Preview Sample Software Resume Format

WRITING YOUR RESUME FOR MICROSOFT

A. Things to know about US-style resumes:

• 1-2 pages is good. Do not give us more than 2 pages. 1 page is best.

• We do not want your life history.

• We must have your email address.

• No spelling errors please. Have your friends read your resume.

• Your resume should look significantly different from your classmates’ resumes.

• Put your unique experiences and skills on your resume!

• No photo, neither marital status, gender, religion, etc.

B. A good, basic US-style resume has 6 parts:

Part One: CONTACT INFORMATION

• Your full name

• Your email address

• Your permanent contact information (home address and phone)

• Your school contact information (school address and phone)

Part Two: EDUCATION

• Your university

• Your degree

• Your expected graduation date

• Your Grade Average (“GPA” = Grade Point Average)

Part Three: WORK EXPERIENCE

• Name of company, location, dates worked there

• Your job title

• Describe what you did in 2-3 sentences.

Part Four: MAJOR SCHOOL PROJECTS

• Dates you worked on project

• Describe what you did in 2-3 sentences.

• Do not list projects that every other student does, unless your work was very good or very unusual.

Part Five: TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Programming languages: number of years of experience for each

• Platforms: ones you use, ones you have administrated

• Applications: just put the unusual ones, not the ones every student knows

Part Six: AWARDS AND LEADERSHIP

• List any technical awards

• List any technical contests you won or did well in

• List any leadership experiences

• List any unusual learning experiences you have had in college that are not on your resume yet

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Hints!

• Put your most recent work first.

• Keep it simple.

• Tell only the truth. The truth always comes out in an interview.

• Highlight any very good or very unusual work you did.

• Keep reading - sample resume below!

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