Strongly Recommended Resume Sections

Related Experience

Consider including a Related Experience section to:
• The job you are applying for, but which would otherwise be farther down your resume due to
the date of the experience.

Involvement

Leadership Experience | Activities | Volunteer Experience (Alternative titles)


• Include organization name(s) (City, State or City, Country), position title(s), and dates of
involvement (Month Year - Month Year).
• Include where you have been involved over several months/years and/or have had a high level
of responsibility.
• May include bulleted list of activities.
• May include student, academic, community, or social organizations.

Example:
Mexican-American Student Association, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Vice President of Membership, January 20XX - Present
• Recruit new members through email promotions and personal outreach to strengthen organization's impact.

Honors/Awards

• Include award, honorary, or scholarship name(s) and dates (Month Year) and if unclear, a brief
description, i.e. academic, civic, leadership, or professional.
• May alternatively be included in Education if academic based.
• May include academic, service, performance, or work/professional honors.

Example:
University Honors Program, August 20XX - Present
Alpha Lambda Delta (First Year Academic Honorary), May 20XX - Present