{"id":1549,"date":"2020-05-18T06:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T06:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unirely.com\/blog\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2021-11-11T11:26:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T11:26:21","slug":"building-resume-for-college-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.unirely.com\/blog\/building-resume-for-college-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Keep in Mind When Building Your Resume for Your College Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your resume is an important component for your application to universities across the globe. It helps you to note down all your significant activities and achievements in one place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Before Starting with your resume<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mention all the things you have done till today. You should include some of your major experiences from high school. It can be any volunteer work, internships, important projects, jobs, student clubs, or organizations. If you have any achievement records, mention those too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>When you start with your resume, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">start with creating headings like \u2018Experience\u2019, \u2018Achievements\u2019, \u2018Education\u2019, etc. Write down all the details under the respective headings. Make a heading of \u2018Skills\u2019 too. Under it, mention all your skills. These can be both technical and non-technical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>HEADING<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let your name stick out<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mention contact details: email, phone, address<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Should\u00a0 also include your permanent address<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>INTERNSHIPS &amp; WORK EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget to include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name of the company<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location and date<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your job profile<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-5 points stating your accomplishments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have completed your internship, make sure to write in the past tense.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include various experiences of volunteer works, internships, jobs, student organization or other academic clubs, study abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience, if gained by any major projects<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mention the skills gained by various experiences in the SKILLS section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>TAILORED HEADINGS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to be specific.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just the headings such as \u2018EXPERIENCE\u2019, \u2018ACHIEVEMENTS\u2019 won\u2019t suffice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Framing the experience as per your intended field of study will look impressive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>COURSEWORK (optional)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If adding, include only the ones that are appropriate for your college profile.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can add various projects, research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add online courses, if taken any.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EDUCATION AND HONORS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mention the name of your school.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write your GPA or overall percentage, if it is above 3.0 or 85%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add your subjects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Begin each point with a strong action verb to make it impressive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elaborate what you did to show that skill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elaborate the reason for using that skill and what you achieve with it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>FORMATTING TIPS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your resume shouldn\u2019t be lengthy. The standard length is of 1 page but sometimes can be extended to a maximum of 2 pages (front &amp; back).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the same font throughout and avoid using colorful fonts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the language simple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid spelling errors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avoid unnecessary and personal information like your family members\u2019 names, background, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t use abbreviations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>SKILLS SECTION TIPS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different terms used for describing language skills:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Literate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can easily read &amp; write.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Conversational:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can only speak the language.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Proficient:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can read, write and speak well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Fluent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can read, write and speak the language as a native speaker.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Computer Skills:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This includes software, languages (Java, C++, etc.), hardware knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Lab Skills:<\/b> This is inclusive of laboratory experience, procedure, techniques and the knowledge of the equipment you can work with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your resume is an important component for your application to universities across the globe. 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