Basic Background Information List for Resume Preparation

Personal Information

• Name
• Address
• Phone / Fax
• Cellular Phone
• Email Address

Education

• Name of College
  • Type of degree (if no degree, list relevant courses completed)
  • Date of graduation
  • Major/Minor or secondary academic emphases
  • Grade Point Average overall
  • Grade Point Average in your major
  • Activities
  • Honors
  • Awards
• Name of High School
  • Graduation or GED Completion
  • Academic interests
  • GPA
  • Activities
  • Honors
  • Awards

Community/Professional Activities

• List of community service: (i.e., scout leader, tutor, Big Brother/Sister, etc.)
• List of honors and awards not mentioned with schools above
• Professional licenses
• Professional credentials
• Professional and/or academic organizations, memberships, offices held (if applicable)
• Professional conferences attended
• Publications
• Presentations or workshops
• Languages you speak or read or understand
• Special talents not mentioned elsewhere
• Major research projects or other types of major projects from your college career

Employment/Volunteer Experience

• Organization name for each job/experience
• Organization city and state
• Dates of involvement
• Your title
• Supervisor’s name and title
• Duties
• Your contributions above and beyond the daily routine
• Any special training or skills that you developed
• Any special recognition
• How did you leave the situation better than you found it?

References

• Name, title, address, telephone number, email
  (References will not be included in your resume, rather they will be available upon request on a
  separate page. Be sure to ask your references for permission to use them.) Have personal and
  professional references–usually two professional and one personal.