Common Sections In a Resume

These are examples of titles for sections in a resume. Choose the ones relevant to your situation. You may need to make up new section titles depending on your needs.

Objective

• Position objective or skills objective
• Be specific
• Longer does not mean better

Summary

• List of strongest relevant factors, summary is compiled last

Education

• Most recent degree first; do not abbreviate the degree - spell it out, e.g., Bachelor of Arts
• Do not necessarily need to list transfer colleges
• High school education should be left off of the resume

Experience

• Use action verbs to describe responsibilities
• Avoid "responsible for", "duties included", and "assisted with" phrases
• Use bullets to effectively separate job responsibilities

Skills

• Communication, computer, leadership, organizational, etc.
• Use this area to show skills that have been developed through education, internships and work experience and/or activities

Honors

• List those honors obtained through education and/or work experience
• If an academic honor, can list below education

Activities

• If need to fill space, keep relevant to position
• List activities, such as clubs and organizations that you are a member of