Resume Guide

SUNY Westchester Community College • Career Services Resume/Cover Letter Guidelines 2022-2024 8 Use the worksheet on page eight to help you with the summary and skills sections. A good resource for learning about the skills needed for specific positions is the Occupational Outlook Handbook, http://www.bls.gov/ooh under the heading “Important Qualities”. Go back to the answers about what would make the ideal candidate to determine the skills/attributes you might include in this section- if they apply to you. This section could be combined with your summary section if that style works better for you. Education Your most recent degree or educational experience should be listed first in this section. Indicate your degree (or expected degree), major, date or anticipated date of graduation (month and year) and overall GPA or major GPA if it is 3.0 or higher. If you attended another college or training institution for a year or more after high school, this could be listed also. Each school should be a separate entry and any relevant information should be listed under each entry. Usually, once you are in college, there is no need to include your high school, unless: • it is a well-known or special high school • you are a very recent high school graduate with little else to include on your resume • you had career-related internships or received special awards, honors, or scholarships • You were leader of a school club or member of a varsity team Listing Related Coursework is an option especially if you have limited experience related to your job objective and/or if the courses you list are directly related to your objective. Honors / Achievements If you have achieved several academic honors or awards, you should include them in a special section. Include scholarships, Dean’s list, President’s list, or any other merit awards. You may also want to list any honors organization(s) to which you belong such as Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Beta Gamma, Chi Alpha Epsilon or Philosophia. You may also include information such as: • percent of college tuition and/or expenses you earned • worked part or full time while maintaining a high GPA As an option, a shorter list of Honors/Achievements could be included in the Education section.