Oregon State University Career Guide - Flipbook - Page 17
Résumé Checklist
OVERALL APPEARANCE AND
FORMATTING
□ Professional, easy-to-read font such
as Arial, Georgia, Tahoma or Times
New Roman.
□ Consistent font size. Only the
heading and section titles are larger.
Bolded, underlined and italic text is
used sparingly.
□ Appropriate spacing between lines
and blocks of text, making it easy to
diferentiate sections.
□ Consistent bullets using plain
circles, not special characters like
checks or arrows.
□ Single-page résumé: At least two-
thirds of the page is olled with text.
Multiple page résumé: Last page
is at least half olled with text. No
pages with just 1-2 lines.
□ Margins no smaller than 0.5 inch
and no larger than 1 inch.
□ Saved as a PDF to maintain
formatting.
CONTACT INFORMATION/
HEADING
□ Name in bold and in a larger font
(14-16 pt) at the top of the page.
□ Phone number formatted as: (555)
555-5555 or 555-555-5555. Use
a number that you check regularly
and set up an appropriate voicemail
greeting.
□ Professional email address. You
can use your OSU email prior to
graduation.
□ URLs for your LinkedIn proole,
portfolio or personal website
(optional).
□ Mailing address, school address or
SUMMARY OF
QUALIFICATIONS/
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
(OPTIONAL)
□ 1-3 sentences or bullet points
listing 2-5 relevant skills, tailored to
the position you are applying to.
EDUCATION AND
CERTIFICATIONS
□
Degrees earned, listed in reverse
chronological order. Include a
projected graduation date for
ongoing programs.
□ Does not list college or university
experience that did not result in
a degree or certiocate unless the
coursework was highly relevant to
the position.
□ Majors, minors, options, certiocates
and licenses. List relevant
coursework that is highly relevant
to the position in its own section.
WORK OR PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
□ Employer, city, state, job title and
dates of employment. Use months
and years but not specioc dates.
□ Job duties and achievements with
bulleted, 1-3 line statements that
begin with an action verb and avoid
personal pronouns (
