Read the CRC Résumé Writing Guide and all the instructions below before you begin.
Tips on Formatting Your Résumé Using Word
Using the CRC template is important, but you may still want to watch this quick video to learn the MS Word hacks necessary to format your résumé professionally.
The following samples show a variety of acceptable formats, which can be used by students in any concentration area:
Save your résumé using your Last Name_First Name as the file name. Example: Smith_John
Click on shaded areas in templates and appropriately enter your demographic, academic and employment information.
When applying online for jobs (not uploading documents), the CRC highly recommends students follow the guidelines for applying online with electronic résumés.
Recruiters spend seconds deciding whether to place a résumé in the trash pile or interview pile. To increase your chances of securing an interview, you want create a résumé that effectively markets your qualifications in an error-free and easy-to-read format. By reducing the time and energy spent on formatting your résumé, the CRC résumé template helps you focus your attention on developing the résumé content that markets your unique experience and skills.
Many other top management programs require students use a résumé template and recruiters are accustomed to screening candidates’ skills and experience via a résumé template.
Customized for UB School of Management students, the CRC résumé template guides students in writing a résumé but also offers the flexibility to make any adjustments if necessary.
The CRC résumé template is a traditional style résumé that lists your professional experience chronologically, starting with your most recent position. The majority of résumés are written in this format, and this is also the format most employers are accustomed to seeing.
If you are completing the STEM MBA be sure to add the STEM designation to your résumé.
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
MBA, Management Science, STEM, June 20XX
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
MBA, Management Science, STEM Designated, June 20XX
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Master of Business Administration, Management Science, STEM, June 20XX
If you have been accepted into the LeaderCORE™ program then add it to your résumé. The LeaderCORE™ application process happens in early fall. There are several ways for you to present LeaderCORE™ to employers in your résumé format. Any of the following sections would be appropriate: Education, Honors, Leadership, and Certifications.
Limited Space Option
LeaderCORE™, UB School of Management
LeaderCORE™: Two-year leadership development program focusing on core management competencies (As a bullet under the Education section)
Additional Résumé Options
Selected for UB School of Management’s LeaderCORE™ program, 2018-present
LeaderCORE™, UB School of Management, 2018-present
LeaderCORE™, UB School of Management
If you are having trouble expanding your bullet statements, ask yourself the following questions:
Some of our incoming MBA students have previous technical experience and the first drafts of those résumés tend to focus on tasks instead of results or accomplishments. Consider what your potential employers in your future industries would want to know about your experiences and not just what your past employer would find interesting. Always have the reader in mind. Here is a before and after example that shows how to turn technical job description into more management-focused bullet points.
Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore, India
Software Engineer, 11/2014 – 05/2018
Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore, India
Software Engineer, 11/2014 – 05/2018
Notice that the after version shows results with actual percentages and describes the value that the employee brought to the company. Take the time to think about the skills you developed that would be transferable to your future jobs and also try to show you were successful at the tasks you performed by using those skills. Our recommendation is to research job openings for positions you would plan to apply for in the future and see what skills and qualities the companies are requesting for those jobs. How can you show that you have developed those skills in your past positions already?
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These tools will help you become aware of the important features of an American-style résumé. Based on years of feedback from corporate recruiters, we will show you what to include as well as what not to include. We will also demonstrate how to make the most of your experience.