Your Name

Home Street Address • City, State Zip • name@college.harvard.edu • phone number


Education

HARVARD UNIVERSITY                                                                                Cambridge, MA

Degree, Concentration. GPA [Note: Optional]                                                           Graduation Date

Thesis [Note: Optional]

Relevant Coursework: [Note: Optional. Awards and honors can also be listed here.]

STUDY ABROAD [Note: If Applicable]                                                             City, Country

Study abroad coursework in _____.                                                       Month Year – Month Year

NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL                                                                                           City, State

[Note: May include GPA, SAT scores, or academic honors an employer may want to know]       Graduation Date              

Experience

ORGANIZATION                                                                                                             City, State

Position Title                                                                               Month Year – Month Year

  • Beginning with your most recent position, describe your experience, skills, and resulting outcomes in bullet or paragraph form.
  • Begin each line with an action verb and include details that will help the reader understand your accomplishments, skills, knowledge, abilities, or achievements.
  • Quantify where possible.
  • Do not use personal pronouns; each line should be a phrase rather than full sentence.

ORGANIZATION                                                                                                             City, State

Position Title                                                                               Month Year – Month Year

  • With your next-most recent position, describe your experience, skills, and resulting outcomes in bullet or paragraph form.
  • Begin each line with an action verb and include details that will help the reader understand your accomplishments, skills, knowledge, abilities, or achievements.
  • Quantify where possible.
  • Do not use personal pronouns; each line should be a phrase rather than full sentence.

Leadership and Activities

ORGANIZATION                                                                                      City, State

Role                                                                                       Month Year – Month Year

  • This section can be formatted similarly to the Experience section, or you can omit descriptions for activities.
  • If this section is more relevant to the opportunity you are applying for, consider moving this above your Experience section.

Skills & Interests [Note: Optional]

Technical: List computer software and programming languages

Language: List foreign languages and your level of fluency

Laboratory: List scientific / research lab techniques or tools [If Applicable]

Interests: List activities you enjoy that may spark interview conversation