Resume Essentials

You may have more to put on your resume than you think. The class project you led, the campus event you helped organize, the customers you serve at work, and the hours you give to your community all tell a story about what you can do. As a Morris Brown College student, your next step is learning how to put that experience on paper with purpose. Whether you are applying for your first internship or preparing for your next career move, this guide will help you build a resume that makes your skills, accomplishments, and potential clear.

Start with the opportunity you want and build your resume around the experience that supports it. Include relevant coursework, employment, internships, leadership, and service, then explain your contributions with specific examples. If you coordinated an event, trained a coworker, or helped a team meet a goal, describe what you did and the results you achieved. Use numbers when you can verify them, and keep every claim accurate. These details help an employer understand what you bring to the position and give you meaningful examples to discuss when you walk into the interview.