<p>Should they include contact information for supervisors at each job/volunteer site, or just the name of the place? </p>
<p>I'm interested in elminating unnecessary information at this point in order to make it fit nicely onto one page, so will not include contact info if it isn't expected. What are the rest of you doing for yours?</p>
<p>My dad is a resume guru of sorts and he always says to just name the place. If and only if there is room at the bottom of the page you can place a statement such as "References available upon request" to leave it up to them to make the first move for contact.</p>
<p>Normally resumes are just to get a basic idea to be able to ask you more detailed questions in an interview. Make sure there is a lot of white space and it isn't too cluttered. </p>
<p>Let me know if you have any other questions, I have a good amount of resume experience.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. I guess I'm also wondering how long it should be. I could cut it down to one page, but some of the people I've spoken to say that grad school resumes should be a little longer and more detailed than a regular job resume. What do you think about this?</p>
<p>MaryCeleste: I would probably still keep it to one page, but don't kill yourself trying to fit everything into one page. Currently my resume is 1.5 pages, first page being the really important stuff, i.e. the work experience relating to my major that not everybody has...the stuff that sets me apart. The second page is reserved for the awards and such that pretty much anyone applying for target positions and such have and doesn't really set me apart. </p>
<p>I've never actually had to do a resume for a grad school application or known anyone doing one, so I'm not sure how the etiquite changes with one. Do you have an interview with your prospective departments before a final decision? I would also maybe ask your undergrad advisor (I noticed in a previous thread you've been out of school a few years) to get a feel what admissions committees are typicially looking for specifically.</p>
<p>Thanks again. No, I'm not applying to programs that call for interviews (I guess it's not considered necessary for mere terminal MAs), though one of the departments is in the city where I live so I can usually run into program administrators and professors around town and ask them quick questions then.</p>
<p>My resume is about one and a half pages too. I suppose I could edit it down to one, but at this point I'm thinking I'll probably just send it in as is. I'm hesitant to ask my former college advisor for too much more advice right now, because I've already asked her for several favors lately, such as letters of recommendation.</p>