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careers@uta.edu www.uta.edu/careers BASIC RÉSUMÉ TEMPLATE
Format:
Margins should be 1 inch on all four sides.
The font should be between 10-14pt.
Use traditional fonts and bullet points.
NAME
Address, City, State Zip
Phone Number
URL to your LinkedIn Profile (only if you have a strong profile) or professional website/portfolio (if applicable)
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
The summary should grab the reader’s attention.
Use Action Verbs throughout your résumé!
List specific experience and educational accomplishments that are relevant to the job description.
Include any relevant computer skills, leadership experience, and other relevant qualifications.
Omit all use of pronouns, including “me”, “my,” or “I”; also the use of “an”, “the”, and “a”.
EDUCATION
Current Degree and Major (Spell this out; no abbreviations)
(examples: Bachelor of Arts in ______; Bachelor of Business Administration in ______)
Month Year (completed date; if not yet completed write “Anticipated: Month Year”)
Name of Institution, City, State
Include GPA if it a 3.0 or better.
DO NOT list High School.
DO NOT include schools from which you did not obtain a degree.
Each résumé section should be in order of most relevant to least relevant AND in reverse chronological order
(most recent first).
EXPERIENCE
Current or Most Recent Job Title
Year-Year
Company Name
City, State
List relevant accomplishments within your job duties. Don’t list job tasks.