This document provides a template and guidelines for creating a resume. It includes sections for profile, education, work experience, volunteer experience, awards, extracurricular activities, and references. Brief instructions are provided for each section regarding formatting, content, and order of information.
This document provides a template and guidelines for creating a resume. It includes sections for profile, education, work experience, volunteer experience, awards, extracurricular activities, and references. Brief instructions are provided for each section regarding formatting, content, and order of information.
This document provides a template and guidelines for creating a resume. It includes sections for profile, education, work experience, volunteer experience, awards, extracurricular activities, and references. Brief instructions are provided for each section regarding formatting, content, and order of information.
1234 Street Address ▪ City, Province ▪ Postal Code
902-111-2222 | your.name@dal.ca
PROFILE (this is not a mandatory section)
Target your resume by highlighting key points that are relevant to the employer Be specific, link to the job description and/or company and prove with an example Do not exceed five points/bullets
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Commerce Co-op, ________ major (remove if undeclared) Candidate 2020
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS You can list academic achievements here, including GPA if over 3.5
High School Diploma Year Received
Name of High School, City, PR (Province abbreviated - or Country, if outside Canada)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Position Title Dates
Name of Organization, City, PR (Province abbreviated - or Country, if outside Canada) List work experiences in reverse chronological order (most recent to least recent) Use action statements to list your skills, knowledge and accomplishments (bullet format) Use past tense if no longer in the role, and present tense if you are currently in the role Be specific, yet concise with your wording and consistent with your formatting
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Position Title Dates
Name of Organization, City, PR (Province abbreviated - or Country, if outside Canada) Use action statements to list your skills, knowledge and accomplishments (bullet format) Do not exceed 2-3 points/bullets for each experience
AWARDS
Name of the Award, Issuing Organization Year Received
List awards in reverse chronological order (most recent to least recent) Optional: Include reason for receiving the award, highlighting skills
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Role, Club/Society/Team, City, PR (Province abbreviated - or Country, if outside Canada) Dates
Optional: Use action statements to list skills, knowledge and accomplishments (bullet format)
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST (optional - if space allows)