FORMAT A

RESUME FOR INTERNSHIPS AND ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS

YOUR NAME (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 14-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

LAKSHMAN Q. STUDENT
Contact information here. 10-Point, normal, justified. You may include postal address, phone and email,
or phone and email only. Note: You do not need to include +1 and country code before your phone
number, unless you are applying for positions outside the U.S. Please see examples:
1313 Blueview Terrace, Apt. X (718)-555-2368
Brooklyn, NY 10857 lqstudent@poly.edu
OR
(718)-555-2368 lqustudent@poly.edu

TITLE (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 12-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

Title is what you are seeking, either internship or entry level position

TECHNOLOGY INTERN GLOBAL INVESTMENT BANKING

OR
DIGITAL MARKETING INTERN
OR
ENTRY-LEVEL BUSINESS ANALYST, PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY

EDUCATION (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 11-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

MS, Executive Management of Technology Anticipated May 2013
New York University/Polytechnic Institute, New York, NY
Curriculum Includes: (What courses are you taking and have taken)

MSc Honors, Software Engineering, (Concentration?) GPA 3.98 2011

Leeds University, Leeds, U.K.
Curriculum/Coursework included (your most important courses)

BSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering, GPA 3.90 2009

University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Curriculum/Coursework included (your most important courses)
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
Software Design • Emerging Technologies • Agile Methodology • Project Leadership
WORK EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS
This section is for paid positions only. Here is an example:
ABC Software Widgets, London, U.K. Summer 2010
World’s largest creator of software widgets; it reports $6 billion in revenue.
Student Intern
Reported to Director of Software Quality Assurance; performed stress tests of software modules and
releases, reported all issues and problems and recommended solutions.

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  Bullet points are for accomplishments only, e.g. Discovered and corrected software bug, which
avoided post-release customer problems and support center calls. (Note: never lead with a
bullet; use bullets only under text, such as job description.)

ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Prof. Nadan, MG5913, Capstone Project Spring 2012, Grade: A
One or two sentences explaining the project and its potential.

Continue to list academic projects.

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 FORMAT B

RESUME FOR STUDENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS’ WORK EXPERIENCE

YOUR NAME (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 14-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

LAKSHMAN Q. STUDENT
Contact information here. 10-Point, normal, justified. You may include postal address, phone and email,
or phone and email only. Note: You do not need to include +1 and country code before your phone
number, unless you are applying for positions outside the U.S. Please see examples:
1313 Blueview Terrace, Apt. X (718)-555-2368
Brooklyn, NY 10857 lqstudent@poly.edu
OR
(718)-555-2368 lqustudent@poly.edu

TITLE (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 12-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

Title is what you are seeking, OR what position you have held

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT LEAD

OR
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
OR
MARKETING COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE ANALYST

SUMMARY (ALL CAPS, BOLD 11-POINT FONT, CENTERED

This is your business value. Avoid meaningless statements, e.g. “hard-working, motivated, career-
oriented.” Begin with an assertive but honest statement, e.g. “Improve top-line revenue by selling
enterprise software into mid-tier business market; develop new accounts and expand sales with existing
customers.” Another example: “Improve customer satisfaction by creating software that is bug-free and
results in minimal post-sale support.” Everything you do has a business value, both for your company and
its customers.
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
Software Design/Development • Emerging Technologies • Agile Methodology • Project Leadership
Software QA/Testing • Customer Support • Primary & Secondary Market Intelligence
Statistical/Trend/Demographic Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Centered 11-Point Bold)

ABC Software Widgets, U.S.A., INC, Hoboken, NJ 2010 to Present
World’s largest creator of software widgets; it reports $6 billion in revenue.
Associate Software Engineer (Title in italics) (If multiple positions in one company, place dates here
after each position in parentheses, not at the right margin, e.g. (2011 to Present) See below:
Associate Software Engineer (2011 to Present)
Software Engineer Trainee (2010 to 2011)
Reported to Director of Software Engineering and Quality Assurance; created new modules for existing
software products, performed stress tests of software modules and releases, reported all issues and
problems and recommended solutions. Met release deadlines and supported customers.

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  Bullet points are for accomplishments only, e.g. Discovered and corrected software bug, which
avoided post-release customer problems and support center calls. (Note: never lead with a
bullet; use bullets only under text, such as job description.)

Include earlier experience and academic projects, as appropriate following above format and academic
project format in attachment A.

EDUCATION (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 11-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

MS, Executive Management of Technology Anticipated May 2013
New York University/Polytechnic Institute, New York, NY
Curriculum Includes: (What courses are you taking and have taken)

MSc Honors, Software Engineering, (Concentration?) GPA 3.98 2011

Leeds University, Leeds, U.K.
Curriculum/Coursework included (your most important courses)

BSc, Electrical and Computer Engineering, GPA 3.90 2009

University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Curriculum/Coursework included (your most important courses)
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS (CENTERED, ALL CAPS, 11-POINT BOLD FONT)
Include those products that you know well and in which you can pass a technical interview.

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 FORMAT C
RESUME FOR STUDENTS WITH FIVE OR MORE YEARS’ EXPERIENCE

YOUR NAME (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 14-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

LAKSHMAN Q. STUDENT
Contact information here. 10-Point, normal, justified. You may include postal address, phone and email,
or phone and email only. Note: You do not need to include +1 and country code before your phone
number, unless you are applying for positions outside the U.S. Please see examples:
1313 Blueview Terrace, Apt. X (718)-555-2368
Brooklyn, NY 10857 lqstudent@poly.edu
OR
(718)-555-2368 lqustudent@poly.edu

TITLE (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 12-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

Title is what you are seeking, OR what position you have held

APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

OR

PROJECT MANAGER FINANCIAL SYSTEMS

OR

MARKETING BRAND/RESEARCH MANAGER

SUMMARY (ALL CAPS, BOLD 11-POINT FONT, CENTERED

This is your business value. Avoid meaningless statements, e.g. “Visionary leader and hands-on manager
with demonstrated record of delivering projects on time and budget.” Begin with an assertive but honest
statement, e.g. “Improve enterprise performance by transforming workflow processes with business,
organizational and technology components; and streamlining them with technology solutions that
deliver rapid investment return.” Everything you do has a business value, both for your company and its
customers. e.g. “Achieve rapid new product market penetration by evaluating competitors’ products and
launching new product to achieve timing advantage.”
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
Global Project Management • Emerging Technologies • Agile Methodology
Business Process Transformation/Re-Engineering • Software Evaluation/Selection
Value-Based Technology Solutions • Competitive Intelligence • New Product Development/Launch
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABC Software Widgets, U.S.A., INC, Hoboken, NJ 2007 to Present
World’s largest creator of software widgets; it reports $6 billion in revenue.
Project Manager (2009 to Present) (Note italicized title and dates in parentheses immediately after.)
Reported to Director of Software Engineering and Quality Assurance; managed team of 10 resources,
including offshore consultants; led build of new applications software modules for global enterprise
resources planning (ERP), collaborated with finance, marketing, HR and IT stakeholders at all levels.

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Managed multiple simultaneous projects ranging from $100,000 to $2 million; managed customer
support.
 Bullet points are for accomplishments only, e.g. “Rescued behind schedule, at-risk business
intelligence project; redeveloped project plan, gained stakeholder sponsorship and delivered on
time and budget, providing management with critical product profitability information.” (Note:
never lead with a bullet; use bullets only under text, such as job description.)

Use this format with additional bullets and previous positions. For example:

Senior Software Developer/Project Lead (2007 to 2009)

One or two sentences explaining your duties and responsibilities; followed by bulleted statements that
display accomplishments and their business value; for example:

Reported to software development manager; supervised six developers and hired to lead re-write of
latest CRM software release.
 Delivered “bug-free” product release three weeks ahead of schedule; created advanced features
enabling company to retain to key customers who were considering competitor’s product.

Professionals at this level and above do not need to include academic projects, unless they are directly
related to career and have present value.

EDUCATION (ALL CAPS, BOLD, 11-POINT FONT, CENTERED)

MS, Executive Management of Technology Anticipated May 2013
New York University/Polytechnic Institute, New York, NY
Curriculum Includes: (What courses are you taking and have taken)

MSc Honors, Software Engineering, (Concentration: Web-Based Software) GPA 3.96 2011
Leeds University, Leeds, U.K.
Curriculum/Coursework included (your most important courses)

BSc, (Dual Degrees) Electrical and Computer Engineering and Marketing GPA 4.0 2009
University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Curriculum/Coursework included (your most important courses)
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS (CENTERED, ALL CAPS, 11-POINT BOLD FONT)
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Institute 2011
PMP, Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute 2010
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS (CENTERED, ALL CAPS, 11-POINT BOLD FONT)
Be selective and list only current products. If you are seeking a management position, you do not want to
appear as a “techie.”

Insert a footer with name and page numbering, if longer than one page.

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