BBA RESUME GUIDELINES All margins should be a minimum of 1/2 inch Keep the resume to 1 page and the font size at least 11 point The font size for your name should be slightly larger (14 point) than text
James Dean (name bolded) Current Address:
Permanent Address:
111 Beverly Hills Street Austin, TX 78712 (512) 555-9999
[email protected]
4323 Burton Drive, Apt 10 Wichita Falls, TX 75886 (510) 555-0987
Put Education 1 st, Experience 2nd
Bold university names
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Business Administration Major: Finance Minor: MIS Overall GPA: 3.2 Major GPA: 3.5
May 20XX list your actual grad date here
Contributed 60% of tuition and expenses Be sure the state abbreviation is in CAPS. (Example; TX, not Tx)
Experience
Summer 20XX
Paramount, Inc. Summer Intern
Bold company names
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And Italicize job titles •
Fall 20XX
Maintained quarterly operating budget of approximately $50,000 for costume department Prepared 25 detailed financial reports for upper management
IBM Financial Intern •
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Los Angeles, CA
Updated six productivity reports regarding orders, shipments, revenues and margins on a daily basis Reduced shipment down-time by 25% allowing orders o rders to increase by 30% for all Southwest Assisted four co-workers in monthly analysis of inventory
Activities & Honors
University Finance Association - Vice President Delta Sigma Pi Undergraduate Business Council - B.E.S.T Committee - Parents Day Committee Lambda Alpha Omega Honor Society
Skills
Computer- MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, PageMaker Language- Fluent in Spanish
Austin, TX
BBA Resume Recommended Guidelines The following are the recommended resume guidelines for BBA students. Use the sample printed on the reverse of this sheet and the guidelines below to make certain your resume meets these guidelines.
1. Single page resume with no smaller than 1/2” margins 2. Times New Roman Font—12 pt. with your name only bold in 14 pt. 3. Capitalize first letter of names and headings only (no all caps) 4. Name and address are centered or one at each margin, with a 1 pt. line below 5. Section headings and employment dates only are to the left of other resume text 6. Education, employment information etc. are indented and aligned on page 7. There must be a blank line between different sections, schools and employers 8. Dates of education and location of experience is lined up on the right side of the page 9. Your name, company and school names are bolded 10.Job titles are italicized. This also includes leadership positions held in a student organization 11.All other type is plain type- no other bolding or italics 12.Resume sections are always ordered 1) Name 2) Address 3) Education followed by other sections 13.The name of your degree listed on the page is the following: BBA or Bachelor of Business Administration, not ‘Bachelors’ and do not use ‘Candidate for’, ‘Expected Graduation’ or ‘Anticipated Graduation’ 14.Do not include personal information such as date of birth, marital status, children, religion or weight 15. Your school name is The University of Texas at Austin not UT For assistance, visit the Ford Career Center at CBA 2.116. BBA Career Advisors are available for appointment and walk-in hours to review and discuss your resume questions. You can make an appointment over the web at http://fcc.mccombs.utexas.edu/bba/
BBA Walk-in Hours in Ford Career Library (CBA 2.316F) Monday through Thursday 10 am to 4pm Friday 10am to 2pm
BBA Career Services Red McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin (8/06) http:// fcc.mccombs.utexas.edu
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