The Resume - Evanston Scholars
High School Resume Guidelines and Tips
1. Be sure to include your current contact info with and appropriate email and phone numbers as well as your permanent home address.
2. Resumes should be 1 page
3. Organize material so that it sells you
4. Only choose categories that work for you (i.e. -- if no awards, don’t include them)
5. Under Education, use G.P.A. if you think it helps you; make it a 4.0 scale (3.2/4.0)
6. Be specific, use descriptive words, avoid small words
7. Begin duties/responsibilities with a catchy action verb (Use “Action Verbs”)
8. For work experience, think of all your responsibilities (i.e. training staff)
9. Put most recent experiences/awards first
10. If currently involved or working, put beginning year-present (2018-present) and use present tense for description
11. Be consistent with layout (i.e. don’t use cities or months for only some jobs)
12. Make sure everything lines up properly
13. Don’t abbreviate
14. No spelling or grammatical errors
15. Avoid too much white space
16. Add stylistic techniques (bold, underline, italics); but, don’t overuse
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