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Education Resume Templates

Student resumes tend to be quite different from professional resumes in the respect that they ought to be fairly simple. You would want to avoid going into too much detail in a student resume. Since a student is unlikely to have a lot of previous work experience there is not much to write about anyway and you would want to avoid mentioning details of past work that is irrelevant in this case.

As students people have generally worked in hotels, stores, gas stations and shopping malls. These are non-professional positions and need not be exhaustively elaborated on a student’s resume. However if you have had internship or have been employed at a regular position in your field of study then you should make it a point to provide some detail in such cases.

The content must be well thought of. Mention as much pertinent information regarding your education as possible. Students generally struggle to generate the content of their resumes. A good idea is to build separate sections; one mentioning large scale projects, the other job specifics and then undergraduate or graduate studies.

Below is an example of an education resume template

EDUCATION :
ABC UNIVERSITY
Riverdale, DC: MA, Social Studies
Cumulative GPA: 3.63

SUNDAYTOWN UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD
University of Kent, Germany
(Summer 2004)

WASHINTON UNIVERSITY
Washington, DC: Washington Semester in Social Politics
(Spring 2003)

RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL EXPERIENCE :
U.S. Department of Sociology
Intern, Office of the Deputy Manager
(Spring 2006)
Generated concise written reports of current social problems for use by the Department, Educational institutes and the general public through their website.
Researched and presented to house members several strategies to uplift education system and initiate new projects to support the growing demand for schools.
Historical Society of Baltimore Springs
Research Assistant (Spring 2002)
Researched archival material, constructed reports and selected material for exhibition held at the Washington University Old Campus.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE :
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Student Government Association, ABC University (2002-2003)
Chaired 60-member body to represent every academic department and student perspectives on schooling issues
Active Participant in college-wide policy decisions concerning ethical issues
Presidential Search Committee
ABC University
(2002-2004)

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES :
Student Alumni Society: Founding Member (2001-present)
Committee on Academic Freedom: Student Representative (2001-present)
Skidmore Basketball team: Captain (2000-2002)

COMPUTER/LANGUAGE SKILLS :
Proficient in written and spoken English and German
Extensive experience with Macromedia Flash, HTML, Dream Weaver and Microsoft Office

Generally you should make an attempt to have completed your resume within the space of one page. You have a choice between using a summary or objective. Although both are fine it is better to use an objective. The education section should be most detailed and located at the top. Make sure to mention your GPA, scholarship, academic achievements, honors and awards.

If you follow the guidelines mentioned above you should be able to achieve an education resume that is impressive and practical at the same time. An ideal education resume should be well balanced focusing on the right things.