Purpose Statement: This post explains which example I modeled my resume after, and why other students may want to use it as well.
I had already written my resume earlier this year, but I have since revised it several times, and most recently I made it look more similar to one of the examples provided by the IDEA Center at George Fox University. The template that I based my resume on is this one: https://www.georgefox.edu/offices/idea-center/career/grneralresume3.pdf.
I chose this template because the number of skills, education, and experiences that Michael Scott put on his resume are most similar to mine and what I have to say, so it was easiest to copy. It gives a good summary of work and volunteer experiences and gives enough room to share other skills in a summary at the end. While the scholarship I'm applying for does not actually require a resume, if it did I would send in the one I made based on this because it gives an opportunity for me to show my detail-orientedness and love of learning, as well as my love of writing. Since the whole point of this scholarship is to show my love and knowledge of Jane Austen, a resume that has a lot of writing and emphasizes that I am always eager to learn more would be important. I want the people who would see this resume to know that I did my research, I worked hard on the application, and I really do care not only about winning the scholarship but also about the topic of the essay.
Some of the things I did similar to Michael include: a professional summary at the beginning, my LinkedIn link at the top, and bullet points when describing details under bigger headings. But I did a few things differently on my resume than Michael did. For example, in my professional summary, I stayed away from the first person, whereas Michael uses it a lot ("I use..." or "I lead..."). I also had less detail on my previous work experiences because I had more to fit in.
One template that I will not really be using is the following: https://www.georgefox.edu/offices/idea-center/career/resumeinstructiontemplate.pdf
I won't be using this one because I am supposed to keep mine down to one page, and this one takes up two pages. It also doesn't work as well for me because I don't have as many involvements, project experiences, or awards and certificates that I want to showcase on my resume.
If your past experiences sound similar to mine or Michael's you may also want to consider using Michae's template!
Hey Clara, I really liked your post, and enjoyed reading through your observations. I actually hadn't seen the resume you pointed our as an example you wouldn't use, so it was cool to have a look at that one too. I also liked how you made note of how you incorporated the template into your personal resume, it gave me some ideas! :)
Hi Clara, I really enjoyed reading through this post. I looked over a few of the resumes and one of them was the same one you said you would not be using. I felt the same way about this one because I felt that it was too generic and did not apply for the type of resume I would be needing. Great minds think alike!
Hey Clara - I love Jane Austen too! I am going to be reading Pride and Prejudice soon haha. There are more examples of resumes in the IDEA Center. We have a resume packet that provides several good examples which I think are better than the ones posted on the website. Good reflection over all, and good luck with your internship!
Hello,
I used the same example as you on my blog post! I too based my own resume off of example #3 because I feel that it is way more neat and easier to read than the others. It is always important that people can find stuff on it without having to go searching a long time for it!
Thanks,
Matthew Scarry