Criteria Effective(6)
 Effective use of bolding, italics and columns to  Inconsistent use of bolding, italics and
distinguish key information
Overall  Uses bullets to ease scanning
 Well organized into logical sequence
Layout
 Information is listed in reverse chronological
order
 There are no spelling errors
 Contact information is organized
 Professional email is used
 References are not included
Content
 Descriptions contain verb actions and do not
begin with ‘’I’’. ‘’WE’’ and ‘’MY’’.
 Summary is included
 Summary section has been described
Summary effectively
 Relevant experience and skills are highlighted
and appear in the starting of the resume
 Each institution listed includes: name, location,
graduation date, degree, major, GPA (optional
and only if above 3.0)
 Degree is spelled out (Bachelor of Arts…)
 Reverse chronological order is used; most
Education recent listed first Distinguished scholarship and
honors are listed (may be in separate section)
 Additional courses have been mentioned
 Skills section is organized and easy to
understand
Skills  skills listed indicated the proficiency level of
the person
 Skills listed are relevant to the education listed
in education section
Needs a little improvement (4)
 Font style and size distract from readability
columns
 Descriptions are presented in paragraph
format
 Sequence of information is not well
organized
 information is not listed in reverse
chronological order
 Minimal spelling errors and/or
grammatical errors
 Email is not professional
 ‘’References furnished upon request’’ is
stated
 Some words used are not properly utilized
 Generic summary/objective is used
 Little use of job terminology
 Experience and skills are not highlighted
properly
 Reverse chronological order is used
 Information listed is incomplete Degree
 Degree (BA) and institutions are
abbreviated
 Irrelevant course work is listed
 Skills are not listed are not relevant
 Proficiency level is not indicated through
skills mentioned
Needs improvement (2)
 poor formatting/use of text
 Organization is difficult to follow
 Information has multiple errors
 Categories don’t define items effectively
 Multiple spelling errors and/or grammatical
errors
 Contact information is not appropriate /
organized properly
 Resume contains unnecessary personal
information
 Use of I’’. ‘’WE’’ and ‘’MY’’.
 Summary/objective is missing
 Reverse chronological order is not followed
 Incorrect degree listed
 Crucial information is missing
 Skills are poorly mentioned
 Skills do not indicate the proficiency of the
person
Projects  Relevant projects are listed  Projects mentioned are not relevant.  NO projects mentioned