Graduate Resume Guide

Graduate Resume Guide

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Sections to Include in a Student or Graduate Resume

– Contact and Professional Social Media details. List your professional email address – (not that ‘hilarious’ one you signed up for when you were 13!) – your phone number, and your professional social network profile). – Professional Resume Summary: A summary for a resume needs to dash off your professional achievements 

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Sections to Include in a Student or Graduate Resume

and your skills that are relevant to the job ad. – A Relevant Professional Title: A professional title for a resume will need to match the position/title that is advertised in the job ad, such as ‘media graduate, junior developer, or paralegal’. – Education and certificates: Include your thesis, if it’s relevant, and add key courses

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Sections to Include in a Student or Graduate Resume

related to the job. Include your grade point average, scholarships or university medals – if you have them. – Relevant Experience: Don’t stress about this, we all started somewhere. Include any paid, unpaid or volunteer roles you held during your studies. No experience? No worries! Skip over to this dedicated guide with resume tips for students 

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Sections to Include in a Student or Graduate Resume

with no experience yet. – Skills and expertise: Wizard at Word? Proficient in Photoshop? Google Ad Words guru? Make sure to include your key hard and soft skills (more on this soon). What about those ‘nice-to-have’ but not mandatory sections? Here’s a few you can put in or leave out, based on the role and your own judgement.

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Sections to Include in a Student or Graduate Resume

– Conferences, courses and certificates – Student organizations, clubs, or networks – Publications and awards – Volunteer Experience – Personal Projects

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How to Write a Resume Summary for a Student or Graduate Resume

Let’s get moving on the content of your resume, starting with your resume summary. Hold up! Wondering what a resume summary is? It’s quite straightforward. Basically, a resume summary it’s a short paragraph at the start of your resume which sums up your experience and suitability for the role. It’s a bit like that elevator pitch you 

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How to Write a Resume Summary for a Student or Graduate Resume

might hear people talk about in movies, start-ups or sales-driven business areas. Instead of pitching a company or idea, you pitch you – and the benefits and value you bring. Time for us to look at Jane’s resume to see this in action. Her summary is clear and direct. Being in business means knowing about a lot of interconnected areas and Jane 

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How to Write a Resume Summary for a Student or Graduate Resume

shows that she is versatile by highlighting her ‘proven and tested’ skills in procurement, marketing and sales – just some of the key areas that every solid business professional needs.

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Top Skills to Include in a Student or Graduate Resume

Top Skills for a Student Resume 1. Communication 2. Teamwork 3. Adaptability 4. Punctuality 5. Organization 6. Flexibility 7. Problem Solving Abilities 8. Motivation 9. Patience 10. Persuasion

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