Some additional tips from someone who has gone to a lot of resume-writing workshops
Think about the order of the different sections. The part you are most proud of/is most relevant should go at the top and work down from there until you get to the section that is not relevant
If you are running out of space, a phone number is probably better than an address. And if the resume is going on your website, remove address AND phone number.
If you have an idea where you want to go and it is okay to be vague
Group the skills section in a way that can easily be found
Keep technical vocab to skills section - people in HR might not understand
It is okay to include soft skills too! (ex. great at working with other people, learns quickly, etc)
If you don’t have the skills or experiences, they want to know that you will be able to learn quickly
Add numbers to each bullet point to “show” what you have done. Saying “I tutored 15 students” is a lot better than “I tutored students”
Talk about results instead of what you did
 Like the above resume, highlight key classes
This should back up what kind of job you want to get
Write about your connection to the company
Get someone to look at it again to make sure it makes sense and for spelling and grammarÂ
Don’t go more than one page. As you get more experience, you might go over one but at this point one is enough. This also goes for resumes.
Talk about why you chose to apply for this company
Don’t give them unless they ask
Give three if they don’t ask for a number
Make sure they will say nice things. It is one thing to say they will give you a reference but it doesn’t hurt to make sure they will say good things :)
When you give references include these things:
title (when you were working with them)
(maybe your relationship to them)
phone number (they tend to like this better than email)
Have a portfolio to show off what you can do (for tech jobs, have a portfolio and a github and/or codepen)
Comp Sci: think about starting open source projects - it shows your skills and you like working with other people (openhatch.org)
Dates on LinkedIn in should match resume
Get good pictures of yourself
Professional picture over casual
You might want to make your resume a different size to make it stand out but people like having everything the same and it might work against you
Stand out with your skills and your words instead!
A nice design for your resume is okay though (example: nice colors)
Don’t include personal information (ex. gender) because they might throw out your resume in fear of being biased
Don’t include a picture of yourself with your resume for the reason above but it is okay on social media
It is okay to not meet every requirement. People apply for jobs better than what they already have which means that they won’t have experience in everything. Even for people who have been doing this a LONG time. Again, show that you can learn!
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