Resume Definition and 123 Threads

Hey PF! I am trying to plan ahead for the future a little bit and thought I would call upon the great people of this forum to give me a hand. I am currently finishing up my 2nd year in the Chemical Engineering program at the UofCalgary. I have been able to maintain a good GPA of ~3.9 so far...

I've been doing a conjoint project for my thesis with the school of Biomedical Engr and its affiliate hospital. I've conducted most of my work at the hospital - so I was wondering how I'd list this in my resume. As its unpaid research that's a part of my degree - would this be listed under...

I'm doing a co-op with a major tech company right now and I need help with one bullet point I was thinking about. Is it worth to mention that I worked with designers on a daily basis in two different locations: one within the US and another one elsewhere in the world? I already have a job...

I've tried googling for hours and I kept getting unwanted results. But how do I list my education if I've only did 2-3 semesters of graduate work before leaving? Is it wise to list "unfinished" graduate degrees, even if it was caused to personal problems or plain ol' failure? I'm afraid an...

I'm going to do a Co-Op with a research institute, full-time during the Fall semester. It will be a traditional 40 hour work experience. I will also be enrolling in school, fulltime during the Fall. I'll only be taking 8 real credits, and the other 4 are for an internship I'm doing this summer...

So one of the research groups at my school is looking for "graduate students like me" - according to the professor who runs the show. They are sponsored by a large tech company and they need to review me also. I'm a comp engineering Masters student btw. About the assistantship: It's an...

I have been researching with a professor for the past semester and he recently told me that I will be listed as third author on a conference presentation he will be making this summer. I'd like to cite this on my resume, but I do not know how to cite it correctly, if there even is a correct...

Hey, what is the best resource for making/editing a resume? I don't have that much work experience, since I was aiming to go to graduate school. But since I am now a recent college graduate and I'm considering not going to graduate school, I will be applying for some jobs. My resume is crap and...

Resume ... queries Hey Guys I was just wanderin how to make my resume look good and informative with takin in an account the following points : 1- Seekin to an internship durin the summer time. 2- lack of experince meanin I never worked. 3- has done a few projects dealin with my major...

Can someone read over my resume. Thank You Here is the file. I uploaded it this site, because I don't know when an Admin will ok the file. http://www.badongo.com/file/7507007 I replaced a lot of the names with generic stuff since this is a public form. Couple of things that I was unsure...

Hello there, Im a chemical engineering major, and i need some help writing a resume for internships. Is there any good format that i should follow? Do i have to write an essay? List of references? thanks,

Any help on resume templates would be nice. I need lots of room though. I have LOTS to put on. My Bachelors Degree and College Diploma. I've had 4 really good jobs in the past year alone. I've had some good extra-curriculars. Lots of skills (changed based on job). How about posting resumes...

At this moment I am typing up my resume for an engineering career fair coming up this week. I lost my resume doc from last year, so I have to type it up from scratch and memory. The old one was pretty standard like objective, education, experience etc. I did some volunteer undergrad research...

Dear all, I did read many resume guidelines for undegraduate students which strongly recommends to limit the resume/C.V. to one page. However, sometimes I see excellent resumes in the Market with 3 pages. I am confused; Are they for diffirent purposes or what is the difference? Which...

I am a sophomore in ME at Purdue and we are getting ready to have our engineering job fair. I really (emphasis on REALLY) want an internship for this upcoming summer but my resume looks really...blah. I've never had another internship to put on the resume so I'm really starting from square one...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9870469 It is hard to imagine that someone could pull this off at MIT. One would think that someone would have noticed something.

Can somebody read over my resume and tell me whether or not it needs improvements? I've been sending it out but aren't getting my call for interview. My resume is here http://www.csupomona.edu/~hqvu/forreviews.doc Appreciate the help! David.

I need tips on improving my resume. I know this forum is not for this type of question but I really want opinions/tips from people who are in the same field. I let a "generic" resume counselor @ my school read my resume but I can tell that she didn't understand a thing on my resume. She's not...

IBM interview thursday! tips? Also do you know what a "soft copy" means of a resume? Hello everyone! exciting news, I got an interview for IBM's Software Group on Thursday. He told me to do 2 things before the interview, sign up at IBM and e-mail him a "softcopy" of my resume. Does anyone...

Hunt for lost Leonardo Da Vinci painting to resume in Florence Well - a real mystery.

Alright, I've made a few of these in my short life so far, but I feel like something is missing in my resume. I've got Languages (French/English), Education, Achievements, Work Experience, and Interests. Is there anything I'm missing? For the cover letter, how do I write a general cover...

For applying for researching should I put education, interests, and awards after or before my experiences? I'm asking mainly because I don't really have good experiences yet. The only thing I have is tutoring, programming, and labs which were done in high school. Thank you!

So there is a job fair coming up Thursday which I plan to attend. It is my first job fair and I want to do things right. I would greatly appreciate it if you guys could look over my resume and give me some pointers. I've already talked to career services about it, but I would like an...