important to an employer, particularly if you are relatively new to the world of work or if you are pursuing a job that requires specific training.

• List your educational background in reverse chronological order; starting with your most recent degree and working your way backwards.
  
  
• Do NOT list high school education.
  
  
• Only include schools that you currently attend and previous schools where you earned a degree or certification.
  
  
• Include the following:
  
  
  • Formal name of your institution.
    
    
    • The University of Texas at Tyler.
  • City and state where the school is located.
    
    
    • Tyler, Texas.
  • Full degree title:
    
    
    • Associate of Arts or Science.
    • Bachelor of Arts or Science.
    • Master of Arts or Science.
  • Include the formal name of your major:
    
    
    • Major: Psychology.
  • Graduation year or anticipated graduation year.
    
    
    • May 2014 or 2014.
• List study abroad experience, academic honors and awards.
  
  
• List dissertation and thesis topics.
  
  
• If your grade point average (GPA) is 3.5 or higher you should include it in this section.

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Relevant Experience

An employer will look over your resume to see what experiences and skills you have gained so far and determine the relevancy to the current position.

• Do not limit yourself to paid experiences. Include volunteer work, internships, projects and leadership in campus and community organizations that are relevant to the position you are applying for.
  
  
• List experience in reverse chronological order (begin with your most current position).
  
  
• List the following:
  
  
  • Position title.
    
    
  • Company name.
    
    
  • City and state where company is located.
    
    
  • Start year of employment to end year of employment (ex. 2010-2014).
    
    
  • Highlight your key accomplishments, responsibilities and skills that are relevant to the position you are applying for.
    
    
    • Use bullet points.
      
      
    • Begin every bullet point with an action verb.
      
      
    • Use correct verb tense:
      
      
      • Use past tense if you no longer work in that position.
      • Use present tense if you currently work in that position.