Resume Template: Sciences (Advanced)

This resume template has been tested with employers and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to make sure you have a format that is readable, professional, and meets the expectations of any hiring manager.

This template also specifically showcases the most relevant experience, skills, and information for STEM fields. For advanced science majors

• Heading stands out and contains important contact information
• Font is sans serif, which is simple, clean, and readable
• Layout reads easily from left to right across the entire page
• Dates are all right-aligned and consistently formatted
• Laboratory skills are highlighted in a list near the top of the page
• Research Experience section

This template is a fillable Microsoft Word document, not a live document. You can download the template, and replace the content with your own information.

Here is a good process to follow:

1. Download and open the Word document
2. Click “Enable Editing” at the top
3. Update the Header information: Name, Address, Phone, Email
4. Update the Education information
   • Degree type (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts)
   • Major (Program name, e.g., “Biology”)
   • Minor (if applicable)
   • Expected Graduation Date
5. Update Laboratory Skills to reflect the skills you have personally used in classes or labs
6. Update Work Experiences with any paid work experiences you have had (listed in reverse chronological order, with your most recent experience at the top)
7. Update the Additional Skills section with your “hard” skills (e.g., software you have used or languages you speak)
8. Update Volunteer Experience if you have done any volunteer work (remove this section if it is not applicable to you)
9. Update Campus Involvement with any clubs, organizations, or teams you are part of on campus (remove this section if it is not applicable to you)

If you find that your resume does not fill an entire page with the above content, you may choose to supplement with one of the following additional optional sections.

(Remember, your resume should stay on one page. If your resume goes onto a second page, either update your page margins or remove/condense some of your content.)

Relevant Coursework

List the common names of classes you have taken that may be relevant to the job you are applying for (no more than 4 to 6 courses, or no longer than about two typed lines.) This can help supplement your resume if you don’t have specific work experience in a certain area outlined in the job description, but you gained some of the relevant skills through your coursework.

This section should go beneath the Education heading. See example below:

Alternative formatting example (sub-heading under Education):

Honors and Awards

Highlight academic honors or awards, including competitive, merit-based scholarships, fellowships, Dean’s List and Honors Societies. When listing scholarships or fellowships, do not list the stipend or dollar amount.

This section should go beneath the Education heading. See example below:

Alternative formatting example (sub-heading under Education):

Projects

List the title of your project and the course for which you conducted it, as well as the term during which it was completed. Underneath, list 2 to 3 bullet points outlining what you accomplished or learned as a result of the project, as relevant to the job you are applying for. Like the Relevant Coursework section, the Projects section can help supplement the demonstration of skills on your resume if you have not used a particular skill in a work environment, but applied a concept in an academic context.

This section should go beneath the Education heading. See example below:

Publications

If you have any official publications (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles, or publications that have gone through a professional editing and review process), you can list these on your resume using the appropriate formal citation format.

Depending on the relevance of your publication(s) to the job you are applying for, you may opt to place this section higher or lower on your resume. See example below for formatting:

*Note: We strongly recommend creating and editing your resume in Microsoft Word instead of Google Docs because:

• Google Docs can change your formatting unexpectedly.
• Employers require uploaded files or PDFs; Google Doc share links are not accepted.
• Microsoft Office is widely used in professional workplaces.

As an Emmanuel student, you have free access to Microsoft Office. Contact IT if you need help accessing the software or browser versions.