How to Prepare an Academic Resume
Academic resumes are a specific type of resume that focuses on your academic accomplishments. These resumes are often used when applying for scholarships, graduate programs and jobs. Academic resumes are a great way to focus on your academic history if you have little or no job experience.
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Things You'll Need
- Transcripts
- SAT scores
- Current and previous employer contact information
- Awards
- Honor society membership
- Personal reference contact information
Instructions
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List your personal information at the top of the resume. This information should include your name, address, phone numbers and professional email address. It might benefit you to have this information centered, bold or in larger text to ensure your name is noticed by school boards and job recruiters.
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Gather all information pertinent to your education. You will need to list your education on the resume from the most recent to the least recent. These educational references should include the name of the school you attended, the dates of attendance, any degree you received and grade point average, as well as other scholastic test scores, such as SAT, if applicable.
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List your work history from the most recent to the least recent. This work history should include employer name, contact information, job position and job responsibilities.
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Gather information regarding honors and awards received. You will also need to list them from the most recent to the least recent. These can include honors and awards received throughout your educational background or your work experience. You should list the honor or award and when you received it.
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List any community or volunteer activities. You should include activities in which you participated in from the most recent to the least recent. Include participation dates, position held if any and awards received through these activities.
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Add personal references to your resume. You should include personal references' names and contact information. These references will be used to validate information on your resume, as well as your personal character.
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