Resumes and Cover Letters
your resume and try to determine if they have a position that would work for you. An objective statement that
says you want a position that offers growth and advancement and the opportunity to expand on your education
and training tells an employer that you are looking for what they can do for you, not what you can do for them.
EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE...What to put first
If your education is more pertinent to the work you are seeking than your employment history, list your
education first. If your education is very pertinent to the job, you may wish to list specific course titles that you
have completed that are directly related to the work you would be doing. If your employment history is more
pertinent, it should be listed first on your resume.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Your academic background should be included in the resume with your most recently obtained degree or most
advanced degree listed first. The usual method is to list the school name, city and state, degree earned and date
of graduation. If you are currently enrolled in school, you can list your projected date of graduation.
If you have received “honors” at school, were elected class president, or supported yourself through college you
can add those achievements to your resume under a heading such as “Honors and Achievements.”
If you feel that some of your coursework will be valuable to you on the job, you may want a heading called
“Major Coursework” or “Pertinent Coursework” where you would list specific classes by name. If the name of
the course does not make it obvious what the content of the course was, you may want to add this information in
parentheses.
OTHER POSSIBLE TOPIC OR SKILL HEADINGS
Equipment Language Competency Licenses/Certificates
Computer Expertise Additional Training Professional Affiliations
Qualifications Highlights/Summary Strengths/Accomplishments/Achievements
REFERENCES
There are mixed opinions as to whether or not to have a references notation on your resume. If you are
squeezed for space, it is probably in your best interest to use the space to sell yourself to the employer. On the
other hand, if you are just starting out in the job market, there is no harm in noting that you do have references
available on your resume. You should have references available to hand to the employer immediately, and may
want to include them with your resume as part of your application packet.
References are usually the last heading on your resume, and are usually listed as “Available upon Request”,
“References Attached, Additional References Available Upon Request” or “References and Portfolio Available
Upon Request.” Be sure that you have them typed and ready to hand out. References should not be listed
individually on the resume itself, but rather on a separate sheet, with an indication as to your relationship to the
person you are listing as a reference. For work related references you might list company presidents, managers,
supervisors, co-workers, or clients. Personal references can include friends, faculty, landlords, etc. Providing a
list of references works as long as a reference is still available at your prior employer. A letter of
recommendation gives you a hedge against the day that your reference moves on and you can no longer refer
potential employers to them.
Be sure that you ask a person if they are willing to be a reference for you before you list them as a reference.
Check with your listed references regularly to be sure that they are still available.
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