Use this checklist to ensure that your resume is complete:

• One page only, unless you have significant previous experience
• Word processor generated, with full spell check (automated and manual) and proofing
• Times Roman or other Serif font, 10 point to 12 point size (12 point is best)
• No more than two fonts or two sizes
• Margins no less than 1" and no more than 1.5"
• Quality bond paper, 8½ " x 11"
• Contact information clearly stated; campus and permanent addresses both listed if appropriate
• Clear, focused objective
• Summary of your top three or four accomplishments, skills or competencies listed as bullet points
• Degree listed first, college/university second
• GPA listed if over 3.0
• Major GPA listed if over 3.0 and your overall GPA is under 3.0
• Graduation date listed, even if you have not yet graduated
• Experience section listing notable accomplishments
• Descriptive (not actual) job titles
• Industry buzzwords and keywords included
• Activities section listing your most notable extracurricular activities
• No personal data or potentially discriminatory data
• Spell-check and grammar-check your resumetwice; then have at least two other people do it for you again.