CDC Sample Resume Template

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STU DENT[HR1]

249 University Avenue Newark, NJ07104

Cell: (555) 555-5555[HR2]

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain an internship in the visual arts that will utilize and develop acquired skills, education and experience.[HR3]

EDUCATION:[HR4]

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design Expected Graduation: May 2015

Overall GPA: 3.5/4.0[HR5]

  • Dean’s List, 4 Semesters (Fall 2011 – Spring 2013)
  • Modern Arts Student Society, 09/2013 – Present
  • Received Top High School Student Scholarship
  • Work 30+ hours per week while maintaining a full-time class schedule and a GPA of 3.4 or better

[HR6]

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

  • Graphic Design I, II, & III; 3-D Design Fundamentals; Experiments in Computer Art[HR7]

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Graphic Design Inc., Newark, NJ 10/2012 – Present

Graphic Arts Assistant

  • Assist several Graphic Artists with the design of brochures, posters, and pamphlets for various organizations, mainly small-to-medium size companies and local nonprofits
  • Design and maintain the company web site, perform troubleshooting and act as primary point-of-contact for site visitors
  • Initially hired as an Intern, promoted into the current position within two months[HR8]

RELEVANT SKILLS:

  • Proficient in: Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver); HTML5; QuickTime Pro; QuarkXPress; Microsoft Publisher[HR9]

EXPERIENCE: [HR10]

Wendy’s, Harrison, NJ 03/2010 – 10/2012

Cashier

  • Handled cash / credit transactions; made daily bank deposits
  • Trained new staff in policies and procedures
  • Responsible for opening and closing the restaurant [HR11]

SKILLS:

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Bilingual: English, Spanish; conversational in French
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Detail oriented; Deadline driven; Creative[HR12]

References and Portfolio Available Upon Request[HR13]

[HR1]Your Name should be size 16-18 Bold (all caps preferred) and centered; margins should be between .5” and 1.5”; make sure left and right margin match exactly; adjust top margin to leave an equal amount of space at the top and the bottom

[HR2]This information and the rest of your resume should have the same font type (TNR, Arial) and size (10-12); List current address…Home or school address (if living on campus); Phone number Cell: or Home:; It is strongly recommended you use your Rutgers e-mail address; Bullets serve as dividers for the information

[HR3]To be approved on RaiderNet your resume needs to include an Objective which is a statement of your short term career goal; indenting helps the statement stand out visually

[HR4]As a student, the next most important section is Education

[HR5]If you have attended multiple schools, Rutgers University should be listed first because you are currently enrolled, any other school is listed in order they were attended top to bottom; list your degree and graduation date, use the word expected if it is more than a semester in the future; Overall GPA should be listed if it is greater than 3.0

[HR6]List awards and achievements here or create a new section and include it there; you can also include student organizations here or add a separate section, after the Skills section, labeled Activities

[HR7]List courses you have completed that are 300-400 lvl only

[HR8]Relevant Experience is used to highlight experience you consider relevant towards your stated objective; List responsibilities for the position using action words; make sure to match the tense of the verbs to the dates of the experience ie. if you list the position as – present then the tense should be present, any other date should make it past tense; also remember no periods after bullets since these statements are not sentences

[HR9]If you have skills you feel are relevant towards your stated objective list them separately from a general skills section; use semicolons between items

[HR10]Use this section to list any experience that is not relevant to your stated objective

[HR11]When listing responsibilities for positions that are not relevant you need only include transferrable skills; transferrable skills include: customer service (people skills) - training or supervision of others (leadership skills) - handling money or confidential files or opening / closing of the place where you work (measure of trustworthiness)

[HR12]List computer / technical skills, language skills, and general skills in separate bullets

[HR13]Use this line to express that you are willing to provide the recruiter with a list of references or other material upon their request; usually you will only need to provide this material after your interview