Sampleresumeforstudents enrolled inBatten’s Bachelor ofArtsprogram,non-federalgovernment format.(Agovernment formatcanbegeneratedonUSAJOBSandincludesmoredetailsabout dates,salaryhistory,citizenship,etc.)Remember,yourresumeisyourfirst—andbest—salespitch! Mostreaderswill spendonly30seconds readinga resume,soitmust beclearandbrief—nomorethanonepage,unlessyouhaveextensivenon-educationalexperience.Thesampletypestylebelowis“Garamond,”aneasilyreadablealternativetoTimes Roman.Arial,oneofthemostnarrowfonts,isanothergoodchoice.Font sizeshouldbeinthe10-12pointrange.

I.ShelbyHired

1234RugbyRoad● Charlottesville, VA 22903● 434.409.9555●

If you don’tgobyyourfirstname,useaninitial,andmakethis clear.This is themost spaceefficientheadingfor a resume!

You donotneed“permanent”contactinfounless you’relookingtocreateageographicconnectionthatis nototherwiseapparent.

NOneedforan“OBJECTIVE”headinghere;yourobjectiveis toget thejob forwhichyou areapplyingandshouldbeclearfromyour coverletter oradditionalapplicationmaterials.

EDUCATION

UniversityofVirginiaMay 2016

FrankBattenSchool ofLeadershipandPublicPolicy, Charlottesville, VAThis isthe properwayto writeourschool’sname.

BachelorofArtsinPublicPolicyandLeadership

GPA:3.55Roundtothehundredths.

  • Selectedthroughcompetitiveadmissionfordegreeprogramemphasizingquantitative,research,andcommunicationskillsinthecontextofpolicy andleadershipstudies.Thisisone wayyoucandescribeyournewprogram!
  • Dean’sList,everysemester

Generally,youshouldNOTlistyourhigh school unless youareseekingtoestablish a geographicconnectionor yourschoolhasawell-establishedalumni association.

EXPERIENCE

Includeboth paidandunpaidpositions–theseareallrelevant toyouroverall experiences! Youshouldgenerallylist theseinreversechronologicalorder,unlessthey“sell”youbetter ina different,morethematicarrangement.

UNICEF,Washington,DC June – August 2012

UVa Parents’Grant recipientIfyou can findabettertitlethan“Intern”(andit’strue!) useit!

  • Served on studentfocusgroup, actingasthere principleadviser...Watchfortypos(asinthisdescription)! All descriptionsshouldincludeactionwords andshouldbeinthepast tense– unless you’recurrentlyengagedintheactivity.

SavetheChildren,Stockholm,SwedenMay 2011 –August 2013

OfficeManager, May 2011 – May 2012

  • Description

Officeclerk, June 2012 – August 2013

  • Description

UniversityCatering,Charlottesville,VAAcademic year 2012 - present

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  • Workapproximately20hours weeklytohelpfinanceeducation.Seeminglyirrelevantinformationshouldbeincludedifitdemonstrates “somethingextra”(e.g.,work ethic,geographicconnectiontoanemployer), orif it’sagoodconversationpiece.

LEADERSHIPor somethingsimilar – e.g.,“PublicService”or “CommunityService”or “Service”

Madison House June 2008 – June 2009

  • Withoutmore,theseactivitiesaremeaningless on a resume. Includedescriptions and the“results”ofyour actions.

Honor Committee June 2008 – June 2009

  • Be particularlymindfultoexplainUVa-specific honorsthat mightnotresonant withnon-Hoos(e.g., Honor, LawnResident,RavenSociety; besuretoprovidecontextfor(or eliminate)activities thatcouldotherwisebeperceivedas thoseofa “partyanimal.”

AWARDSANDHONORS

BethBroganScholarship-awardedtotop10%ofclassforleadershipandacademicachievement

BlueKey,MortarBoard,JohnSpencerFellowship,ChrisandLynneMcLaughlinAward,GoldenKey,PhiEtaSigmaShelbyshould havefocused onjusta few awards and, if possible, provided enough contextordetails tocatch thereader’s interest.This sectionalsocouldbeincludedasasub-headingunderherEducationsection.

LANGUAGESor, if youhavea lotof internationalexperiencethatledtoyourlanguageabilities,“International”or “InternationalExperience”

Spanish,proficient.French,fluent. Donotincludeunlesspreparedtospeak at least oneofthe languages intheinterview!

PERSONALor “Skills”

EnjoytravelingthroughEurope;havevisitedLondon,Paris,Rome,andAmsterdam.Enjoygourmetcooking.Bemindfuloftheimpressionyoucreatewith this section,whichonlyshouldbeusedifyou havesomethingparticularlyinterestingtoadd.Thereader ofShelby’s“Personal”sectionwouldlikelysay,“Yes,that’ssomethingweall enjoy!”Moreappropriateexamplescouldbeyourrankof “EagleScout” orcertificationin themartialarts orASL.Computerskillsare NOTnecessarytoinclude,unless yoursaretrulyexceptional (e.g.,somethingbeyondWord andExcel). Ontheotherhand, ifthejob requirescomputerskills,includethem!

REFERENCES

Available uponrequest. This isNOTneeded;employersknowyouwillprovidereferences if asked!