Resume Grading Rubric

Student Name: _______________

Skill

PRESENTATION/
FORMAT

Ranking Points

JOB-SPECIFIC /
VOLUNTEER
INFORMATION

Ranking Points

RESUME
CONTENT

Ranking Points
SPELLING &
GRAMMAR
Ranking Points

Outstanding

Good

Typed or computer

generated
Balanced margins

with eye appeal

Format highlights
strengths and
information

Appropriate fonts and

point size used with
variety

10

Average

Unsatisfactory

Total

Typed or computer Typed or computer Typed or computer

generated
generated
generated
Balanced margins Somewhat balanced Unbalanced margins
Format identifies
margins
Format detracts from
Format identifies
strengths and
strengths and
information
strengths and
information
Appropriate fonts
information
Fonts distract from
and point size used No variation in fonts readability
and/or point size

All action phrases

used to describe
duties and skills

Information
demonstrates ability
to perform the job
Professional

terminology used
when describing skills

15

Peer Evaluator: _______________

1-2 duties/skills

lack action phrases

Information

demonstrates
ability to perform
the job
Some professional
terminology used
when describing
skills

12

7
3-4 duties/skills lack
action phrases
Some information
demonstrates ability
to perform the job

11

6
5-6 duties/skills lack
action phrases
Information does not
clearly demonstrate
ability to perform the
job

10

Heading, objective, Heading,

Heading, objective, Missing one of the
skills, experience, and objective, skills,
skills, experience,
following: heading,
education covered in
experience, and
and education
objective, experience,
detail
education covered covered with little
or education
Extra information
in some detail
detail
No extra information
Extra information Minimal extra
given to enhance
given to enhance
resume
given to enhance
information given to resume
resume
enhance resume

15
No spelling errors
No grammar errors

10

12

11

10

1-2 spelling errors 3-4 spelling errors 5-6 spelling errors

1-2 grammar errors 3-4 grammar errors 5-6 grammar errors

4
TOTAL
SCORE:

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