Name:  Start with your NAME (we suggest upper case bold for name only), and complete contact information (address, phone and email address).
Certifications:  List professional certifications or licenses with dates received.
Education:   Summarize your education in reverse order, starting with your last degree or the one you are working on now.  Include school name, city, state, degree, major, date degree was – or will be – conferred and honors.  Include GPA only if 3.0 or higher.
Courses:   To tailor your resume to a specific job, you may include a list of “relevant courses.”  This also fills space if you have little experience.
Honors/Awards/Activities:   Use one or more categories as appropriate, highlighting achievements such as scholarships, Dean’s List, leadership roles in clubs, campus/community organizations, sports or other accomplishments.
Research:   If applicable, you may include special projects or research, highlighting significant relevant classroom learning experiences such as research projects, independent study, special presentations, major papers.
Experience:   Your experience, regardless of how you acquired it (full time or part time jobs, internships, community or college service) is usually of chief interest to the reader.  For each position, include:  Job Title (followed by dates of employment), Employer, City, State.  Moreover, emphasize (put first) either employers or job titles, you should be consistent!  Describe responsibilities, duties and accomplishments, preferably using list format with bullets.
Skills:   Of great interest to employers!  Indicate computer hardware and software knowledge, fluency in foreign languages, or other technical skills.  If you have several of each, use separate categories.
Interests:  List interests only if you are really knowledgeable about something or very good at it.
Affiliations:  List professional or volunteer affiliations/memberships (if applicable).  Include any offices held.