The Basics:

• [ ] I follow a standard resume template, like this one or this one.
• [ ] I edit my resume in either Overleaf or Google Docs — this is important for ATS systems to read through it.
• [ ] I list my name, location, phone number and email at the top of my resume.
• [ ] I have four sections: Education, Experience, Projects and Skills.
• [ ] In my education section, I put my school, major and graduation year.
• [ ] In my experience section, I list out all of my internship/work experiences — the role name, the company name, the location, and the months and years I had that role.
• [ ] I export my resume as a single page PDF.

The Important:

• In my education section, I do the following:
• [KEY] In my experience section, I do the following:
• In my projects section, I do the following:
• In my skills section, I do the following:

The Useful:

• [ ] I highlight cross-functional collaboration (e.g., “Worked with product managers, designers, and QA engineers to deliver…”) where applicable.
• [ ] I try to convey my resume points as concisely as possible:
  • [ ] I don’t use adjectives unless they add information that would not have been known (e.g. “built an effective content moderation system” → why would you build an ineffective system? be more specific, or remove it).
  • [ ] I don’t use double-barreled descriptions, unless they describe different relevant aspects of my work (e.g. fast and efficient).
• [ ] I don’t waste space — I fill my resume up as much as possible:
  • [ ] I try to fill out all my lines to the end of the page.
  • [ ] I use single line spacing.
  • [ ] I shrink the space between bullet points manually.
• [ ] I have more than one resume, depending on the specific technical stack I am applying for.