Top 10 Key Resume Headings 1. Name, Address, Telephone numbers (home and mobile), professional email address Avoid using the wording ‘Resume’ or ‘CV’ as your heading, Instead, feature your name as your primary heading. 2. LAW Grades / GPA (Optional) If you’re proud of your marks or your LAW Grade Point Average, you should draw attention to this. 3. Career Goal/Career Objective Introduce what you can bring to the role and any field(s) of interest or job preferences. You can highlight longer- term goals here if you feel they are relevant. Remember to keep it succinct (2-3 lines) and ensure it’s relevant to the role for which you are applying. 4. Skills Summary List the skills you have to offer which directly match the criteria for the role. Use similar wording as in the job advertisement and provide a few statements of evidence from your collective experience to summarise how you’ve developed each skill. For example: Communication skills – 3 years experience in customer service roles, actively involved in mooting at university, etc. 5. Education Tertiary – provide start and finish dates and include any highlights. Suggested highlights are awards, 1-3 relevant subjects and marks if applicable, scholarships, exchanges, or any other information relevant to the role. Secondary – only limited details. Focus primarily on years 11 and 12. 6. Work History/Employment Experience You can separate career-related and other experiences. Provide specific dates of your employment period and include your position and type of employment (e.g. part-time, casual). Structure your employment history in reverse chronological order so that you have your current or most recent job first. Include key responsibilities and achievements under each position. 7. Extra-curricular Activities Include all involvement in sporting/ community clubs and societies. Focus on your main areas of responsibility and note key achievements. 8. Additional Skills and achievements (if applicable) Include non-generic capabilities such as foreign languages spoken, computing skills, First Aid certificate, RSA, or any other skills that are not essential for the job. These additional skills can positively differentiate you from other applicants. 9. Interests (optional – you may choose to merge this section with extra-curricular activities) Stay away from generic interests such as ‘listening to music’ or ‘socialising.’ Try to include a unique interest that will set you apart or make you interesting to the employer. If you mention travel, perhaps write a sentence or two about a memorable trip. 10. Referees List your referees with their job title, email address and phone number, or indicate that referees are available on request. Ideally, you should be able to provide 2-3 professional or work related referees. Don’t forget to ask your referees for permission to list them on your resume to avoid your referees from being called unexpectedly by a firm. 12 Clerkship Guide 2013