Evidence-Based Resume Review Standards for Faculty Use

Identifying/Contact Information

͟Name, 14-16 point font

͟City and state (current or permanent; no longer recommended to include street due to identity issues)

͟Cell number with area code (land lines not recommended)

͟E-mail address(check for appropriate username – suggestion: use ONU email)

͟Web address for personal web site (if used for on-line portfolio, LinkedIn, etc.)

Education

͟Degree(s) awarded, most recent listed first

͟Proper name of degree, major, graduation/expected graduation date (month, year) on first line

͟Minor and/or concentration

͟Institution name, city, state – spell out the name of the institution

͟GPA (optional—only include if 3.0 or higher); include scale (4.0)

͟Test scores (Praxis, GRE, LSAT, etc. – when applicable)

͟Honors/fellowships/scholarships (optional, or can be separate section)

͟Appropriate use of accreditation

Related Experience

͟Do not use “I” statements

͟Consistent format for multiple entries

͟Job/Intern/Co-op –OR- academic experience

  • Most recent experience listed first (reverse date order)
  • Position title, name of employer organization, city and state, dates of employment
  • Task statements (sentence fragments) starting with action verbs and KEYWORDS
  • Past tense for past positions, present tense for present positions
  • Use accomplishment statements when possible:
  • Did you save the employer money/time/resources?
  • How did you make the workplace better?
  • What did you change/improve/deliver?
  • How were your evaluated?

_Academic Experience

  • Title of related assignment, date
  • Premise of assignment – what was the goal?
  • Task statements (sentence fragments) starting with action verbs and KEYWORDS
  • Outcomes:
  • Was the assignment presented? To who? With what result?
  • What was learned?

OPTIONAL INFORMATION

Licenses & Certifications, Honors & Awards (if used)

͟Title of license or certification

͟Name of awarding body

͟Dates

Memberships, Activities, & Professional Associations (if used)

͟Names of organizations

͟Dates of membership

͟Leadership roles

͟Accomplishment statements with action words for leadership roles

OPTIONAL INFORMATION - CONTINUED

Skill Summaries and Relevant College Courses (if used)

͟Specific skills listed; include context explaining use or extent of skill

͟Appropriate to job objective or transferrable skills

͟Course titles only, appropriateto job objective (typically for undergraduate resumes only)

͟Course assignments with explanations

Publications, Presentations, & Research (if used)

͟Title, date

͟Biographical information including premise, process, outcomes, presentation/publication of findings

Military Service (if used)

͟Branch of service

͟Rank at time of discharge

͟Service specialty

͟Relevant training or service schools

͟Leadership activities

͟Skills developed appropriate to job objective

References

͟Use separate page or doc for references

͟List 3-5 individuals who worked directly with the student in the last 3 years in a professional capacity: faculty, academic advisor, supervisors (especially if related to their career field) and coaches.

͟Information to be included on the reference page:

  • Name, Job Title
  • Department (if applicable)
  • Employer Name
  • Employer Address
  • Phone
  • Email (if applicable)
  • 1-2 statements regarding the extent of their relationship with the recommender.

Format & Appearance

_Consistent & legible fonts, 10-12 points in size

_Organized and consistent entry of information

_Consistent headings and subheadings

_Well-spaced, balanced appearance, appropriate margins (.75 - 1.25”)

_Concise, proper grammar, consistent punctuation, correct spelling

_If longer than one page, use page numbers and name in subsequent pages’ header

_Multiple page resume – last page is at least half a page long

Definite Rejection Criteria

͟No contact information

͟Personal information (marital status, gender, ethnicity, religion, height, weight, DOB)

͟Photograph

͟Errors (spelling, punctuation, listing titles of degrees, majors, etc.)

͟Obvious exaggeration

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