A resume is an opportunity for you to make a strong first impression with an employer. Crafted effectively, your resume

will set you apart from other candidates and is used by employers to select candidates for an interview. In addition to

summarizing your experience and education, a strong resume will communicate the results of your work.

A WINNING RESUME:

• Is one page long on 8 ½” x 11” white paper

• Is brief, well-organized and easy to read

• Choose one of the basic resume formats: Chronological (most common), Functional or Combination. Select the

format that best highlights your strengths and de-emphasizes your weaker areas.

• Chronological: Good for students and early to mid-career professionals because it demonstrates strong career

progression. Organizes your work experience in reverse date order with the most recent first.

• Functional: Works well for career changers, individuals with gaps in employment or with little work experience.

Organizes your work experience into skill areas and provides a brief work history.

• Combination: Suitable for those with full work history in multiple fields. Uses work history and skills summary to

emphasize experience.

• Utilize the Resume Worksheets available on the Center for Career and Professional Advancement website

(https://hire.ucmerced.edu) to develop your own Resume.

• Include degree, major, minor, concentration, institution, city, state, and graduation date

• Consider including relevant coursework and cumulative GPA if at/above 3.0. If your CGPA is below a 3.0 but your

major GPA is at/above 3.0 then you may include your major GPA and designate as such.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Include position title, company name, city, state, and date of employment.

• List your most recent experience first and include paid and non-paid experiences and internships.

• Use bullet points to describe your experience, listing the most relevant and important first.

• Use action verbs to describe your experience and accomplishments in more detail. Strengthen your action verbs by

using the same action verbs contained in the job description or announcement.

• Include Technical Skills, Knowledge of Software / Hardware / Systems, Foreign language proficiency and others

relevant to your chosen field / profession.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• Include academic, leadership awards and honors such as Chancellor’s List, Research Competition 1

, 2

and others relevant to your chosen field / profession.

REFERENCES:

• Use a separate page to list 3-5 employers and faculty members. Include name, title, business, telephone and e-mail.

ROBERT CAT

5200 N. Lake Road Merced, CA 95343 209-228-1234 rcat@ucmerced.edu

EDUCATION

University of California, Merced June 2020

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.50

• Minor: Applied Mathematics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of California, Merced Spring 2018

Engineering Service-Learning; Team Lead

• Designed, developed, and tested information system for local non-profit

Merced Engineering Company Merced, California June -August 2017

Engineering Intern

• Led project to increase industrial production through reduction in time and

• Designed and prototyped lithium-ion battery thermal management systems

for electric vehicles, using aluminum mini-channels resulting in compact

and cost-efficient designs

Fulbright Research Scholar, Samabula, Fiji 2018-2019

Fiji National University, College of Engineering, Science and Technology

• Conducted research to investigate conservation of threatened Fijian wildlife

• Used drone technology to develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to

survey native marine birds at critical population size