Resume homework assignment.

- Create (or update) your resume for the purpose of applying for an internship or full-time position

- A resume designed for a human reader.

- Neat formatting of the information on the page

- Limited to one-side of one 8.5 x 11 white sheet of paper

- 12 point font (Times or similar font) with laser printing

- Do not use the Microsoft Word resume templates

Your best source of information is looking at the Resume Writing websites along with looking at many sample resumes. Remember that your resume is an evolving document that will be modified many times.

Six required resume sections for this class:

- Personal contact information (name, address, phone, email)

- Objective

An objective states your desire for the type of position you are seeking (summer internship, full-time, etc.). It can also be customized to a type of job (quality assurance position, programmer, etc.) for a particular opening.

- Education

This should contain your current degree plans along with graduation date. It also should include other colleges if you are a transfer student. Leave out the high school details.

- Work Experience

Include place of experience along with length of tenure. Write a short description that emphasizes your responsibilities. Work done on a volunteer basis may be included. If you do not have any, you may leave this out.

- Technical Skills

List computer languages, technical software, platforms, operating systems, and other related skills.

- Background

List recent awards, honors, professional memberships, and on/off-campus community/extracurricular activities with dates and any leadership roles.

Other sections are optional for this assignment, but may be included such as:

- Relevant coursework

- Projects (research, coursework, etc.)

If you choose:

- You may also place your resume on your ICS website.

- You may also make two versions of your resume, one for resume computers and one for human readers.

[For ICS 80 - Rasheed Baqai (rasheed@usa.net), April 1999]