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UndergraduateResourceSeriesOfficeofCareerServices|54DunsterStreetHarvardUniversity|FacultyofArtsandSciences|617.495.2595©2013PresidentandFellowsofHarvardCollegeAllrightsreserved.NopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanywaywithouttheexpresswrittenpermissionoftheHarvardUniversityFacultyofArts&SciencesOfficeofCareerServices.08/13OfficeofCareerServicesHarvardUniversityFacultyofArts&SciencesCambridge,MA02138Phone:(617)495-2595• AttendaResumeWorkshop.Learnthenutsandboltsofgettingstarted.SeetheOCSwebsitefordates.• Cometodrop-ins.Everydayfrom1:00-4:00pm—getanycareerquestionansweredandhavesomeonelookatyourresume.• Lookforindustryspecificresumereviewclinics.ListedontheOn-CampusInterviewingCalendar.TOP5RESUMEMISTAKES:1.Spellingandgrammarerrors2.Missingemailandphoneinformation3.Usingpassivelanguageinsteadof“action”words4.Notwellorganized,concise,oreasytoskim5.ToolongRESUMELANGUAGESHOULDBE:•Specificratherthangeneral•Activeratherthanpassive•Writtentoexpressnotimpress•Articulateratherthan“flowery”•Fact-based(quantifyandqualify)•WrittenforpeoplewhoscanquicklyDON’T:•Usepersonalpronouns(suchasI)•Abbreviate•Useanarrativestyle•Numberorlettercategories•Useslangorcolloquialisms•Includeapicture•Includeageorsex•Listreferencesonresume•LeadeachlinewithadateRESUMETIPSPLANTOWORKINTERNATIONALLY?DO:•Beconsistentinformatandcontent•Makeiteasytoreadandfollow•Usespacing,underlining,italics,bold,andcapitalizationforemphasis•Listheadings(suchasExperience)inorderofimportance•Withinheadings,listinformationinreversechron-ologicalorder(mostrecentfirst)•Avoidinformationgapssuchasamissingsummer•Besurethatyourformattingtranslatedproperlyifconvertedtoa.pdfResumeguidelinescanvaryfromcountrytocountry.CheckoutGoingGlobalat:Openingparagraph:Clearlystatewhyyouarewriting,namethepositionortypeofworkyou’reexploringand,whereapplicable,howyouheardaboutthepersonororganization.Middleparagraph(s):Explainwhyyouareinterestedinthisemployerandyourreasonsfordesiringthistypeofwork.Ifyou’vehadrelevantschoolorworkexperience,besuretopointitoutwithoneortwokeyexamples;butdonotreiterateyourentireresume.Emphasizeskillsorabilitiesthatrelatetothejob.Besuretodothisinaconfidentmannerandrememberthatthereaderwillviewyourletterasanexampleofyourwritingskills.Closingparagraph:Reiterateyo