How To Write Your Resume For Business School

Online, January 4, 2010 (Newswire.com) - How To Write Your Resume For Business School

There are a lot of elements related to your resume submission during the business school application season.
Most business schools have an online system where you upload your essays, questionnaires, and yes-your resume.
Before we get to the actual resume, let's talk about what you should name your resume. Usually, you can upload your word (*.doc) document to the online system. Occasionally, you may need to convert your DOC file to a PDF and upload the PDF instead.
Objectives are useful only when you have a clear career path or field of interest. Since your intention is pretty clear for business school (to get into the school you are applying to), the objective is not necessary. So save yourself some room and leave out the objective for business school resumes.
This is the most important part. We can only cover a little bit here.
To start off, use effective verbs phrases, not generic ones like:
"responsible for"
"worked with"
"Handled"
Rather, you should use action verb like:
"Managed, Oversaw"
"Analyzed"
"Contacted"
Be specific as possible and quantify where possible.
So instead of saying
"Responsible for public relations activities of largest client account."
you should say
"Developed and implemented a 6-month nation-wide public relations campaign for ABC Company, the agency's largest client account, representing 65% of annual billings in the consumer products division."
Verb tenses are very important. A rule of thumb: If you have already done it, the verb should end in "ed". If you are currently working on something the verb should end in the present tense. Do not lead your sentences with verbs that end in "ing".
The pronoun "I"
The pronoun "I" does not belong on your resume.
Your margins should be no smaller than .5 inch and no larger than 1 inch on all sides.
Yes, remember to list the dates of your employment, involvement in activities, as well as honors or special recognition.
Your resume should be no longer than 1 page. If your resume is more than 1 page, it is very likely you are listing a lot of irrelevant or redundant information. Remember, business school admissions officers have thousands of resumes to go through. They won't be spending all that much time analyzing your resume when they have piles of essays and apps to go through. They just want the quick scoop. They also want to know that you understand how to succinctly communicate what you did on one piece of paper.
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