Leadership Experience (or Community Leadership, Campus
Leadership)
• List your experience in reverse chronological order (most
recent first)
• List 3-5 bullets per position
• Use present tense for current duties and past tense for past
duties
Skills
• Include any computer software or programs relevant to a
potential internship
• Describe language proficiency with words like "Basic,"
"Proficient," "Conversational," "Fluent" or "Native"
Formatting Best
Practices
• Keep your resume to one
page
• Make good use of your
white space by keeping
your margins between
0.5 and 1 inch
• Use a 10-12 pt.
conservative font for the
body of your resume
• No photos, please!
• Make sure you are
consistent in your
formatting (for example,
use the same font
throughout)
• Be consistent in how you
format locations and time
periods
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Resume Tips and Best Practices