Resume Templates

Résumé Templates

Do’s

• Use the resume formats provided as guides to writing your own resume.
• Start a resume on a fresh Word document and create the look you desire.
• Utilize the TAB key when creating indentations, not the space bar
• Utilize the programmed bullets in Word, not symbols
• Use more than one example per section if you have them.
• Keep formatting the same through each section.
• Edit your font to adjust the area that your text takes up. Some fonts are slightly larger than others.

Don’ts

• Use a template from a computer program like Word.  These templates are often very difficult to update or add content to over time.
• Copy the resume content exactly, even when it doesn’t fit your needs.
• Use differing formats in each section of your resume.
• Copy/paste symbols to use for bullets or lines
• Use any font larger than 12 point. This is obnoxious.