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Crafting the Perfect Resume and CV for Graduate School

Alejandra Garcia, M.A. and Kimberly Kampen Career Engagement Educator UCLA Career Center

TODAY’S AGENDA

What is a Resume Vs. CV?  WHAT TO INCLUDE HOW TO INCLUDE IT  TAILORING YOUR APPLICATION

MATERIALS

WHAT IS A RESUME?

A RESUME…

• Tells your story with your permission.
• Highlights relevant experiences &

accomplishments.

• Summarizes your professional history and

qualifications.

• Can be targeted towards career interest
• Compelling & persuasive
• YOUR 1-2 PAGE INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS A CV?

A CV…

• “Story of One’s Life”
• Highlights academic achievements

and scholarly potential (Research, Teaching, Service)

• Exhaustive list of achievements
• Length is flexible

RESUMEFORMATTING TIPS

• Disclose personal data (DOB, SS#, Height, Weight, Picture, etc.)
• Disclose salary information
• Include experiences over 10 years old
• Be cliché or lie
• FONT TYPE: Easy to read
• FONT SIZE: 10 – 12 point
• MARGINS: 0.5 – 1 inch
• PAGE LENGTH: 1 full page (2 max)
• ABBREVIATIONS: Use correct formatting
• BOLD/ITALICS/UNDERLINE: Sparingly
• PAPER TYPE: Neutral
• FILE TYPE: PDF

CV FORMATTING TIPS

• Disclose personal data (DOB, SS#, Height, Weight, Picture, etc.)
• Disclose salary information
• Be cliché or lie
• FONT TYPE: Easy to read
• FONT SIZE: 10 – 12 point
• MARGINS: 0.5 – 1 inch
• PAGE LENGTH: FLEXIBLE
• ABBREVIATIONS: Use correct formatting
• BOLD/ITALICS/UNDERLINE: Sparingly
• PAPER TYPE: Neutral
• FILE TYPE: PDF

WHAT TO INCLUDE?

Section Breakdown

Resume

Header Objective (Optional) Education Experience Additional Skills and Experiences

CV

Header No Objective Education Honors and Awards Research Funding Teaching Experience Service Discipline Sections

RESUME HEADER CV HEADER

VS.

J Bruin (Updated Month, date, year) School/Department/Lab University Address jbruin@g.ucla.edu 310.555.7777

R E S U M E O N L Y : S U M M A R Y

• r

O B J E C T I V E

• Optional
• For those with significant experience in a given

field

• Highlight skills that are not obvious from

Professional Experience section

• 3-5 bullet points of notable accomplishments,

key skills, personal traits SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three years successful experience in display advertising sales for major publications
• A high-energy achiever in advertising sales with great success in reaching key decision makers

at executive levels

• Recipient of four sales awards for outstanding performance in teamwork, innovation, leadership

and productivity

EDUCATION

List Education in Reverse Chronological order

• Full degree type and Major (bold)
• Minor, Concentration, Emphasis, or Option
• GPA (if required)
• Graduation Date (or Expected Graduation)
• Relevant Licenses, Credentials, Certificates, Training,

etc.

• Do not list high school information unless you are a

Freshman

On a CV? Only include completed degrees.

Paid/Unpaid Jobs & Internships Volunteer/Communi ty Service On-Campus Involvement Professional Organization s Associations

EXPERIENCE (Resume)

Projects & Research

Leadership

Study Abroad Conferences & Trainings Sports/Recreation al

The goal is to provide context, scope, details. Paint a mental picture. They know nothing about you except for what you tell them!

• 1 Responsibility/Task/Skill = 1 Bullet Point
• Each bullet point starts with an Action Verb (Do not repeat)
• Use key-words related to your industry/field (Refer to the job description!)
• Highlight specific accomplishments/outcomes (What problem did I solve?)
• Quantify/Qualify your accomplishments (How many? How much? How often?)

D E S C R I B I N G Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E S

C o o r C o o r d i d i n a n a t e d e v e v e n e n t s t w t w i c i c e a w e w e e k f o f o r u p u p t o t o 1 0 0 1 0 0 i n d i d i v i v i d u a l d u a l s / s t u d e n t u d e n t s , s , p r p r o v i d i d i n i n g t r a i a i n i n i n g n g a n d a n d r e r e s o u r c e s t h t h a t p r p r e p a r e p a r e d e d t h t h e m t o t o c r c r e a e a t e a n d a n d s u p p o s u p p o r t i n i n c l u s i v e e n e n v i r o n m e n t s t s

T R A N S F E R R A B L E S K I L L S

PLANNING & PRIORITIZING COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP SERVING DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

A D D I T I O N A L R E S U M E H E A D E R S

Awards Scholarships Professional Development Honors Research Projects Publications

* F l e x i n g y o u r r e s u m e h e a d e r s

CV Headers X Subheaders

Honors and Awards Research… Funding… Teaching Experience… Service… Discipline Sections…

Drop-in Hours: T-TH 10:00am-2:00pm

1:1 Resume and CV review

Questions or Concerns? Emails welcome  agarcia@career.ucla.edu kkampen@career.ucla.edu

THANK YOU!!!