Do design your descriptions to focus on your accomplishments, using action verbs to clearly indicate the skills you've used. See Sample Action Verb list on page four.
Do try quantifying results in your descriptions, such as "Created marketing campaign that increased club membership by 25%."
Do keep your resume brief enough to fit on one page (or two pages if your experience is extensive). Academic CVs are often two pages or longer.
Do print your resume on good quality bond paper, either white or conservative tones. If printed on plain computer paper, copy onto good quality bond paper.
Do accompany your resume with a cover letter in most cases.
Do have others look over your resume for content and grammar. Career Counselors and Peer Counselors are available at the CDC to critique your resume during same day appointments.
Don'ts
Don't make your margins and font size too small: margins no smaller than one inch and font size no smaller than 10 point.
Don't include personal pronouns (e.g. I, me, we).
Don't include personal information, physical characteristics, or photographs on your resume. However, individuals from other countries may include these on their resumes.
Don't include the last line: "References available upon request" (see Sample Reference List).
Other Tips
It is more appropriate for freshmen and sophomores to include high school experiences. However, important high school experiences that have some relevance to your job objective may be appropriate for upper classmen.
For International Students it is sometimes a disadvantage to include your non-immigrant visa status or permanent address (if outside the U.S.) on your resume. Usually your visa status should be discussed later during the interview. If you have obtained permanent residency or U.S. citizenship, it might be to your advantage to list the information on your resume.