CSU San Bernardino | career[email protected] | (909) 537-5250 | University Hall 329 | www.career.csusb.edu
Palm Desert Campus | pdccar[email protected] | (909) 537-8236 | Indian Wells 102
RESOURCES
The purpose of a resume is to capture the attention of the reader, while also listing your unique qualities, skills and
accomplishments in a concise, organized fashion.
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Home Street Address • City, State Zip • yourprofessionalemail@mail.com • phone number • LinkedInlink
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts/Science in NAME OF MAJOR
California State University San Bernardino
Expected/Anticipated Month Year
San Bernardino, CA
Relevant Coursework/ Thesis (Graduate Students): [Note: Optional. Awards and honors can also be listed here or
at the end.]
STUDY ABROAD [Note: If Applicable]
Study abroad coursework in _____.
Month Year – Month Year
City, Country
EXPERIENCE
Position Title
Organization/ Company Name
Month Year – Month Year
City, State
• Beginning with your most recent position, describe your experience, skills, and resulting outcomes in bullet or
paragraph form.
• Begin each line with an action verb and include details that will help the reader understand your
accomplishments, skills, knowledge, abilities, or achievements.
• Quantify where possible.
• Do not use personal pronouns; each line should be a phrase rather than a full sentence.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Position Title
Organization Name
Month Year – Month Year
City, State
• Beginning with your most recent position, describe your experience, skills, and resulting outcomes in bullet or
paragraph form.
• Begin each line with an action verb and include details that will help the reader understand your
accomplishments, skills, knowledge, abilities, or achievements.
• Quantify where possible.
• Do not use personal pronouns; each line should be a phrase rather than a full sentence.
LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES
Role/ Title
Organization/ Club Name
Month Year – Month Year
City, State
• This section can be formatted similarly to the Experience section, or you can omit descriptions for activities.
• If this section is more relevant to the opportunity you are applying for, consider moving this above your
Experience section.
SKILLS (Note: Optional)
Technical: List computer software and programming languages
Language: List foreign languages and your level of fluency Laboratory: List scientific / research lab techniques or
tools [If Applicable]
Home address is oponal.
City and state is sucient
informaon.
Use professional email address.
Avoid too many numbers or
special characters.
Customize URL LinkedIn address.
If you include coursework,
be sure it’s relevant to the
posion to which you are
applying.
Include GPA if requested or
many science, technology,
health and math fields
request GPA.
Relevant interests and skills
can be demonstrated
through campus and
volunteer acvies.
Resume Checklist
Format (Appearance):
Template: Avoid resume templates from resume or computer soware. They are dicult to edit and oen are used by many.
Length: For undergraduate students, use one-page. Graduate or higher 1-3 pages depending on relevance of experience.
Spacing: Margins of 0.5 to 1 inch
Layout: Use of bullet points, consistent bold, capitalizaon and underlining.
Consistency: make sure to have month and year or city and state to the le or right of the page. Make sure all align.
Content (conveys the image that meets the readers’ needs):
Use of WHO method on job descripons.
Use acon verbs to convey enthusiasm and achievement.
Make sure grammar is correct. Check for typos and misspellings. Have someone proofread your resume.
Be consistent when presenng data or numbers. Use either numerals or words but not both.
Statements are recommended to be no longer than 2 lines on a resume.
Resume GuideResume
Write evidenced-based
statements using the
W.H.O. method.
What did you do? (Tasks/
projects)
How did you do the work?
(skills, strategies, methods,
tools, techniques, attitudes)
Outcomes associated with
work (results, impact,
contribution, intention scope)
Continued in the back.
CSU San Bernardino | career[email protected] | (909) 537-5250 | University Hall 329 | www.career.csusb.edu
Palm Desert Campus | pdccar[email protected] | (909) 537-8236 | Indian Wells 102
RESOURCES
The W.H.O Method helps eectively create an evidence-based resume. An evidence-based resume helps in showcasing your
skills, potential, and provide proof to the reader that your qualications match what they are looking for in a candidate.
The W.H.O. Method
HOW TO USE THE W.H.O. METHOD
• Choose relevant experiences and tasks in your resume, as it applies to the application you are completing (e.g. jobs,
internships, graduate school volunteer activities, club memberships, professional memberships, courses/projects, study
abroad, service learning, etc.) to demonstrate relevant skills.
• Use the W.H.O. Method to evaluate tasks and experiences to help you write the evidence – based statements starting
with an action verb.
*Statements are recommended to be no longer than 2 lines in a resume.*
W.H.O. METHOD
W
What did you do? (tasks/projects)
Example: Created a dynamic new member orientation program using relationship and team-building strategies
to build aliation and club loyalty.
H
How did you do the work? (skills, strategies, methods, tools, techniques, attitudes)
Example: Created a dynamic new member orientation program using relationship and team-building strategies
to build aliation and club loyalty.
O
Outcomes associated with the work (results, impact, contribution, intention, scope)
Example: Created a dynamic new member orientation program using relationship and team-building strategies to
build aliation and club loyalty.
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