RESUME WORKSHEET (Please us in conjunction with NOTES that follow)

Your Name

[Home address] [School address]

[Phone number] [Phone number]

Objective (optional) To obtain a position as a……………….

Education

200x – present Brown University, (AB ) or (ScB) Biology (or other) “with Honors,” (if applicable), degree expected, May 200x

Employment

200x – present POSITION TITLE (e.g., Research Assistant), Name of firm, Department, Institution, Location.

Supervisor’s Name, Title (e.g., Professor or Dr. Sal Monella)

Duties (Use active words where possible):

· Developed, trained, performed assays, conducted, collected, assisted, consulted, assessed, organized, etc.

Honors and Examples might include:

Awards Associate Member Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society. Elected Spring, 200x.

Received A’s with distinction in Organic Chemistry and Histology.

Awarded National Merit Scholarship

Service and Activities

200x-200x Senior (or Honors) Research, Dept. of XXX, Brown University

Sponsor: Prof. XXX

· Project: ………

200x-200x Student Advisor

· Provided academic and personal counseling for freshman students

· Organized….

200x Member, Brown University (band, orchestra, crew, etc.)

200x Volunteer, High Hopes Hospital, Optimism, NY

• (list duties)

Skills Computer: Proficiency in Word, Excel, Photoshop, etc.

Fluent in Spanish; reading knowledge of Tibetan

Laboratory techniques: (List any you have carried out, including

those learned from labs in courses such as Chemistry)

Hobbies Guitar, tennis, oil painting, wood working, etc.

(if you wish)

NOTES ON THE RESUME WORKSHEET

1. Objectives – If this category is too limiting or stilted, leave it out. You can describe your goal in your cover letter.

2. Education – High school may be expendable, especially if you are an upper-level student or if there is other more interesting material.

3. Employment – List paid positions in chronological order, with the most recent ones first. Embellish those that are relevant to the position you are now seeking. Do this by using one or more emphasis dots (•), drawing the reader’s attention to specific responsibilities, skills or accomplishments achieved on that job. Here is where you become your own editor. If you have too many positions, choose the most recent substantial, relevant ones. If you have very few positions, think of the important responsibilities or qualities that could be extended to almost any job and emphasize those. For example, you may have had to deal with agitated customers, teaching or training others, scheduling or organizing anything, writing summaries, etc. These are skills applicable to many endeavors.

4. Honors or awards – If you don’t have any, delete this category. Appropriate examples include college courses in which you have received “A” with distinction, academic scholarships (including National Merit), membership in Sigma Xi, or Phi Beta Kappa, fellowships awarded, Honors earned (or expected) in concentration programs.

5. Service and activities – Use a format very similar to the positions described under Employment. Give your position title, institution or organization, sponsor (if any) and list relevant duties in the “dot emphasis” format. Be a judicious editor here. More dots mean more emphasis on an activity. Remember that some positions won’t need any “dot” descriptions.

6. Hobbies – This category will give the reader an idea of you. If the information is not included in Skills and you have room, this is an acceptable category. But remember: tempt the reader, but don’t spill all the beans on the resume. Save something for the interview.

7. References – State that a separate sheet is attached or that references are available on request. When you attach your special sheet, use three or four references, listing their name and title, institution, address and phone number. Remember that you ought to contact your references, asking permission to use their names. Usually, letters will not be requested by an employer but you should make sure that if called, these referees will be aware of your use of their names.

8. Publications – If you have publications, you can use a separate sheet for these also, using a standard format for listing publication titles. If you have submitted a paper, and it has not yet been published, you can use the words “manuscript submitted” or “in press.”

As you work up your resume, put down maximum information on the first draft. You can edit later on, honing your final version to a page. Remember, if you have a variety of prospective contacts, you may have more than one version of a resume, emphasizing appropriate qualities.

Sample Student

Street Brown University

City, State Zip Box XXXX

Email address Providence, RI 02912

EDUCATION AB Human Biology: Brain and Behavior; expected May 2004

Brown University

· Program featured advanced coursework in Biology, Neuroscience and Psychology

EMPLOYMENT

Summer 2001 Research Assistant, Rockefeller University, NY

Sponsor: Prof. Xx xxx, Department of Molecular Genetics

· Conducted literature-based research on HIV-related proteins

Summer 2002 Assistant Program Director, xxx Sports Academy

SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES

2003-present Senior Research, Department of xxxx-ology

News Editor, Alternative Medicine Journal

· Contributed two articles per bi-monthly issue, translating recent scientific findings into lay language

· Supervised and edited articles submitted to News section

2003 Contributing Writer

o Catalyst, Brown’s science magazine

o College Hill Independent

2002-present Class Representative, Biology Curriculum Committee

Responsibilities:

o Biology curriculum oversight and planning

o Course Reviews and policymaking

2001-present Biology Affinity Group Coordinator and Senior mentor, WiSE

(Women in Science and Engineering)

o Provided a support system for undergraduate women science students

o Coordinated large-scale formal events for all of WiSE members on topics of career planning

2000-present Tutor, XX XX Community Center

o Facilitated activities such as reading, writing practice, math/spelling lessons, free play

HONORS AND AWARDS

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, elected associate member, 2003

Photography Honorable Mention, awarded by the Brown Visual Art Deparmtent, displayed

work in two on-campus exhibitions.

Award for academic excellence and extracurricular achievement, 2003

Youth-in-Action Award for outstanding community volunteerism, 2000

HOBBIES Creative writing, Art (drawing, painting, photography), Travel, Biking