How to State You Are a Current Student on a Resume
A student may need a resume for several reasons. Students that are finishing school need to begin sending resumes out to potential employers. Internships and cooperative programs also require students to submit a resume, as do many scholarship programs. A student should target the resume to the appropriate audience.
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If a student is beginning to apply for jobs, the focus of the resume should be on academics and on any experiences that have helped to prepare the student for a career. A student would put under the "Education" section of a resume the dates he attended each school and the anticipated graduation date. For example, "Stanford University, 2011-2015 (anticipated)." By noting "anticipated" after the date, you adequately inform the potential employer that you are a current student. Alternatively, write the dates this way: "2011-Present." The "Work Experience" section of a resume is usually where an applicant would discuss previous positions. If a student does not have past work experience, he can replace this section with extracurricular activities. For example, if a student participated in a large group project about the stock market in an economics class, he could put it on his resume to demonstrate his understanding of the stock market.
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For students that are applying for honors programs or other continuing education, the resume should highlight educational success. The student must still keep the anticipated graduation date on the resume to inform the reviewer that she is a current student. However, the general focus of the resume will be about any awards, recognitions or achievements the student has received for education. For example, if the student was on the dean's list or achieved a high grade point average, it should be on the resume.
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If a student is applying for an internship or other work-study program, the resume should be a hybrid of the two outlined above. The student will still keep the anticipated graduation date, and the focus of the resume will be on educational achievements as well as practical experience the student has learned throughout his coursework.
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Tips & Warnings
A student writing a resume could talk to a teacher or professor about any large projects that were done in class. The teacher that designed the lesson may be the best person to help the student articulate the lessons learned on his resume.
Do not embellish or lie on a resume. You may well be caught.
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