First Year Resumes. St. Bonaventure University ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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1 First Year Resumes No it s not early! You do need a resume as a freshmen! As a first year student you will need a résumé to apply for part-time jobs, summer jobs, scholarships, research, and potentially internships. Plus, if you have a résumé your first year at SBU, you can continually update it with your new experiences including clubs/organizations, internships, volunteer work, and employment. Furthermore, you never know when the right opportunity might present itself and you definitely want to be well prepared. Did you know? Readers spend seconds reviewing a resume to decide if the applicant is of interest. Follow these guidelines to make a strong first impression. Use action verbs to describe your experience (action verb list included) List both technical skills and transferable skills A sample resume is included as a guides and should not be copied in their entirety Use the resume checklist (included) to assess the layout, appearance & content of your resume Layout & Format Margins: 0.5 to 1 Font Type: Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman or Helvetica Font Size: 10 to 12 point Bold: Use it to emphasize school name, degree, and employer/organization names Italics: Can be used to emphasize position titles Typical Sections: Education, Honors, Experience, Leadership/Activities & Volunteer Bullets: Use bullets when describing your experiences Formatting: Title, employers, locations, and dates should all be listed in the same format ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Attend one of the CPRC s Writing Your College Resume Passports 11:30 12:30 PM 11:30 12:30 PM 4:00 5:00 PM St. Bonaventure University Reilly Center, Room Attend one of the CPRC s Freshman Resume Drop In Hours 11:30 1:00 PM 3 4:30 PM Make an appointment with a counselor at the SBU CPRC at or career@sbu.edu

2 RÉSUMÉ CHECKLIST for FIRST YEAR STUDENTS The checklist is a guide for writing your résumé. Make your résumé unique by reflecting who you are and what you have to offer. Layout and Appearance One page only in length, font, used Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, or Helvetica font, 0.5 to 1 inch margins Heading: Your name at the top of the page, largest font, and in bold. Including address, phone number, and . Format: Looks uncluttered with plenty of white space between sections; and error free. Used verb tenses in the present tense for current positions and past tense for previous jobs. 3-5 statements per job in recommended bullet format Content Contact Information is professional and appropriate Include the following headings: Education, Relevant Experience, Employment, Leadership/Activities, and Honors/Awards Education includes your official degree and expected graduation date and GPA if a 3.0 or above Relevant Experience demonstrates clearly your experience, responsibilities, and work ethic. Employment states your experience, responsibilities, and work ethic. Leadership/Activities includes associations, clubs, and/or volunteer work. Honors/Awards includes achievements, recognitions, scholarships, and awards. Skills reflect technology, language, transferable, and competencies directly related to the position you re seeking. Statements start with action verbs and include key skills and major accomplishments. Quantify when possible (i.e. number of people, items, results) Résumé is completely free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Yes/ No Yes/ No Comments Comments

3 Bria Bonaventure 3261 State Road, St. Bonaventure, NY EDUCATION St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, NY Bachelor of Science in Sociology Minor: Social Work May 2020 GPA: 3.6/4.0 Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY June 2016 Regents Diploma with Honors Distinction HONORS Dean s List St. Bonaventure University Presidential Scholarship National Honor Society LEADERSHIP Captain, Aquinas Varsity Cheerleading Squad; Rochester, NY Fall 2014 Fall 2016 Led team and won National Championship in Myrtle Beach October 2015 Provided strong leadership and encouraged effective teamwork Mediated conflicts between team members with tact and diplomacy Enhanced communication, time management, and interpersonal skills Secretary, Student Government Association Fall 2013 Spring 2016 Maintained accurate written records of the proceedings of the organization Processed general correspondence including notices and agendas Created and published SGA monthly newsletter ACTIVITIES/SERVICE College: BonaBuddies Youth Mentoring Program Embrace it Africa Voices Equity & Equality Club High School: Yearbook Committee Big Sisters Program Community Tutor Program EMPLOYMENT Lifeguard, Recreation, Parks, & Community Service; Brighton, NY Summers Led lessons with enthusiasm and encouraged age appropriate participation Assisted children with accomplishing swim skill goals Documented and distributed each child s progress and swim levels SKILLS Proficient in Spanish Effective oral and written communication skills Proven project and event management abilities Leadership and teamwork abilities

4 Action Verbs by Skills Categories Action verbs are a good way to describe transferable skills that you have developed. Transferable skills can transfer from one job or occupation to another. Listed below are action verbs that describe skills that employers most desire according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. This list is intended to be a starting point and is not a complete listing of verbs or skills. Communication/People Skills Addressed Advertised Arbitrated Arranged Articulated Authored Clarified Collaborated Communicated Composed Condensed Conferred Consulted Contracted Conveyed Convinced Corresponded Debated Defined Developed Directed Discussed Drafted Edited Elicited Enlisted Explained Expressed Formulated Furnished Incorporated Influenced Interacted Interpreted Interviewed Involved Joined Judged Lectured Listened Marketed Mediated Moderated Negotiated Observed Outlined Participated Persuaded Presented Promoted Proposed Publicized Reconciled Recruited Referred Reinforced Reported Resolved Responded Solicited Specified Spoke Suggested Summarized Synthesized Translated Wrote

5 Creative Skills Acted Adapted Began Combined Composed Conceptualized Condensed Created Customized Designed Developed Directed Data/Financial Skills Displayed Drew Entertained Established Fashioned Formulated Founded Illustrated Initiated Instituted Integrated Introduced Invented Modeled Modified Originated Performed Photographed Planned Revised Revitalized Shaped Solved Administered Adjusted Allocated Analyzed Appraised Assessed Audited Balanced Budgeted Calculated Helping Others Adapted Advocated Aided Answered Arranged Assessed Assisted Clarified Coached Collaborated Contributed Cooperated Computed Conserved Corrected Determined Developed Estimated Forecasting Managed Marketed Measured Counseled Demonstrated Diagnosed Educated Encouraged Ensured Expedited Facilitated Familiarized Furthered Guided Helped Netted Planned Prepared Programmed Projected Qualified Reconciled Reduced Researched Retrieved Insured Intervened Motivated Prevented Provided Referred Rehabilitated Represented Resolved Simplified Supplied Supported Volunteered

6 Management/Leadership Skills Administered Analyzed Appointed Approved Assigned Attained Authorized Chaired Considered Consolidated Contracted Controlled Converted Coordinated Decided Delegated Developed Directed Eliminated Emphasized Enforced Enhanced Established Executed Generated Handled Headed Hired Hosted Improved Incorporated Increased Initiated Inspected Instituted Led Managed Merged Motivated Navigated Organized Originated Overhauled Oversaw Planned Presided Prioritized Produced Recommended Reorganized Replaced Restored Reviewed Scheduled Secured Selected Streamlined Strengthened Supervised Terminate Organizational Skills Approved Arranged Catalogued Categorized Charted Classified Coded Collected Compiled Corrected Corresponded Distributed Executed Filed Generated Incorporated Inspected Logged Maintained Monitored Obtained Operated Ordered Organized Prepared Processed Provided Purchased Recorded Registered Reserved Responded Reviewed Routed Scheduled Screened Submitted Supplied Standardized Systematized Updated Validated Verified

7 Research Skills Analyzed Clarified Collected Compared Conducted Critiqued Detected Determined Diagnosed Evaluated Examined Experimented Explored Extracted Formulated Gathered Inspected Interviewed Invented Investigated Located Measured Organized Researched Reviewed Searched Solved Summarized Surveyed Systematized Tested Teaching Skills Adapted Advised Clarified Coached Communicated Conducted Coordinated Critiqued Developed Enabled Encouraged Evaluated Explained Facilitated Focused Guided Individualized Informed Instilled Instructed Motivated Persuaded Simulated Stimulated Taught Tested Trained Transmitted Tutored Technical Skills Adapted Applied Assembled Built Calculated Computed Conserved Constructed Converted Debugged Designed Determined Developed Engineered Fabricated Fortified Installed Maintained Operated Overhauled Printed Programmed Rectified Regulated Remodeled Repaired Replaced Restored Solved Specialized Standardized Studied Upgraded Utilized