How Does a Student Write a Resume of Extracurricular Activities?
As a student entering the workforce, you have dedicated yourself to many extracurricular activities, like a sorority or fraternity, academic organization partnered with industry professionals or perhaps a community service group. While you excel in school, you develop leadership roles in these activities, which look great on a resume. A resume of your extracurricular activities should follow a professional format because employers are interested in how your nonacademic experiences can benefit the job and the company.
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List each group or activity you are or have been involved in the last five years. Good examples are student government associations, academic clubs, intramural sports, fraternities or sororities.
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Write leadership roles you were elected or appointed to for each group or activity on the same line. These transferable skills, or talents you've acquired that can help an employer but aren't immediately relevant to the job you seek, can make you very employable, according to the CareerBuilder website.
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Note at least three duties you performed in your leadership roles in bullet point form. For each point, begin with a capitalized strong verb, like "led" or "revamped," to catch the employer's attention. Each point should be a one-line phrase without punctuation, keeping it clean to the employer's eye. Action verbs form the heart of resume experience sections, according to the website Quintessential Careers.
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Form an introduction or goal statement at the top of your list of activities. In no more than two sentences, summarize how your roles in the activities benefit the job and the company you apply for. This effectively tells the employer that you took your extracurricular activities seriously.
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Review the list with a friend or family member. In fact, ask that person to play the critical employer role. This gives your resume an extra set of eyes and room for criticism before showing it to a prospective employer.
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