Designing Your Bschool Resume (2nd Part)
Should my resume have a summary/objectives section?
Objectives are helpful only when you have a clear career path or field of interest. Since your intention is pretty clear for business school (to enter the school you are putting on to), the objective is not necessary. So save yourself some room and overlook the objective for business school resumes.
How should I write the body of the resume?
This is the most important part. We can only cover a little bit here. To start off, use effective verbs phrases, not generic ones like: “responsible for” “worked with” “Handled”
Rather, you ought to use action verb like: “Managed, Oversaw” “Analyzed” “Contacted”
Be specific as possible and quantify where feasible.
So in place of saying “Responsible for public relations activities of largest client account,” you should say “Developed and implemented a 6-month nation-wide public relations campaign for ABC Company, the agency’s largest customer account, representing 65% of annual billings in the consumer products division.” Much better.
What verb tense should I use?
Verb tenses are very important. A rule of thumb: If you have already done it, the verb should end in “ed”. If you are currently working on something the verb should end in the present tense. Do not lead your sentences with verbs that end in “ing”.
The pronoun “I” does not belong on your resume.
What about my margins?
Your margins should be no smaller than .5 inch and no larger than 1 inch on all sides.
Do dates belong on my resume?
Yes, remember to list the dates of your employment, involvement in activities, as well as honors or special recognition.
How long should my resume be?
Your resume should be no longer than 1 page. If your resume is more than 1 page, it is very likely you are listing a lot of irrelevant or redundant information. Remember, business school admissions officers have thousands of resumes to go through. They won’t be spending all that much time analyzing your resume when they have piles of essays and apps to go through. They just want the quick scoop. They also want to know that you understand how to succinctly communicate what you did on one piece of paper.
WHAT font-size should I use?
Size 11 is ideal, but anything smaller than size 10 is too small.
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