Résumé Help: Proper Way to Submit Education on Résumé
For many of us, our college degrees are some of our most significant achievements. If that is true, why do some people rush over this section when preparing our résumé. When properly formatted and placed appropriately on the résumé, it can be the anchor to the résumé. It can be quite annoying for an HR Manager to have to hunt for the degree. It is important to take care when developing this part of your résumé.
In this example, the candidate has his two college degrees condensed very closely with a corporate task force on which he served and a certificate program. What? Not only is he missing the chance to showcase his graduate degree, he is bringing doubt as to his communication ability. Your résumé is about communicating your qualifications, but it is also a writing sample.
If there are any doubts, let’s clear them now. This information belongs in an education section:
* Name of university, city and state (possibly country)
* Type of degree: Field of study
* Only show the year of graduation if you graduated within the last five years
* Honors, minor fields of study, and GPA (if over 3.75) can also be listed
This information belongs in a professional development section:
* Industry certifications
* Workplace training
* Rotations, internships, and other long-term professional training
For more résumé help, follow these links:
Formatting the Education and Professional Credentials Section
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If you would like a résumé critique, please contact Debra Wheatman at debra@careersdonewrite.com or visit us at http://careersdonewrite.com. The Résumé Help blog appears weekly on Mondays.
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