Entry Level Student Resume : How to highlight your skills

I don’t have work experience, what shall I include in my resume? How do I highlight my skills?

Well, you are not the only person who is trying to find the answers the above questions. Over past few years, I read few books on Resume Make Over and how to highlight your academic experience in the resume to get that job interview. I know its tough to get your resume apt for the position you are applying. I had written about students in OPT looking to get job and H1B visa and many students reading this blog are entry level students. So, I figured, some tips on their resume will help.

Resume is an evolving process, it keeps changing over the time, to get started, find the resume template, that you fell attracted and start working on its contents.
I worded on my resume daily, making small changes and trying to get it right. There is no magic behind getting perfect resume, the first time. You will have to invest lots of time in preparing your resume. I enjoyed the resume preparation process and here are few tips

Resume : Objective or Professional Summary

For entry level students, listing your accomplishments would be a great way to start, instead of including Objective. Most of the resume objective states what students want rather than what they can provide to the company. Watch the following video, it will explain few things on what qualities to highlight in your resume as Entry Level student.

As you can see from the above video, try to write down any experienc3es in your college that you can use to explain your skills. For example, you might have worked as part of 4 member team preparing presentation, that experience can be included to highlight your team work skills.

• Presented a paper on Wireless communication as part of 4 member team
• Lead the team of 4 in designing and implementing the Mechanical Design Project.

In a sheet of paper and list all the experience that you can relate to team work, communication skills, deadline oriented work, .. and frame sentences and include in the project description.

Image Credit : Daquella Manera

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